The 2025 rugby league season finally reached its conclusion with the third Ashes Test in Leeds and the Pacific Championships finals in Sydney. Ian Hauser provides the Almanac’s coverage.
Almanac Rugby League – The Ashes and The Pacific Championships: The season finally comes to an end
November 13, 2025 by 2 Comments
Almanac Rugby League – The Third Ashes Test and Pacific Championships Finals
November 6, 2025 by 4 Comments
The Kangaroos won the Ashes and the Pacific Championships have two monster clashes on finals day on Sunday. In Cup week, Ian Hauser runs his eye over the rugby league form guide.
Almanac Rugby League – RITV: The First Ashes Test
October 30, 2025 by 4 Comments
Like most fans, Rabbit in the Vineyard found little to enthuse about after watching the Australian Kangaroos defeat England in the First Test of the 2025 rugby league Ashes series.
Almanac Rugby League – The 2025 Ashes Second Test and the Pacific Championships Week 3
October 30, 2025 by 2 Comments
There’s still action aplenty happening in rugby league with the international season in full swing. Ian Hauser keeps you up with developments in both the Ashes series and the Pacific Championships.
Almanac Rugby League – The First Test of the Ashes and the Pacific Championships Week 2
October 23, 2025 by 5 Comments
The rugby league Ashes series, the first in over 20 years, begins this weekend while the Pacific Championships continues with Week 2 clashes. Ian Hauser offers his preview of a big weekend for ‘the greatest game of all’.
Almanac Rugby League – RITV: Kangaroo Tour Memories – The 1982 Invincibles
October 16, 2025 by 5 Comments
In the lead-up to the 2025 rugby league Ashes Tour, RITV casts his mind back to 1982 and ‘The Invincible’ Tour by the team ‘that changed rugby league forever’.
International Rugby League – The Pacific Championships: Week 1
October 16, 2025 by 1 Comment
Rugby league’s 2025 Pacific Championships kick off this weekend with matches in Port Moresby and Auckland. Ian Hauser provides a preview.
International Rugby League – The Ashes and the Pacific Championships
October 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
The NRL season is done and dusted. Now let’s enjoy both an Ashes Tour and the Pacific Championships. Ian Hauser provides an introduction to the 2025 rugby league international season.
2025 NRL Grand Final Review: Great Heights
October 9, 2025 by 4 Comments
The Prospector was there to see the Broncos corral the Storm. This was his perspective from the great heights of the grandstand.
2025 NRL Grand Final – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love Grand Final footy!
October 9, 2025 by 9 Comments
Prop by the Sea takes us on his NRL B2B Grand Final Tour with his offsiders The Prospector, The Crabman and The MahJong Hand. With a cast like that, how could it be anything but entertaining?
2025 NRL Grand Final – Just a couple more things…
October 9, 2025 by 1 Comment
A few days down the track from his first thoughts on the Grand Final, Ian Hauser offers a few more observations before he signs off from the NRL season.
2025 NRL Grand Final – Purple Haze: Phased out!
October 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Purple Haze revisits the NRL Grand Final and works out where it was lost by the Storm and won by the Broncos.
2025 NRL and NRLW Grand Finals – Brisbane: Rugby League Central and Footy Capital of Australia
October 6, 2025 by 1 Comment
Ian Hauser has a million thoughts running around in his head after the Brisbane Broncos won both the NRLW and NRL titles last night. A few of those ideas escaped onto his keyboard early today.
Almanac Athletics – RITV: World Athletics Championships – Rest of the World Top 8
October 2, 2025 by 5 Comments
Last week, RITV explained his top Australian performances at the recent Tokyo World Athletics Championships. This week he broadens his scope to list his choices for the top 8 performances by athletes from the rest of the world.
2025 NRL Grand Final – Why the Broncos will win
October 2, 2025 by 6 Comments
By invitation, The Prospector returns to tell us why he thinks the Brisbane Broncos will beat the Melbourne Storm in Sunday’s NRL Grand Final.
2025 NRL Grand Final – Why the Melbourne Storm will win
October 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Guest writer Purple Haze tells us why the Melbourne Storm will prevail over the Brisbane Broncos in Sunday’s NRL Grand Final.
2025 NRL Grand Final Preview – Prop by the Sea: You gotta love footy!
October 2, 2025 by 6 Comments
Prop by the Sea has completed his crusade to the Middle East and Europe, spreading the gospel of rugby league to all and sundry willing to listen. He returns to The Footy Almanac just in time to preview Sunday’s Grand Final before he heads off with ‘the usual reprobates’ on their annual Grand Final Tour via Bimbi and Bondi.
2025 NRL and NRLW Grand Finals – Will Brisbane be the new sporting capital of Australia?
October 1, 2025 by 1 Comment
Ian Hauser takes a look at the 2025 NRL Grand Final where the losing sides from the last two years, the Melbourne Storm and the Brisbane Broncos, get their chance to set the record straight. And in the NRLW, the two powerhouse teams of 2025, the Sydney Roosters and the Brisbane Broncos, look set to put on a worthy season finale.
Almanac Rugby League (History) – Henry (Harold) Frank Bichel
September 25, 2025 by 2 Comments
Ian Hauser remembers his Uncle Harold Bichel who played his one and only game for the Australian Kangaroos exactly ninety years ago today.
2025 NRL Finals, Week 3 – Prop’s proxy, The Prospector: You gotta love footy!
September 25, 2025 by 4 Comments
In his final contribution before Prop by the Sea returns to duty next week, The Prospector offers his thoughts on what will happen in Week 3 of the 2025 NRL finals series. (Warm and sincere thanks to you, Mark, for fitting into this role – it’s as if it was made for you! – Ed.)
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