Author: Richard de la Riviere
Rugby League Heroes: Phil Sigsworth
A NEWTOWN lad, Phil Sigsworth had six colourful seasons with the Jets between 1977 and 1982 before the lure of Manly proved irresistible. He was…
Rugby League Heroes: Paul Loughlin
WHEN Paul Loughlin intercepted Ricky Stuart’s pass at Old Trafford in 1990, it appeared that a 20-year wait for the Ashes was over. Alas, the…
Rugby League Heroes: Kelvin Skerrett (Part Two)
HAVING impressed at Hunslet and Bradford Northern, Kelvin Skerrett earned a Great Britain call-up in 1989 and toured with the Lions in 1990. He signed…
Rugby League Heroes: Kelvin Skerrett (Part One)
KELVIN SKERRETT was one of the most fearsome Rugby League players in the 1980s and ‘90s. Having played for Hunslet, he forced his way into…
Rugby League Heroes: Jason Critchley
A Lions tourist in 1996, Jason Critchley played also played international Rugby League for the Great Britain Under-21s, England and Wales. At club level, he…
Rugby League Heroes: Brian Juliff
BRIAN JULIFF was a well-established rugby union player in Wales when he accepted an offer to join Wakefield Trinity in 1978. He played at Wembley…
Rugby League Heroes: Kevin Harkin
A Wakefield Trinity supporter, Kevin Harkin fulfilled his boyhood ambitions by pulling on the club jersey at the age of 17 in 1969. After five…
Rugby League Heroes: Eddie Bowman
THE pinnacle of Eddie Bowman’s 17-year professional career was playing in the 1977 World Cup for Great Britain in Australia. A Kells lad, he signed…
Rugby League Heroes: Gary Mercer
ONE of the most whole-hearted players of his generation, Gary Mercer was twice part of a New Zealand team that beat Australia. The bulk of…
Rugby League Heroes: Nathan McAvoy
Nathan McAvoy debuted for Salford at 17 and before his teens were out, he had played against the Kangaroos, had helped to end Wigan’s stranglehold…