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Family, friends and Dragons greats pay tribute to Provan

Event goes ahead without heads of state of either Ireland or United Kingdom

The St George Dragons were founded in 1920 and ceased to exist in 1998, when they merged with the Illawarra Steelers to form the team we know as the St George Illawarra Dragons. They have had a bevy of champion players and are best known for winning 11 consecutive premierships from 1956-66, a record unmatched […]

Before the 2021 season kicked off, the Roosters were favourites in many people’s eyes to feature heavily in the finals series once again and maybe even win another premiership. After all, they had won back-to-back titles in 2018 and 2019 and had made it as far as the semi-finals in 2020 only to be narrowly […]

'Who’s that?' That was the headline above the most iconic image in rugby league when it was first published the day after the 1963 grand final.

Back in 2012, when a panel of esteemed rugby league minds assembled to cast their votes for the eighth Immortal, the room fell silent as legendary Dragon John Raper rose to extol the virtues of his former captain Norm 'Sticks' Provan.

Sometimes your given name just isnt enough. Hockey has had some great nicknames over the years, from ones that are simple and fitting ("The Great One"), to some that are just a perfect play on a players actual name ("Pickles").

Last week Harry Ramage and I reviewed the teams that finished outside of the eight. Click here to read about the Bulldogs, Cowboys, Broncos and Tigers. And here for the review on the Warriors, Dragons, Raiders and Sharks. Today, I’ll be going through the teams who made it into the finals with only one roll […]

The 3-day event highlights the contributions and pays homage to Mexican charreria traditions.

Maritime Partners, a Metairie, La.-based owner of more than 550 boats and barges on long-term charter, held a christening for the mv. Kyle Smith August 19.