Category: Rugby League Heroes
Rugby League Heroes: David Burke
David Burke is a rare example of a Rugby League journalist who pulled on the boots and played the sport professionally. After three seasons with…
Rugby League Heroes: Tony Grimaldi
Tony Grimaldi was an outstanding backrow forward for Canterbury, Gateshead and Hull in the 1990s and 2000s. His first senior try came in the 1998…
Rugby League Heroes: Lee Crooks (Part 2)
In part 1 of this interview Lee Crooks talked us through his international career among other things. On the domestic front, he signed for Hull…
Rugby League Heroes: Lee Crooks (Part 1)
One of the great ball-playing forwards of the 1980s and 1990s, Lee Crooks represented Hull, Castleford and Great Britain with distinction. He captained the Black…
Rugby League Heroes: David Barends
David Barends was one of many South Africans who was denied the chance to fulfil his potential because of the appalling apartheid regime. Hailing from…
Rugby League Heroes: Neil Holding
Neil Holding played 343 times for St Helens between 1977 and 1989, scoring 145 tries. He was the first-choice scrum half for the Lions on…
Rugby League Heroes: Ikram Butt (Part 2)
In part two of our interview with the former England winger Ikram Butt, he discusses his professional playing days, his time in prison and the…
Rugby League Heroes: Ikram Butt (Part 1)
Richard de la Riviere speaks to a former player who came from an untypical Rugby League background There are few Rugby League personalities with a…
Rugby League Heroes: Barrie McDermott
The prop from Oldham enjoyed three seasons with his hometown club, one with Wigan and eleven for Leeds before he signed off with a year…
Rugby League Heroes: Graeme West
The Kiwi who made a career in Wigan The giant Kiwi Graeme West signed for Wigan in 1983 and gave the club 14 years of…
