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This website is dedicated to the memories of the rugby league supporters who were part of the era of the biff. Memories of famous clashes that were held at the Sydney cricket Ground, Lang Park, Wembley Stadium, and all the other famous pitches. Memories of Rugby League players, Harry Bath, Dud Beattie, Steve Kneen, Dave Cooper, Arthur Beetson, Les Boyd, Les Davidson, Peter Diamond, John Donnelly, Bumper Farrell, Clive Churchill, Nev Hornery, Norm Provan, Ted Goodwin, Dick Thornett, Ken Thornett, Ray Higgs, Craig Young, Keith Holman, Ken Irvine, Greg Dowling, Noel Kelly, Wally Lewis, Ray Price, Steve Rogers, Dane Sorensen, Graham Eadie, Peter sterling, David Gillespie, Kurt Sorensen, Ken Irvine, Norm Provan, Eric Simms, Roger Millward, Brian McTigue, Steve Kneen, Ron Coote, Mark Graham, Kevin Tamati, Mick Cronin, Geoff Robinson, john O'neill, George Piggins, Terry Randall, Tom Raudonikis, Rod Reddy, Brian Poppa Clay, Terry Randall, Johnny Raper, Reg Gasnier, Graeme Langlands, Steve Roach, Kevin Ryan, John Sattler, Billy Smith, or poms like Vince Karalius, Tommy Bishop, Sid hynes, Cliff Watson, Mal Reilly, John Atkinson, Derek Turner, Nev Hornery, Jim Mills, Roger Millward, Brian McTigue. Referees like Col Pearce, Keith Page, Laurie Bruyers and Darcey Lawler, and many more, all of whom etched their names in rugby league folklore. The Players were members of clubs like balmain, also known as tigers, tiges, brisbane, also known as brisbane broncos, canterbury bankstown, also known as canterbury, berries, cronulla, also known as cronulla sutherland, cronulla sharks, gold coast, newcastle knights, newcastle, north sydney, also known as bears, manly warringah, also known as manly sea eagles, penrith, also known as penrith panthers, parramatta, also known as parra, eels, western suburbs, also known as wests, west, magpies, newtown, also known as bluebags, jets, eastern suburbs, also known as roosters, easts, St George, also known as Saint George, saints, dragons, south sydney, also known as souths, rabbitohs, rabbits, illawarra, also known as steelers, canberra. The major English Rugby League clubs were, St Helens, Warrington, Widnes, swinton, Wigan, Hull, Hull Kingston Rovers, Bradford , Halifax, Hull, Leeds, Leigh, Oldham, Rochdale Hornets. Can you remember such memorable matches as the Swinton massacre, the battle of leeds, the battle of brisbane, the 1970 world cup final, the 1973 Grand Final, 1977 grand final replay, and other great Rugby League Grand Finals. This website was created and designed by jeff Quigley, also known as quigs, of studioquigs fame..