December 13, 1996: Super League World Nines launched
On this day 25 years ago, John Ribot promised "the World Nines is going to be the beginning of a truly global game"
“The World Nines is going to be the beginning of a truly global game,” Super League CEO John Ribot promised as he launched the 1997 World Nines in Townsville.
The World Nines had been born the previous year in Suva but with Super League’s court victory, an event on home soil was of paramount importance.
Ribot said at the launch of the event, in Townsville…
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