The 2021/22 rugby league World Cup continues in the Old Dart. Ian Hauser brings us up to date as the men’s competition enters the quarter-finals and the women’s competition gets under way.
Almanac Rugby League: 2021/22 World Cup update, and farewell Josh Jackson
November 3, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Almanac Rugby League – 2021/22 World Cup: Rounds 1 and 2
October 27, 2022 by Leave a Comment
It’s all going pretty much to plan at the Rugby League World Cup after the first two rounds of pool matches. Ian Hauser provides an update.
Almanac Rugby League: The complete World Cup schedule
October 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The postponed 2021 Rugby League World Cup finally comes to fruition this weekend with the start of the month-long tournament in England. It features women’s, men’s and wheelchair competitions. See the full schedule of matches here.
Almanac Rugby League: The 2022 season in review
October 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Another season of rugby league has been played and won. Our rugby league editor Ian Hauser looks back on a season that threw up more than a few surprises.
Almanac Rugby League – Book Preview: Rugby League’s Greatest Contests – The Great Grand Finals
August 11, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The Footy Almanac is happy to promote the latest rugby league book release by Liam Hauser. The updated edition of his ‘Rugby League’s Greatest Contests – The Great Grand Finals’ will be available from next Monday.
Almanac Rugby League – 2022 Representative Round: It’s all happening!
June 23, 2022 by 1 Comment
Regular NRL fixtures take a break this weekend to be replaced by possibly the biggest weekend of representative matches in memory. Ian Hauser previews a packed four days of interstate and international clashes.
Almanac Rugby League: The life and death of the NSWRL’s City v Country match
May 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
City v Country was an iconic feature of the NSWRL representative calendar for decades. Here’s a look back over the history of the annual clash which provided the start of a career pathway for many players, courtesy of the ABC’s Nick Campton.
Almanac Rugby League – NRLW 2021 Round 5 and NRL 2022 Round 3
March 24, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Ian reflects on the high and lows from the rugby games that just passed, while we all look forward to the derby game between the Cowboys and the Broncos this weekend.
Memorial: Olsen Filipaina (includes link to live stream)
February 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment
A service in memory of Olsen ‘Big O’ Filipaina will be held today in Sydney – for those unable to attend, there is a remote option available to pay your respects to a life that inspired many.
Almanac Rugby League: Vale Johnny Gleeson, Kangaroo No. 391
December 27, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Rugby League in Queensland (and Australia) is mourning the passing of Johnny Gleeson, a true champion of the 1950s and 60s.
Buckley v Tutty: Fifty years on from the most important case in the history of Australian Sport
December 13, 2021 by 6 Comments
Today is a day to remember (and perhaps thank if you are a professional athlete) Dennis Tutty, a now long retired Balmain Tigers player who in 1971 took on the sporting establishment and won in the High Court.
Event: NSW Australian Football Historical Society’s annual lunch with East Sydney’s Greg Harris and Ray Millington
November 29, 2021 by Leave a Comment
If you’re in Sydney next month and a fan of footy history then you may be interested in this lunch.
Almanac Rugby League: Wearing the Tiger stripes again after 22 years
November 16, 2021 by 5 Comments
When he recently purchased a retro jumper, Craig Dodson found his childhood love of the Balmain Tigers come flooding back.
Almanac Rugby League – All Stars 2021: Indigenous v Maori
February 18, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The annual All Stars Indigenous v Maori clashes for both men and women take place in Townsville on Saturday, the first significant matches for the code in the new year. Read previews and check out the teams.
Almanac Life: Quick hands at Uncle Stan’s in Grantham
January 11, 2021 by 25 Comments
On the tenth anniversary if the 2011 floods, we reprise John Harms’s story about his Uncle Stan and Aunty June who survived the Grantham devastation.
“My wonderful, wonderful uncle, Stan Schulz, died in 2015. He was a great man – a truly great man. He and Aunty June survived the catastrophic Grantham flood in January 2011. At the time, I wrote this story about him.”
Almanac Rugby League: Controversies that never end
October 29, 2020 by 1 Comment
Harold Peacock recalls two controversial grand finals involving Ipswich, one rugby league, the other musical.
Almanac Book Review – ‘The Big O: The Life and Times of Olsen Filipaina’ by Patrick Skene.
September 14, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Patrick Skene’s book on Olsen ‘Big O’ Filipaina has been reviewed by Braham Dabscheck, who delves into the importance of his story for the modern nations of Australia and New Zealand.
Almanac Rugby League: New ladder leader in the NRL
July 20, 2020 by 2 Comments
The Penrith Panthers moved to the top of the NRL ladder after the Parramatta Eels and Sydney Roosters suffered shock defeats. Liam Hauser takes a look at Round 10 of the competition in a year where the good are quite good and the less said about the bad, the better.
Almanac Rugby League: A forward explains rugby league
July 7, 2020 by 1 Comment
There are factions within rugby league. They’re called ‘forwards’ and ‘backs’. Here’s how it all evolved.
Advice to innocents Down South regarding the terminology of footer
June 25, 2020 by 25 Comments
John Harms prefers accuracy in the language which describes football codes and offers a basic explanation for those Southerners who are struggling.
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