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Issue number 84 - Autumn 2023
On the front cover: Alan Hardisty leading out Castleford at Wheldon Road.
Features include:
Tribute to Tina Turner and the making of Rugby League’s revolutionary adverts.
Building history - The first five games ever to be seen on television.
How York’s Clarence Street could have been saved – a story from the inside.
Tribute to the late Bev Risman – an international in both codes.
David Topliss – appreciation of a star for Wakefield Trinity and Hull F.C.
Bill Boston honoured back home in Cardiff at Tiger Bay.
Laying down the law at Leeds – remarkable rules for players at Headingley.
Widnes – by a man at the hub of a golden era for the Chemics.
Lance Todd’s last interview – a remarkable piece of Rugby League history.
Liverpool City’s lost world at Knotty Ash – featuring Ray Ashby and George Walker.
One night in Paris – a match under experimental rules, but no revolution.
Two Welsh Red Devils of Salford – Graham Jones and John Cheshire.
Family memories of Bradford Northern – remembering Tom and Ralph Winnard.
State of Origin – a pivotal moment in the series and its wider impact on the game.
Hull Kingston Rovers’ Cumbrian connections – including Bill Holliday’s remarkable story.
Amateur giants – Rugby League royalty at Wigan St.Patrick’s.
Remembering Rod Raines – founder of the Leigh Miners amateur club.
‘A’ team rugby -Hunslet reserves who won Yorkshire Senior Cup in 1965.
Barrow’s 1955 Cup winners – a stunning full colour memory of their Wembley glory.
Warrington joined a new era when they turned on the lights at Wilderspool.
The story of St.George – a stunning tribute to Australia’s most famous club.
Leigh prove that it’s on the field that counts – by the legendary columnist Syd Scoop.
French adventure at Tonneins for four Yorkshire lads in the ’seventies.
Warrington’s Hall of Fame adds three new members.
Leeds v Blackpool Borough – a rare sight at Headingley captured by the camera.
Swinton hooker Derek Clarke gets over the line at Station Road.
Ray Wilkins – from Aberavon to Lancashire Cup success with Workington Town.
Ken Large – the speedster of St.Helens who set up Vollenhoven’s most famous try.
John Woods and Leigh team-mates of the early 1980s – in full colour.
Paul Daley at Featherstone Rovers saying thanks to Steve Quinn.
Team photos: Widnes (1964), Dewsbury (early 1960s), Featherstone Rovers (1955), Hull K.R. (1966), Hunslet ‘A’ (1965), Liverpool City (1962), Salford (1961).
Obituaries and tributes to: Bev Risman, Tony Halmshaw, Bob Fleay, Mark Cox, Billy McCracken, Dean Raistrick, George Robinson, Wally Hurstfield, Johnny Gaydon, Rod Raines, Harold Lill, Trevor Leathley, David Stephens and French internationals Jean-Claude Cros and Henri Castel.
PLUS MUCH, MUCH MORE
