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Gavin Allen
Gavin Allen (born 30 March 1965) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played club football in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for Fortitude Valley and in the NSWRL premiership for the St. George Dragons and Brisbane Broncos, achieving selection to play for Queensland in State of Origin series, and London Broncos. Career Hailing from Cairns, Queensland, Gavin Allen started his career with Brisbane's Fortitude Valley Diehards before moving to Sydney's St. George Dragons for the 1987–88 seasons. Returning to Queensland for the 1989 Brisbane Broncos season, and although not big for a front-rower, Allen's exceptionally high workrate made him a vital component of the Broncos' forward pack from 1990. Allen made his interstate representative debut when selected on the bench for Game I of the 1991 State of Origin series, becoming Queensland State of Origin player No. 72. Allen played a major part in the Brisbane forward pack t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairns
Cairns (; ) is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. In the , Cairns had a population of 153,181 people. The city was founded in 1876 and named after William Cairns, Sir William Wellington Cairns, following the discovery of gold in the Hodgkinson Minerals Area, Hodgkinson River. During World War II, the city became a staging ground for the Allies of World War II, Allied Forces in the Battle of the Coral Sea. By the late 20th century the city had become a centre of international tourism. In the early 21st century, it has developed into a major regional city. The economy of Cairns is based primarily on tourism, healthcare and education, along with a major capacity in aviation, marine and defence industries. The city has a Gross regional domestic product, gross regional product at about $12.2 billion as of 2024. The city is served by Cairns Airport, Cairns International Airport, the List of the busiest airpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Broncos 1993
The 1993 Brisbane Broncos season was the sixth in the club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Allan Langer, they competed in the NSWRL's 1993 Winfield Cup premiership, finishing the regular season 5th (out of 16) before going on to play in a re-match of the previous year's grand final against the St George Dragons and again win, claiming consecutive premierships. In doing so they also became the first team in history to win the premiership from fifth position. Season summary After years of dispute with the Lang Park Trust over brewery advertising, Fourex had pouring rights for Lang Park while Powers Brewing was major sponsor of the Broncos. For the 1993 season the Broncos moved to the Council-owned ANZ Stadium, in suburban Nathan. Signs of a hangover existed with the club losing two of its first three matches, including their debut at the new home ground against the struggling Parramatta Eels before over 51,000 fans. But the Broncos bounced back, beating th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Broncos Players
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortitude Valley Diehards Players
Fortitude may refer to: * Courage, the choice and willingness to confront danger Ships * HMS Fortitude, HMS ''Fortitude'', any one of several Royal Navy ships and installations ** HMS Fortitude (1780), HMS ''Fortitude'' (1780), a 74-gun third rate launched in 1780 ** HMS Cumberland (1807), HMS ''Cumberland'' (1807) was launched as a 74-gun third rate; in 1833 she became the prison hulk HMS ''Fortitude'' * Fortitude (ship), ''Fortitude'' (ship), a sailing ship that carried free immigrants to Australia in 1849 * ST Fortitude, ST ''Fortitude'', an Admiralty tugboat in service from 1947 to 1962 * USS Fortitude (AMc-81), USS ''Fortitude'' (AMc-81), a 1941 United States ''Accentor''-class minesweeper * Fortitude (1780 EIC ship), ''Fortitude'' (1780 EIC ship), a merchant vessel built in 1780 on the River Thames Places * Fortitude Valley, Queensland, a section of Brisbane ** Fortitude Valley railway station, located beneath the Valley Metro complex ** Electoral district of Fortitude Valle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Broncos Players
Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, an urban agglomeration with a population of over 4 million. The Brisbane central business district, central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane's metropolitan area sprawls over the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges, encompassing several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Moreton Bay penal settlement was founded in 1824 at Redcliffe, Queensland, Redcliff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1965 Births
Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 29 – Tampere Ice Stadium, Hakametsä, the first ice rink of Finland, is inaugurated in Tampere. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership since 1982. Over this period the club has won three premierships out of six Grand Finals, the last one played being the 2019 NRL Grand Final, resulting in a 14-8 loss to the Sydney Roosters. Canberra currently have the second longest active premiership drought in the NRL totalling 30 years. The Raiders' current home ground is Canberra Stadium in Bruce. Previously, the team played home matches at Seiffert Oval in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, with the move to the Canberra Stadium in Bruce taking place in 1990. The official symbol for the Canberra Raiders is the Viking. The Viking, also a mascot at Raiders' games, is known as Victor the Viking. As part of the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Moore (rugby League, Born 1971)
Billy Moore (born 7 May 1971) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played as a or forward in the 1980s and 1990s. He played representative football for both Queensland and Australia. Background Moore was born in Tenterfield, New South Wales and raised in Wallangarra, Queensland. He was born in Tenterfield as their town's hospital was closer to Wallangarra than the one in Stanthorpe. Moore was quoted as saying, "My Mum assures me I was rushed back to the Channel Country before the oxygen had time to affect my lungs." He attended Wallangarra State School and, later, Stanthorpe State High School and began playing his junior rugby league for the Wallangarra Bulls. At 15, he played his first senior game for Inglewood-Milmerran against Warwick. When the Wallangarra Bulls club folded, Moore began playing for the Tenterfield Tigers, where he was selected to represent New South Wales under-17s in 1988. Later that year, after representing Queensland Schoolboys, Moore r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Larson (rugby League)
Gary Larson (born 2 January 1967) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played as a and forward in the 1980s and 1990s. He represented Australia internationally and Queensland in State of Origin, and played most of his club football with the North Sydney Bears, before finishing his career with a brief stint at the Parramatta Eels. Background Larson was born in Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. Career North Sydney Bears Larson made his first grade debut for North Sydney in his only game for the 1987 NSWRL season, a Round 9 match with Penrith at Penrith Stadium. Starting from the bench, Larson scored a try on debut but the Bears still went down to the Panthers 19–10. 1988 saw Larson playing mainly Reserve Grade for the Bears and he only played two games for the season, including his debut in the starting side playing second-row in North Sydney's 6–38 loss to league newcomers, the Newcastle Knights. Nicknamed "Sven Svennson" due to his Nordic appearanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Vautin
Paul Vautin (born 21 July 1959), nicknamed Fatty, is a former Australian rugby commentator and former professional rugby league player, captain and coach. He has provided commentary for the Nine Network's coverage of rugby league since joining the network in 1992 and also hosted ''The Footy Show (rugby league), The Footy Show'' from its beginnings in 1994 opposite co-host Peter Sterling (rugby league commentator), Peter Sterling, until 2017. An Australian Kangaroos test and Queensland Maroons, Queensland State of Origin series, State of Origin representative lock or second-row forward, Vautin played club rugby in Brisbane with Wests Panthers, Wests, before moving to Sydney in 1979 to play with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Manly-Warringah, whom he would captain to the 1987 NSWRL premiership. He also played for Sydney's Sydney Roosters, Eastern Suburbs, and in England for St Helens R.F.C., St Helens. After playing, Vautin became a sports commentator for the Nine Network, calling ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super League (Australia)
Super League was an Australian rugby league football administrative body that conducted professional competition in Australia and New Zealand for one season in 1997. Along with Super League of Europe, it was created by News Corporation during the Super League war which arose following an unsuccessful attempt to purchase the pay television rights to rugby league in Australia. After two years of legal battles the competition was played for a single season in 1997 alongside the rival Australian Rugby League (ARL) competition before the two merged in 1998 to form the National Rugby League (NRL). History The Super League war was the corporate dispute that was fought in and out of court during the mid-1990s between the Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation-backed Super League and the Kerry Packer and Optus Vision-backed Australian Rugby League organisations over broadcasting rights for, and ultimately control of the top-level professional rugby league football competition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
