Index of all the Yarns posted to date
Happy Reading - and many thanks to all those who
have taken the time and submitted the yarns.
Yarn No1: 14/2/05...A story
on Big Jim Mills and an encounter with the young buck Roy Dickinson..
Time : 1970's
Yarn No2. 1/3/05
The Day they burnt down Cumberland Oval - I was there ..... Misty
Bee
Yarn No3. 1/4/05:A
story by Roy Dickinson, a Leeds prop from the 1970's in response
to whether he would of prefered to have been a modern day professional
Yarn No4. 1/5/05:
From the Bradford Supporters Assoc. Relive the memories of the 1954
Odsal Stadium world record crowd. The Cup rematch Warrington - Halifax
and some great stories.This Yarn is dedicated to the 51st anniversery
of the historic game.
Yarn No5. Short
Yarn supplied by Roy Daddy UK from an old league book, "When
push comes to Shove." featuring Wakefield Trinity player Nick
Du Toit, local MP David Hinchcliffe and Trade Unionist Glyn Robinson.
Yarn No6. Short
Yarn from Christopher Davis - An americans accidental introduction
to the greatest game of all - and how he grew to love it.
Yarn No7. A great
Yarn from Sibes of Hull, who had a discussion with Kevin Tamati
about how Dowling gave him a touch up in the infamous test blue.
Yarn No8. The one
and only Vince Karalius reflects on how he got his hardman reputation
that led to the "Wild Bull of the Pampas" nickname - Courtesy of
Harry Edgar, Editor "Rugby League Journal" Why not visit the Rugby
League Journal website
Yarn No9 Yarn from
Rich Harrison, a Hull man that lives in Sydney, works at the Balmain
Leagues Club, who travelled to Cardiff to watch Hull take on Leeds
and then return home to work and family - "What a guy"
Yarn No10. The
Battle of the Boulevard, Nov 1951 when big French Forward Pousinet
settled an old score with Aurther Clues in the French -v- Other
Nationalities Team -
Courtesy of Harry Edgar, Editor "Rugby League Journal" Why not visit
the Rugby League Journal website
Yarn No11 01/02/2006
- Yarn from Olly Kefford of Leeton - memories about Noel "Ned"
Kelly and a replay of a 1961 Test Match on Sky TV
Yarn No12 08/03/2006
- Yarns from Sibes, Hull UK, Shelton, and Paul (Saint of Hull),
Some Humerous random comments on the Memorable stink between New
Zealands Kevin Tamati and Aussie Greg Dowling from the Brisbane
Test Match 1985.
Yarn No13 01/04/2006
- 1990 Second Rugby League Test, Old Trafford. 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.
Yarn No14 01/05/2006
- The 1986 Kangaroos Demolition Derby, Many of the Kangaroo Touring
party would chip in and buy old bomb cars to use as a means of transport
during the long tours.
The novel way of disposing them was usually a demolition derby in
the hotel carpark at the end of the tour to Great Britain.
Yarn No15 01/06/2006
- 1978 NSWRL clubs given permission to use video evidence to cite
players re illegal play. The Steve Kneen, Geoff Foster incident.
And how Dane Sorensen got four weeks. It was all happening !!
Yarn No16 02/07/2006
- Not Exactly All Stars - Americans play Rugby League in Australia
1953 - Mike Dimitro, a wrestling promoter, brought 22 untried American
All Stars on a 26 match tour of Australia and New Zealand. 60,000
spectators at the SCG
Yarn No17 01/08/2006
- Mad Fletch - Arthur Fletcher a fantatical Hull FC supporter, sadly
departed for over 2 decades now... Memories of the legend - sent
to the Biff by his wife - "thanks Mary"..
Yarn No18 01/09/2006
-The 2006 Western Suburbs Magpies Annual Reunion. The Old Maggies.
Wests are a club that has never forgotten its old players. Good
on 'em.
Picture and Stories courtesy of Tony Lewis of
www.kellyskids.info..
Yarn No19 02/10/2006
- Vince Karalius Q & A - Read the Q & A with
International Rugby League legend Vince Karalius who was in the
Guest Room of Total RL Fans Forum on Friday 22nd September.
Reproduced with permission from TotalRL - Visit
their great RL Forum Site -
Yarn No20 02/12/2006
- Battle of Brisbane No2, 1966 - Second Test,
Lang Park, July 16, 1966, famous for the clash between Cliff Watson
and Jim Morgan.
Article reproduced with the kind permission of Mike Colman, Courier
Mail, Brisbane Australia
Yarn No21 01/04/2007
- Interview with the Legend Noel "Ned" Kelly
Interview with West Magpies Legend and Aussie Hardman. Interview
reproduced with the kind permission of Tony Lewis and Steve Lothian,
Kellys Kids website
Yarn No22 02/05/2007
- Humerous story involving Les Boyd and St Helens hooker Graham Liptrot
Story by Harry Pinner conveyed to the Era by Paul Harrison, Warrington, England.
Thanks to Harry and Paul
Yarn No23 01/06/2007
- Great memories of Kevin Tamati in his Randwick (New Zealand)
Rugby League Days
Story by Pat Knox, Lower Hutt New Zealand a key member of the 1982 Thirsty Thirds.
Yarn No24 24/07/2007
- 1970 World Cup Final and a Boy and his Dog
Story by John Christie Leeds about his Dog and the 1970 World Cup Final.
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