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State of Origin and Retro Round have come and gone. It’s a time when rugby league days of yore are remembered and for many,…

Michael Nunn ON Saturday night, the Ipswich Jets will be off to the Sunshine Coast to try to wound the Falcons in their first trial game of 2021. Trials are a tricky beast to tame. You do not want injuries but you want players to start to blow out the cobwebs and have a run. The Jets will play the Sunshine Coast in all four grades with all four Jets coaches having things they will be looking for when they are driving home on Saturday night. Jets Intrust Super Cup coach Keiron Lander ponde...

Remembering those who departed in 2020 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size 2020 was both a year to remember and a year we all want to forget. Before it’s too far gone, let’s take some time to remember some of the rugby league players who left us for good in 2020. 1. Paul Fisher A Souths-Sunnybank junior and a very accomplished and highly regarded player in the Brisbane competition, Paul Fisher was equall...

Brian James 1943-January 10, 2020 A high-quality winger for South Sydney who represented Australia at the 1968 World Cup before retiring at the age of 26. The son of former Cootamundra Maher Cup prop Jack "Swifty" James, he came to rugby league via rugby union after attending Newington College and playing a season of first grade with the St George rugby club. He switched to rugby league with St George in 1961 where he played centre and wing but top-grade opportunities were scarce in the Dragons...