Author: Mike Simpson
Inside the growth of Rugby League in Malta
Since its foundation in 2004, Maltese rugby league has continued to grow, and Pat Galea, one of the players who was there at the beginning,…
Steele Retchless recalls London Broncos’ halcyon days competing with Super League’s best
As London Broncos return to Super League in 2024, we catch up with one of their greatest past players, Steele Retchless, for a trip down…
Paul Sironen on his Balmain/Wests Tigers legacy after ending 50 years of service
Paul Sironen has clocked up a fifty-year association with Balmain, now Wests Tigers, and he leaves behind a remarkable legacy. THE TERM ‘legend’ often gets…
“It was the end of my rugby league career when the surgeon told me that I could possibly end up a paraplegic if I kept playing.”
TALL STORIES Rob Tanielu has played alongside some of the greats in the NRL, but his own career was cut short by injury. Standing at…
“We want to put Asian rugby league on the map and show people around the world that we are not just here to make up the numbers.”
FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL Having fled his war-torn homeland and spent life in the jungle as a refugee before making it safely to Australia, See Nyo…
Match of My Years – The Long Game
Mike Simpson recalls a lengthy Origin encounter that briefly allowed the action to rise above the rancour during Australia’s bitter Super League war. Being part…
Brisbane Natives: Fifty Not Out
“I can still remember my first training session walking in and wondering what my new teammates might think of me, but they accepted me with…
Gideon Mzembe has trodden an unlikely path that has taken him from his roots in Malawi to a rugby league career with Brisbane Broncos and Manly
“We came from third world conditions back home in Malawi, so you could say our living conditions were quite tough, but you just learn to…
Escape to Victory: A remarkable Rugby League survival story
Former NRL and Maori representative star Chris Nahi reveals how he has survived drug addiction and prison and learned lessons he now wants to use…
Captain Colombia – Juan David Espinal
Meet Juan David Espinal, who grew up in Colombia having never heard of Rugby League, and went on to captain his country, having built a…
