On this day, Ted Glossop dies and Stacey Jones receives national honour.
1998
Former Canterbury premiership-winning coach Ted Glossop dies in Sydney after a long battle with cancer.
2005
Kiwis legend Stacey Jones is awarded a New Zealand Order of Merit medal for services to rugby league.
Stacey Jones - Hall of Fame
2011
England international Martin Gleeson is suspended for three years for taking the stimulant methylexaneamine during a Super League game between Hull and Salford on May 13. In a landmark ruling, two club officials are also suspended for attempting to cover up Gleeson’s positive test. Half of Gleeson’s ban is suspended.
This article contains information from the official records of NRL historian David Middleton.
