Round 8 of the NRL provided us with four upsets. Ian Hauser looks ahead to Round 9.
The Great Interceptor – The Intriguing Case Of Dennis Tutty
November 22, 2024 by 1 Comment
Braham Dabscheck recounts the importance of the Dennis Tutty case and how it changed the way sporting codes addressed players’ ’employment’.
RITV Summer series: Abbreviated ODI at Adelaide Oval
November 14, 2024 by 4 Comments
RITV introduces his Summer Series with memories of his first experience of Test cricket at the Gabba in 1979.
Almanac Rugby League – Pacific Championships Wrap: Aussies rule the Pacific
November 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Australia rules the Pacific, at least when it comes to rugby league. Here’s our wrap on the Pacific Championships which reached their conclusion on Sunday.
Almanac Rugby League (Book Review) – ‘The Power and the Passion: Rugby League in the 1980s’
November 7, 2024 by 4 Comments
Russel Hansen revisits rugby league in the 1980s via his review of ‘The Power and the Passion: Rugby League in the 1980s’ by Alan Whiticker and Ian Collis.
Almanac Rugby League (Publications): Bob Bax and Roy Francis
November 7, 2024 by 2 Comments
Dr Greg Mallory is, among other things, a rugby league historian and an academic. He brings to our attention two new publications for diehard fans of ‘the greatest game of all’.
Almanac Rugby League – Pacific Championships 2024: The Finals
November 7, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The 2024 Pacific Championships Finals will be played on Sunday. Get yourself comfortable for a quadruple-header of international rugby league!
Almanac (Music) Life – Rabbit in the Vineyard ‘Takes Five’
October 31, 2024 by 4 Comments
They may hardly be memorable for most of us but Rabbit in the Vineyard offers a different take on a particular school assembly he attended.
Almanac (International) Rugby League – Now that is Test footy at its best!
October 31, 2024 by 2 Comments
International rugby league got a huge shot in the arm when the Kiwis hosted the Kangaroos in the Pacific Championships.
Almanac Rugby League – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Book Review – ‘Hard: rugby league in the ’70s’
October 24, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Rabbit in the Vineyard scored a copy of ‘Hard: rugby league in the ’70s’ for Fathers Day from his daughters Sophia and Eliza. Here’s his review.
Almanac (International) Rugby League: The Pacific Championships, Week 2
October 24, 2024 by 1 Comment
After an entertaining Week 1 of the Pacific Championships, Week 2 features the heavyweight Australia v New Zealand clashes in both the men’s and the women’s competitions.
Almanac Rugby League – Rugby League comes to the television screen
October 17, 2024 by 1 Comment
Rabbit in the Vineyard is looking forward to ABC TV’s adaptation of Brendan Plum’s novel ‘Plum’ which starts on Sunday night.
Almanac Rugby League: Things don’t always turn out right
October 17, 2024 by 2 Comments
There’s no guarantee you’ll recognise someone you should when you’re both way, way out of context. Our two regular rugby league columnists managed to pass each other by on NRL Grand Final weekend.
Almanac (International) Rugby League: The 2024 Pacific Championships
October 17, 2024 by 1 Comment
The rugby league Pacific Championships commences tomorrow night with a double-header at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium. Here are the draws for both the women’s and men’s series along with all of the teams for round one this weekend.
NRL Grand Final Weekend Review – Rabbit in the Vineyard on Tour
October 10, 2024 by 2 Comments
Rabbit in the Vineyard was on tour for NRL Grand Final weekend too, with a highly personal and meaningful return to significant places and memories from his younger days.
NRL Grand Final Review – Prop in the Canefield: You gotta love footy finals!
October 10, 2024 by 4 Comments
In his final column for NRL Season 2024, Prop in the Canefield takes us on his Grand Final Tour with his mates The Crabman, The Prospector and Tiny. (Thanks and well done on a fine season, Prop – Eds.)
NRL Grand Final Day: An upset, a classic and a dynasty confirmed
October 10, 2024 by 1 Comment
NRL Grand Final day had it all for our rugby league editor Ian Hauser. But what is there left to say about the Penrith Panthers?
NRL 2024 Grand Final Review: No Stopping the Pink Panthers!
October 8, 2024 by 2 Comments
Alan Whiticker analyses just why the Penrith Panthers have been the dominant force in the NRL for the past four seasons as he celebrates their dominant win in the Grand Final.
NRL Grand Final Review: Beaten by the better side
October 8, 2024 by 3 Comments
Melbourne Storm fan Bob Utber concedes that they were simply beaten by a better team in Sunday night’s NRL Grand Final.
NRL 2024 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: Reviewing Wayne Bennett, if that’s possible!
October 3, 2024 by 3 Comments
RITV thinks back over the enigma that is Wayne Bennett. Is he the ultimate ‘man behind the mask’? And how will he transpose back into the Burrow in 2025?
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