Podcast: Fergo and The Freak – Episode 302 – The First Rugby League Tour To Australia – The New Zealand Māori

In this episode Rugby League historian Andrew Ferguson takes us through the first Rugby League tour to Australia which was by the New Zealand Māori . From promising beginnings to a breakdown in the relationship between the Māori and the Australian administrators, this is a fascinating story that had some big ramifications for the game. To have…

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Hey Rangi, You Are Not English And You Should Not Be Playing For England!

Castleford Tigers standoff Rangi Chase has opened up to TheSun.co.uk about the abuse he received after making the decision to play for England. Chase has described his treatment as “discriminatory” and pointed to examples in other sports where people born and raised outside of England turn out for England. You know what Rangi, I’ve got…

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New Zealand Thrash Samoa While England Are Lucky To Draw With The Maori

International Rugby League is a funny thing. You always get the feeling that its held together with sticky tape and rubber bands. Whether its the expert commentary team from England stuffing up players names from the opposition they have clearly never seen, depspite the fact these players are regular NRL players, to the Kiwi commentators…

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