The 1970 Ashes Series was said to be one of the greatest series played between the two traditional foes.English hard-men Cliff Watson, Malcolm Reilly and Roger Millward terrorised the Australian pack. Plagued with injuries, Australia selected three different captains during the series and even had a priest playing in the centres.

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Rugby League: That's The Way It Was. 1970 Ashes Tour of Australia

On November 6, 1945, a baby boy was born in a small village outside of Nadi, Fiji. This is the story about a man who took incredible risks on behalf of his family – and his people. This is the story of Apisai Toga

The First Fijian - Apisai Toga

In 1995, the game of Rugby League was at war with itself. In short, the game needed a miracle.That miracle arrived with the 1995 State of Origin Series.

That's A Miracle! The 1995 State of Origin Series

History of the Rugby League Challenge Cup

Penrith's Cartwright family has as many characters and stories as their Hollywood counterparts.

Rugby League's Bonanza - The Cartwrights

The 1980s was the most successful decade in the history of the Canterbury-Bankstown Rugby League Club.

The Dogs of War. Canterbury 1984-87

For more than 60 years, the Raper family has contributed to the game of Rugby League, whether as a player, as a coach or as an Administrator of the game.

Raper, A Rugby League Family.

From a team that didn't win a game all season, to the birth of a Rugby League Powerhouse.

Birth of a Super Coach

On September 26, 1983 the New South Wales Rugby League did not invite Newtown to participate in the 1984 premiership. Many thought it was the end for Rugby League's first club. The club was cocooned for seven years, but in 1991 an osmosis began that would transform the club and take it to new. dizzy heights in 2019. Rob is joined in this episode by Newtown Jets RLFC Media Manager Glen Dwyer, on the eve of the publication of his new book, "The Second Life of the Newtown RLFC"

Newtown 1984 to 2019

In Part 1, Mike Rylance told us about the incredible rise of Rugby League in the 1930's - followed by the cruel bans of the Vichy Regime in the 1940s, and the golden period of the 1950's which saw France dominate international Rugby League. In Part 2 we chart the game's demise AND possibly the rise again of French Rugby League?

History of Rugby League in France (Part 2).

In Part 1, Mike Rylance told us about the incredible rise of Rugby League in the 1930’s – followed by the cruel bans of the Vichy Regime in the 1940s, and the golden period of the 1950’s which saw France dominate international Rugby League. In Part 2 we chart the game’s demise AND possibly the rise again of French Rugby League?

If someone told you that France once dominated international rugby league, you would probably laugh. But for more than a decade after World War II, France did dominate international rugby league. But there were some dark forces at play, which attacked the foundations of the game - eventually leading to a massive decline. Can rugby league be restored to its former glory in France? Mike Rylance has written some fantastic books on the history of rugby league in France, including ''The Forbidden Game' and 'The Struggle and the Daring' and he joins us to help answer some of these questions.

History of Rugby League in France (Part One)

If someone told you that France once dominated international rugby league, you would probably laugh. But for more than a decade after World War II, France did dominate international rugby league. But there were some dark forces at play, which attacked the foundations of the game – eventuallyleading to a massive decline. Can rugby league be restored to its former glory in France?Mike Rylance has written some fantastic books on the history of rugby league in France, including ''The Forbidden Game' and 'The Struggle and the Daring' and he joins us to help answer some of these questions.

Hosted by A View from the Hill’s Robert Corra and featuring a different topic and expert each episode, this new podcast unpacks history-making moments in Rugby League. Along the way we will explain their significance on the game, then and now.

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