The Rorke's Drift Rugby League Test Match Fiasco

The most famous game in the history of Rugby League without doubt was the third Test match played in Sydney on Saturday, 4th July 1914. That game is always referred to as the Rorke's Drift Test. The reason for this is well known namely because the Englishmen played most of the game with eleven men due to injuries. In some parts of the game the English had only ten men and or one period just nine! What perhaps is less well known are the dramas that occurred in the time leading up to that Tes...