He used to dress up as a human-sized Keno ball on The Footy Show, but on June 13 Mark Jackson will skipper rugby league newcomers Brazil in the only mid-season international played in Australia.
Brisbane Bombers director Nicholas Livermore hopes a merger with the rival Western Corridor bid team will help convince the ARL Commission that the 17th team NRL team should be based in Ipswich.
The ARLC is due to make a mid-year decision on whether to expand the Telstra Premiership by admitting a second Brisbane club in 2023 and the merger of the rival bids has thrown down the gauntlet to Redcliffe Dolphins and Brisbane Firehawks.
“I would like to think this will be the winning bid and demonstrates to the ARL Commission that we have got Brisbane as a whole, in terms of that market share the Broncos don’t represent,” Livermore said.
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RUGBY LEAGUE: For the first time in the Toowoomba Rugby League’s history, a dedicated Indigenous round will take place.
On the weekend of July 10, games will feature in Toowoomba, Warwick, Dalby, Goondiwindi and Highfields to honour the round.
TRL chairman Rex Zeeman said with the annual pre-season All Stars vs Emus fixture taking a back seat in 2021, the time was right for the league to implement the round.
“We decided to free up the pre-season and not have the All Stars and Emus game next year. Clubs were keen for us not to clutter the pre-season and keep as many weekends as possible free,” he said.