Gregory slams N.S.W.
The Great Britain test halfback, Andy Gregory, has returned home from a stint in Australia to describe rugby league there as "boring” and lacking in atmosphere. Gregory, who spent about three months with wooden spooner lllawarra, told the British national newspaper “The Mail On Sunday” that the New South Wales Rugby League was “the most
boring I’ve ever played in. The lack of crowds down under was noticeable and there was a lack of atmosphere.” Gregory, an expected kingpin of Great Britain’s coming clashes with New Zealand, is best know for his lion-hearted performance in Illawarra’s narrow Panasonic Cup final loss to Brisbane this year. “A chap could score three tries and still lose the headlines to a player who made 50 tackles,”
Gregory is quoted as saying. “That’s not what I’m used to and as far as entertainment goes, British rugby league is far superior.” The fiery Gregory also fired a broadside at all but one member of the Australian national team in his predictions for next year’s Kangaroo Tour of England. “Great Britain will win the 1990 Tests providing Australian captain Wally Lewis does not tour.” — NZPA
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