Author: Malcolm Andrews
World Cup brimming with memories
So there’s just one week to go. And what a wonderful World Cup it has been, despite plenty of denigration of the minnows from certain…
The Aussie angle: Why I feel for the English
It was perhaps significant that just a few hours after we witnessed one of the greatest World Cup matches in history, between England and New…
The spirit of America
It’s a case of Back to the Future on my return to these pages after my annual voyage on the world’s finest boutique cruise vessel,…
They’ve faced the final curtain
First published in League Express, Monday 7th Oct 2013 And now the end is here, and so they’ve faced the final curtain. Tests. Hundreds of…
Toovey poised for greatness
First published in League Express, Monday 30th Sept 2013 What makes a great coach? You might as well ask: “How long is a piece of…
Oldies but goodies
First published in League Express, Mon 23rd Sept 2013 You don’t coach sides to win seven Premierships if you are a dunce. That’s what Wayne…
Like vintage wine
First published in League Express, Monday 16th Sept 2013 Like many people, a lady friend of mine would hide her age – even though she…
Checking the hairs on the chinny, chin, chin
First published in League Express, Monday 9th Sept 2013 I hope our readers all recognised the significance of Saturday. In Australia we went to the…
The Beast, the Wolfman and Brilliant Bev
First published in League Express, Monday 2nd Sept 2013 It was heaven for Australia’s Rugby League couch potatoes on Saturday, as well as those who…
May the force be with you, Luke
First published in League Express, Monday 26th Aug 2013 Looking back on almost a half-a-century of covering Rugby League (and another decade watching it as…