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Rugby League in the 1980s

The power and the passion

by Alan Whiticker and Ian Collis
Paperback
Publication Date: 14/08/2024

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Paperback capturing the biggest moments in rugby league's most colourful decade. Features over 200 photographs and key statistics.

The 1980s saw rugby league transform from brutal battlefield to entertainment spectacle. It changed almost beyond recognition. Rugby League in the 1980swas a time of unforgettable moments, major controversies and big personalities. Major on-field rules changes clamped down on violence and unleashed the spectacle.

Meantime, progressive officials, in tune with social changes, re-shaped the game off-field too creating a series of pop culture moments. Rugby League in the 1980s: the Power and the Passion captures the characters that made the 1980s so great as well the great games, the premiership deciders and internationals.

Augmenting the stories of each season are essential stats and more than 200rare photos of the era. An absolute must for any rugby league fan of the era.

ISBN:
9780645207125
9780645207125
Category:
Rugby League
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
14-08-2024
Publisher:
Rockpool Publishing
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
320
Dimensions (mm):
234x153mm
Alan Whiticker

Since 1986 Alan has pursued the dual roles of teacher and freelance writer. In 1997 he completed his Masters Degree in Education. Alan is a former teacher and university lecturer and the author of 40 books including British Pop Invasion (2014), The Way We Were (2013), A History of Rugby League Clubs (2004, 2007, 2011), Wanda: The Untold Story of the Wanda Beach Murders and his first children’s book The Battle for Troy – An Adaptation of Homer’s Iliad (2004). Alan J. Whiticker lives with his wife, Karen, and children, Timothy and Melanie.

Ian Collis

Ian Collis is a well known rugby league historian he has one of the largest collections of sporting memorabilia in Australia.

His passion for rugby league comes from his father Joseph, who was a pioneer of the North Ryde Junior Rugby League Club in the Balmain Junior League and a former Club president before playing a role in the formation of the Ryde United JRL Club.

Ian is currently the Head of Fox Sports Statistics.

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