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Just want to relive some great moments in Rugby League, I want to review a great year of Rugby League, 1992.
Lets start off with the Nissan World Sevens, the first time the Sevens was an international competition. It including teams such as USA, PNG, FRance, Wigan, Red Arrows, Oceania, Wainuimata (NZ). The final was between Wigan and Brisbane, in which Wigan won 20-10 in wet conditions, thanks to Martin Offiah's four tries.
Then it was on to the Toohey's Challenge, where Illawarra played Brisbane in the final. The Steelers were at their best in 1992, and they Brisbane 4-2 and were awarded Toohey's Challenge winners.
Then it was on to the big one, Winfield Cup 1992.
Brisbane and Cronulla kicked off the competion at Lang Park in front of 20,000 fans. But there would be more great games to come.
One of the most exciting games came in Round 4, when Newcastle and Manly played in Auckland, the very first game played outside of Australia. The Knights scrapped home to win, 16-13 in an exciting finish.
There were also some great clashes between the top four teams, Brisbane, St.George, Newcastle and Illawarra. Newcastle and Illawarra suprised many fans halfway through the season, and were considered a premiership contender, as well as the Broncos who hardly lost of game and were getting crowds well over 20,000 at Lang Park.
The representitive season kicked off when City played Country at the SFS. City started off well with a try to Elias, but it was Country who dominated most of the match, thanks to a double to Paul Harragon and a brilliant performance from captain Laurie Daley.
Daley later captained NSW in the State of Origin series against Queensland. The Blues won a thrilling game in the first match at the SFS with a late try to Craig Salvatori. But Queensland won the second game at Lang Park 5-4, with Alan Langer kicking the winning field goal. Then it was the decider in Sydney, and NSW won the match 14-2 scoring 3 tries. The Blues won the series 2-1, thanks to captain Daley and coach Phil Gould.
The rep season didnt stop there, the Kangaroos played a 3-test series against Great Britain. (the last best Ashes games). The Roos won the first game 22-6, in front of a good crowd of 40,000 at the SFS. I wish they had decent test crowds now. The second test match, in Melbourne, was a shock for the Australians who were beaten by Great Britain 33-10, who at one stage led 22-0 at half time. This was thanks largely for the efforts of Gary Schofield, Gary Steadman and Martin Offiah. The third game in Brisbane saw Mal Meninga break Reg Gasnier's record as the most capped Kangaroo. The Roos won a thrilling match 18-6, and wrapped up the Ashes series.
I remember the Brits played a few tour matches against the NRL clubs. In one of the games they played Parramatta at Parra Stadium in front of 20,000 in which the Eels won 22-16.
The Roos played a one-off test match against PNG in Townsville. And won the match 36-12.
Then it was down to the final 7 rounds of the competition. We saw some exciting ends to the games, the Broncos continued to dominated and were lated crowned minor premiers for the first time. The Illawarra made the semi-finals for the first time after beating Manly 10-8 in a thrilling game in Brookvale. As did Newcastle who scrapped through after beating previous runners up Canberra 22-11, with Mark Sargent scoring a hattrick.
We also saw the departure of some the great players, Michael O'Connor, Garry Jack, Steve Roach and finally the great player himself Wally Lewis. Who captained his Gold Coast team for the time in their victory over the defending premiers Penrith, 12-8.
Then it was the finals, first up was Illawarra and St.George. The Steelers got a shakey start with Wayne Collins scoring the first try after a charge down on halfback John Simon. The Steelers eventually recovered to win 18-16 with tries to McGregor and Alan McIndoe. The next day, Newcastle played Wests, who were the only team in the finals who played in the previous final series. Newcastle started well thanks to a try to Robbie O'Davis, and then in the second half Knights fullback Brad Godden scored a magnificant individual try. After that Wests were never a chance, the game was wrapped up when O'Davis scored his second try. Wests were eliminated.
The next week, Illawarra were no match for minor premiers Brisbane, they went down 22-12, and the Broncos were the first team through to the Grand Final. The next game Newcastle and St.George played out a tryless semi-final, with a field goal only seperating to two teams, the Dragons won 3-2 and the Knights were eliminated. The final was played between Illawarra and St.George, yet another low scoring game yet so controversial. The Dragons won 4-0, but the Steelers were disappointed after a few bad calls from referee McCallum which couldve cost them their first Grand Final.
The Grand Final was later played between Brisbane and St.George. Langer scored the first try after an overhead pass from Gavin Allen. The Broncos lead 6-4 at the break, with Ricky Walford scoring just before half time. But after a try to Alan LAnger and ALan Cann in the second half, the Broncos put the Dragons out of reach. The highlight was a 80m solo effort from Steve Renouf who put the final nail in the coffin. Brisbane won the game 28-8, and became the first team outside NSW to win the premiership. What a year it was for the Broncos.
They later defeated Wigan 22-8 at Central Park, to decide the world club challenge. That was 6 days after a thrilling World Cup final between Australia and Great Britain at Wembely in front of a record crowd of 73,000. The Roos won 10-6 with Steve Renouf scoring the only try of the match.
What a year it was for Rugby League.
IT was also a year of sadness, with the death of Ben Alexander. Destined to be a future rep player, Ben was tragically killed in a car accident in June.
And then was also the retirement of one of the greats, Peter Sterling. He announced his retirement in April after he injured his shoulder against Wests. A great career for Peter Sterling, thanks for memories.
1992, What a year it was for Rugby League. AHHH the good old days. I just wanted to relive some great moments.
Feel free to add something else that happened in 1992.
Lets start off with the Nissan World Sevens, the first time the Sevens was an international competition. It including teams such as USA, PNG, FRance, Wigan, Red Arrows, Oceania, Wainuimata (NZ). The final was between Wigan and Brisbane, in which Wigan won 20-10 in wet conditions, thanks to Martin Offiah's four tries.
Then it was on to the Toohey's Challenge, where Illawarra played Brisbane in the final. The Steelers were at their best in 1992, and they Brisbane 4-2 and were awarded Toohey's Challenge winners.
Then it was on to the big one, Winfield Cup 1992.
Brisbane and Cronulla kicked off the competion at Lang Park in front of 20,000 fans. But there would be more great games to come.
One of the most exciting games came in Round 4, when Newcastle and Manly played in Auckland, the very first game played outside of Australia. The Knights scrapped home to win, 16-13 in an exciting finish.
There were also some great clashes between the top four teams, Brisbane, St.George, Newcastle and Illawarra. Newcastle and Illawarra suprised many fans halfway through the season, and were considered a premiership contender, as well as the Broncos who hardly lost of game and were getting crowds well over 20,000 at Lang Park.
The representitive season kicked off when City played Country at the SFS. City started off well with a try to Elias, but it was Country who dominated most of the match, thanks to a double to Paul Harragon and a brilliant performance from captain Laurie Daley.
Daley later captained NSW in the State of Origin series against Queensland. The Blues won a thrilling game in the first match at the SFS with a late try to Craig Salvatori. But Queensland won the second game at Lang Park 5-4, with Alan Langer kicking the winning field goal. Then it was the decider in Sydney, and NSW won the match 14-2 scoring 3 tries. The Blues won the series 2-1, thanks to captain Daley and coach Phil Gould.
The rep season didnt stop there, the Kangaroos played a 3-test series against Great Britain. (the last best Ashes games). The Roos won the first game 22-6, in front of a good crowd of 40,000 at the SFS. I wish they had decent test crowds now. The second test match, in Melbourne, was a shock for the Australians who were beaten by Great Britain 33-10, who at one stage led 22-0 at half time. This was thanks largely for the efforts of Gary Schofield, Gary Steadman and Martin Offiah. The third game in Brisbane saw Mal Meninga break Reg Gasnier's record as the most capped Kangaroo. The Roos won a thrilling match 18-6, and wrapped up the Ashes series.
I remember the Brits played a few tour matches against the NRL clubs. In one of the games they played Parramatta at Parra Stadium in front of 20,000 in which the Eels won 22-16.
The Roos played a one-off test match against PNG in Townsville. And won the match 36-12.
Then it was down to the final 7 rounds of the competition. We saw some exciting ends to the games, the Broncos continued to dominated and were lated crowned minor premiers for the first time. The Illawarra made the semi-finals for the first time after beating Manly 10-8 in a thrilling game in Brookvale. As did Newcastle who scrapped through after beating previous runners up Canberra 22-11, with Mark Sargent scoring a hattrick.
We also saw the departure of some the great players, Michael O'Connor, Garry Jack, Steve Roach and finally the great player himself Wally Lewis. Who captained his Gold Coast team for the time in their victory over the defending premiers Penrith, 12-8.
Then it was the finals, first up was Illawarra and St.George. The Steelers got a shakey start with Wayne Collins scoring the first try after a charge down on halfback John Simon. The Steelers eventually recovered to win 18-16 with tries to McGregor and Alan McIndoe. The next day, Newcastle played Wests, who were the only team in the finals who played in the previous final series. Newcastle started well thanks to a try to Robbie O'Davis, and then in the second half Knights fullback Brad Godden scored a magnificant individual try. After that Wests were never a chance, the game was wrapped up when O'Davis scored his second try. Wests were eliminated.
The next week, Illawarra were no match for minor premiers Brisbane, they went down 22-12, and the Broncos were the first team through to the Grand Final. The next game Newcastle and St.George played out a tryless semi-final, with a field goal only seperating to two teams, the Dragons won 3-2 and the Knights were eliminated. The final was played between Illawarra and St.George, yet another low scoring game yet so controversial. The Dragons won 4-0, but the Steelers were disappointed after a few bad calls from referee McCallum which couldve cost them their first Grand Final.
The Grand Final was later played between Brisbane and St.George. Langer scored the first try after an overhead pass from Gavin Allen. The Broncos lead 6-4 at the break, with Ricky Walford scoring just before half time. But after a try to Alan LAnger and ALan Cann in the second half, the Broncos put the Dragons out of reach. The highlight was a 80m solo effort from Steve Renouf who put the final nail in the coffin. Brisbane won the game 28-8, and became the first team outside NSW to win the premiership. What a year it was for the Broncos.
They later defeated Wigan 22-8 at Central Park, to decide the world club challenge. That was 6 days after a thrilling World Cup final between Australia and Great Britain at Wembely in front of a record crowd of 73,000. The Roos won 10-6 with Steve Renouf scoring the only try of the match.
What a year it was for Rugby League.
IT was also a year of sadness, with the death of Ben Alexander. Destined to be a future rep player, Ben was tragically killed in a car accident in June.
And then was also the retirement of one of the greats, Peter Sterling. He announced his retirement in April after he injured his shoulder against Wests. A great career for Peter Sterling, thanks for memories.
1992, What a year it was for Rugby League. AHHH the good old days. I just wanted to relive some great moments.
Feel free to add something else that happened in 1992.
