CURRENT ISSUE 93- Winter 2025

On the front cover:

The 1958 Ashes – Harry Wells (Australia) and Ike Southward (Great Britain).

Features include:

Innovative coaches with origjnal thinking – Roy Francis and Jack Gibson.

York a rising force – revival times in the Minster city.

Dai Prosser – Welshman who guided both York and Leeds to success.

Poster art – some creative gems from French Rugby League.

Roger Millward interview – flashback to Roger’s visit to the Chicago Bears in 1986.

Hawick to Huddersfield – more on the great Scots players in Rugby League.

The miracle of Odsal – Halifax’s incredible semi-final win over Huddersfield in 1949.

Sol Roper – Cumberland’s pocket dynamo scrum-half.

Kevin Whittle – a strongman in the pack for Swinton.

Brian Case – an unsung hero in the engine room for Wigan’s stars.

Castleford and Featherstone – changing times in the game’s heartlands.

The Carmichael clan – great footballers of Hull K.R. and Bradford Northern.

Kevin Iro – former Wigan star’s new life on the Pacific Ocean waves.

The name is the same – including Rocky Turner and Swinton’s John Speed.

Welsh full-back Glyn Moses - a Salford mystery solved.

Wakefield Trinity’s Hall of Fame – new entrants of 2025.

Oldham’s historic figures – telling the Roughyeds’ story.

Underbank – one of the most historic amateur clubs in the game.

Toulouse Olympique’s great history and their mystery Aussie star.

The ‘A’ team tradition at Leeds – going back to pre-war years.

Wigan took on Batley in a rare battle for the Gallant Youths at Central Park.

Gary Connolly featured in Test match action for Great Britain.

Rocking Robins – glory days of the ’sixties for Hull Kingston Rovers.

Cumbrian stars were coal miners – including Boxer Walker and Eddie Bowman.

Warrington’s French connection – memories of the Wires crossing the channel.

Syd Scoop reflects on the recent Ashes and Ango-Australia relations.

Rochdale Hornets at the Athletic Grounds in 1954 featuring Aussie Wally McArthur.

Hull F.C. – Yorkshire Cup winning team in 1969.

Remembering the weekend the 1963 Kangaroos opened their tour at Warrington.

Salford Greats – flashback to Colin Dixon in action at The Willows.

Team photos: York (1951-52), Halifax (1949), Huddersfield (1949), Castleford (1964), Hull (1969), Salford (1952), Dewsbury (1958), Leigh (1958), Warrington (1952), Toulouse (1965).

Obituaries and tributes to: Mick Harrison, Frank Cassidy, Trevor Rabbit, Jackie Brennan, Ged Smith, Alf Arnold, Stan Martin, Gilbert Ashton, Ronnie Barnes, Paul McAlone, Phil Rowe, Trevor Barlow, Colin North, Kevin Brasch, Neil Goowin, Trevor Barton, Andre Delpoux.

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