Author: Mike Simpson
The English-born daughter of ex-Super League stalwart playing in Australia
Amy Bird, daughter of Super League stalwart Deon, switched codes to play women’s rugby league in Australia and hasn’t looked back since. THE apple certainly…
The Argentinian code-hopper playing rugby league in Canada
A meeting with a stranger resulted in a rugby union-playing Argentinian, Pancho Gaspani, switching codes, gaining representative honours and ending up playing rugby league in…
The refugee turned South Sudan captain
Arriving in Australia as a refugee, Stimon Mow discovered an aptitude for a sport he had never previously heard of and has now become a…
The fearsome ‘Zulu’ who briefly made Keighley home
Campbell Dews earned himself a fearsome reputation with Norths Devils in the Brisbane Rugby League competition and then went on to play for Keighley Cougars…
The former St Helens star making fresh start with Australian club
Philippa Birchall is the latest in a growing number of players heading down under looking for a new challenge and the possibility of playing in…
Teenage son of French international fulfilling rugby dream in Australia
Anthony Anselme, son of former French international Eric, has earned an exciting opportunity by securing a contract with the Noosa Pirates on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. …
Former Catalans Dragons hooker Ugo Tison on his new life in Australia
Former Catalans Dragons and London Broncos player Ugo Tison has joined Wynnum Manly Seagulls to further develop his career in Australia. WITH THE 2025 rugby…
The twins who went on a six-month trek by camel to follow their rugby league dreams
Indigenous twins Tashiem and Tyler Abbott embarked on a 2,900km trek by camel from Alice Springs in Australia’s Northern Territory, to Taree in New South…
The New Zealand police officer who starred for London Broncos and Hull KR
Leaving his native New Zealand in 1988 to try his luck in Australia could not have worked out any better for former Kiwi international Sam…
How ‘Smokin’ Joe Kilroy became a cult hero in Queensland and Halifax
Queensland rugby league legend Joe Kilroy enjoyed an illustrious career in Australia and retains fond memories of his time at Halifax in the late 1980s….