
Dean Ritchie
Journalist at The Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph, News Corp, co-host Big Sports Breakfast Weekend, Wed Big Sports Breakfast, Fox Sports, NRL 360, NRL Tonight, TFJC ambassador
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2 weeks ago |
codesports.com.au | Dean Ritchie
He is among the hardest forwards in rugby league but Dragons enforcer Jack de Belin admits he will never be tougher than his late grandfather Fred, who flew bombing missions over Germany in World War II. “I can only hope to be half as tough as my Pop. The things he did compared to what I do – I just have to play football, he went and fought on the front line. I’d like to think I’ve inherited some of his toughness but we’re still worlds apart,” de Belin said.
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2 weeks ago |
dailytelegraph.com.au | Dean Ritchie
Don't miss out on the headlines from SuperCoach. Followed categories will be added to My News. “I can only hope to be half as tough as my Pop. The things he did compared to what I do – I just have to play football, he went and fought on the front line. I’d like to think I’ve inherited some of his toughness but we’re still worlds apart,” de Belin said.
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1 month ago |
codesports.com.au | Dean Ritchie
Rising Canterbury forward Jacob Preston has muscled his way into an elite pack of star backrowers engaged in a boots-and-all battle to represent NSW this year. Preston, 23, becomes the first State of Origin ‘smokey’ for 2025. The second is Newcastle second-rower Dylan Lucas, despite battling a troublesome hamstring injury early this season.
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2 months ago |
codesports.com.au | Dean Ritchie
NRLDon't miss out on the headlines from NRL. Followed categories will be added to My News. NRL SuperCoach Rnd 2: 10 things we learnedFormer Western Suburbs hooker Jack Jeffries, a member of the notorious Magpies side which would slap each other’s faces pre-game, has died aged 68. Heritage number 743, Jeffries played 69 club games for Wests between 1979 and 1981, 61 in first grade.
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2 months ago |
dailytelegraph.com.au | Dean Ritchie
Don't miss out on the headlines from NRL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Heritage number 743, Jeffries played 69 club games for Wests between 1979 and 1981, 61 in first grade. Jeffries played a prominent role in a famous 1979 60 Minutes report showing Wests players aggressively slapping the faces of teammates and then fighting them to psych themselves up before games.
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