Rugby League
MEMORABLE MATCHES

MEMORABLE MATCHES section.This is a recollection of some of the battles, and the trench warfare that I, and others watched over time. Some are matches that I was told about, or read about.
There are 28 matches listed already.

As mentioned previously, I am not a rugby league historian, a rugby league expert. I am just a lover of this era of Rugby League.

If you have a memorable match that you think is worthy of adding to this section, then please contact me and I will do my best to include your match recollections. If you watched League in this era then you must have your own yarns to share with us.

Click on the link below to go to the respective entry and read them at your own leisure. If you have a memory of these matches or a yarn or folklore about a match then just contact me and if it doesn't contravene liable laws then I will include it.
(there are also some additonal match reports in favorite moments section)

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Memorable Game
SUBJECT OF STORY

M01

3rd Test
Aust-v-Great Britain
SCG 1962
Your Comments ( 00 )

Beattie gets Turner sent off.
Irvines last minute goal to win.

M02

2nd Test
Aust-v-Great Britain
1963 Swinton GB
Your Comments ( 02 )

The Swinton Massacre -
Rapers finest....???
First UK series win

M03

NSW-v-Great Britain
SCG 1954
Your Comments ( 00 )

Game Abandoned

M04

1970 World Cup Final
Battle of Leeds
Headingley
Your Comments ( 03 )

Ferociously contested Final - Simms butted after bell

M05

St George thrashed by Great Britain, 1962. SCG
Your Comments ( 00 )

Both sides at full strength - Murphy plays with broken arm.

M06

1973 Grand Final
Manly-v-Cronulla
Your Comments ( 04)

Most vicious GF of them all..

M07

State of Origin No1
July 1980
Your Comments ( 00 )

Led by Beetson -
Cronin gets welcomed by Artie

M08

1977 Tied G.F
Saints -v- Parra
Your Comments ( 00 )

Cronin misses pressure goal

M09

1970 Grand Final
Souths-v-Manly
Your Comments ( 00 )

Satts plays with broken jaw.

M10

1977 G.F Replay
Saints -v- Parra
Your Comments ( 00 )

Bath's Babes reign

M11

3rd Test
Aust-v-Great Britain
1967 Swinton GB
Your Comments ( 00 )

1st Aust team to retain ashes in UK
21 tonnes of straw used to counter snow .

M12

72 World Cup Final
Aust-v-Great Britain
played in France.
Your Comments ( 00 )

Langlands famous
try that wasn't 

M13

3rd Test
Aust-v-Great Britain
1973 Warrington
Your Comments ( 00 )

Maddison fires in the ice. A day all soccer matches and race meets had been called off. 

M14

1954 Wembley Cup Final replay.
Warrington -v- Halifax played at Odsal Stadium before 103,000
Your Comments ( 05 )

Harry Bath played a leading hand in this game. (Many thanks to the Bradford Ind. Supporters Assoc. ) 

M15

3rd Test
Aust-v-Great Britain
1950 Aust wins ashes, 1st time in 30 years
Your Comments ( 00 )

Ron Roberts scores late try to seal victory in mud. Churchill shines, 40 tonne of sand used 

M16

(this one is outside the scope of E.O.T.B, but it is a good one)

1928 Earl Park Riot
St George v Balmain
Your Comments ( 00 )

Crowd attacks players,
Players blue in Ambulance.

M17

2nd Test 1958
Aust-v-Great Britain
G.B. retains ashes
(thanks Keith T)
New article added 27/11/06 -great story
Your Comments ( 01 )

Captain Prescott plays 77 minutes with serious broken arm, Vinty Karalius unable to walk at half time.

M18

Leeds -v- New Zealand (1985)
at Leeds
Your Comments ( 01 )

Leeds to soften up the Kiwi Tourists prior to first test. 

M19

1966 - 3rd Test
Aust-v-Great Britain
Your Comments ( 00 )

Half Game Artie introduced to international R.L. - Aust win Ashes 

M20

1990 Brisbane G.F.
Valleys -v- Norths
Your Comments ( 00 )

Mayhem, altercations and coach Raudonikis (thanks to Mike Higgison)

M21

Easter Monday 1971
Sharks 1st Game at SCG
Your Comments ( 00 )

Sharks -v- Souths
1st Match of the Day for Cronulla. 

M22

1951 Test Series,
France -v- Aussies.
Your Comments ( 01 )

Regarded as the Greatest and Most Entertaining International Team to Tour Australia .

M23

Battle of the Boulevard - Hull 1951.
Other Nationalities -v- French
Your Comments ( 00 )

A brutal match which saw Ponsinet drop Clues as the kickoff was being taken.
Many thanks to Bill Dalton @ Hull for this story.

M24

1981 Grand Final.
Parramatta's first and Newtowns last game in first grade
Your Comments ( 01 )

Supercoach Gibson & the start of the new breed. 

M25

1981 Final.Manly v Newtown.
Your Comments ( 11 )
"We even have a link to the video"

Included the notorius all in brawl inv Bowden and Broadhurst.

M26

1969 Balmain -v South Sydney GF
Your Comments ( 00 )

Balmains surprise victory in the 69 GF against the unbackable South Sydney

M27

1980 Wembley Cup Final Hull KR v Hull
Your Comments ( 00 )

By Jonathon Knaggs
webmaster of Hull KR official website

M28

1990 Second Test, Old Trafford
added to list 31/3/2006

Includes great pics.

Your Comments ( 04 )

One of the greatest test matches of all time. the game had it all. Brilliant tries. (one went through 14 pairs of hands) Intercepts and Big Mals magical last minute try to keep the Aussies in the series.

M29

Widnes - Australia on the 1973 british tour - submitted by Yan Taylor Widnes 5/8/2006

Brutal Club game on the 1973 Tour, two sent off... Widnes reduced to 10 men.

M30

Nov 1989
Widnes Vikings -v- Canberra Raiders
NOW WITH VIDEO OF THE DAVIES TRY

Widnes Vikings first official world club champions nov 1989 versus canberra raiders

M31

Second Test, Lang Park, July 16, 1966 Added to list 27/11/06

Battle of Brisbane No2..
Violent Game - Cliff Watson introduced Jimmy Morgan to the Liverpool Kiss plus more.

M32

1989 NRL Grand Final Canberra -v- Balmain

One of the Greatest Grand Finals of all time and Canberra's first ever premiership

M33

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Heard about these famous games, or would just like to know about them, maybe discover them, there is some great reading and pics too - Just click on the link to find your way into the ground.

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Quigs


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