25. What happened after Vichy? French rugby league since World War 2
It's well known that the Vichy government in Fran…
24. Countdown to Rugby’s Great Split
On Wednesday 29 August it will be 123 years to th…
23. How We Got to Wembley – The Rugby League Challenge Cup Final
It's Wembley Week for British rugby league - and …
22. How Football Began: Did Sheffield invent soccer?
As a preview for my new book 'How Football Began'…
21. Once in a Lifetime – John Sutcliffe, soccer’s rise and rugby’s fall
This week's ten-minute time tunnel looks at the c…
20. Why Soccer went global… but Rugby didn’t
How did soccer became the global game - but not r…
19. Football 1885 versus Rugby 1895 – Why Didn’t Soccer Split Like Rugby?
How did soccer avoid a split over professionalism…
17. Wallabies versus Kangaroos – the battle for the soul of Australian rugby
Take ten minutes to discover how the Wallabies an…
16. Why Does Rugby League Have A Six Tackle Rule?
This week's half-time history talk looks at why l…
14. The Wally McArthur Story – Rugby League Pioneer
This is the story of Wally McArthur, the first Ab…
13. From the Wallaroos to the Kangaroos: the Origins of Australian Rugby League
From the Wallaroos to the Kangaroos, discover how…
12: Seven, Six and Nine – the origins of ‘limited player’ rugby
This week our half-time history talk looks at the…
11. The First Rugby Tour To Britain – The 1888 NZ Native Team
Take ten minutes out of your day to discover the …
9. Not the Lions – The 1888 British Tour Down Under
Spend ten minutes in rugby's time tunnel as we lo…
7: Jean Galia & the first ten years of French Rugby League
This week your ten minute rugby history fix looks…
6. Albert Baskerville & the birth of international rugby league
This week’s Rugby Reloaded ten-minute history tal…