Author: Richard de la Riviere

Green Vigo was widely tipped to become the first player of colour to play rugby union for the Springboks. Instead, he left Apartheid South Africa…

In last week’s issue we began our countdown of the 50 historic highlights that have marked the progress of the Rugby League World Cup. There…

The Rugby League World Cup is about to be staged for the 16th time in 68 years and, not untypically of the sport, its story…

Four Rugby League greats will soon be inducted into the sport’s Hall of Fame, while a new version is to be launched for the women’s…

A mercurial and enigmatic stand-off or centre for Swinton Lions in the 1980s, the Danny Wilson story has always been worth telling. He played rugby union…

In 2007, Mark Graham was named the greatest of all New Zealand international players. He earned 29 caps and played in the 1988 World Cup…

What’s it like to be the son of a legend? Last week, Colin Tyrer told us about his great career with Leigh, Wigan, Barrow and…

Colin Tyrer played almost 250 games for Wigan from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, having already made his mark at Leigh. He is perhaps best remembered…

When did Great Britain last win the Ashes? 1970, right? Wrong! It was actually in 1996 when the Lionesses, captained by Lisa McIntosh, beat Australia…

After winning the Lance Todd Trophy as a 21-year-old in 1983 as Featherstone Rovers ripped up the form book to beat champions Hull FC, David…