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e. He is also the only player to captain two Kangaroo Tours having captained the touring team in both 1990 and 1994. Gasnier was on hand to congratulate Meninga on his achievement. His father, Norman Meninga, also played rugby league. In the post season Meninga travelled with the Raiders to England and captained the team in their 30-18 loss to a Martin Offiah inspired Widnes in the 1989 World Club Challenge at Old Trafford. They lost their last minor round game to Canterbury-Bankstown 32-8, before meekly going out in straight sets in the finals with losses to eventual Grand Finalists St. The Raiders came back strongly in 1993, with their international stars Meninga, Ricky Stuart, Laurie Daley, Bradley Clyde and Steve Walters, as well as try scoring Fijian Noa Nadruku (22 tries for the season) leading the way. Halfback Ricky Stuart badly broke and dislocated his right ankle in the second half and despite a club record 68-0 win, without their halfback and chief play maker, the Raiders fell apart. Meninga would score the opening try of the Kangaroo Tour in the first game against his old club St Helens at Knowsley Road. By starting in the 3rd test at Lang Park, Meninga played his 37th test, breaking the record of 36 held by Reg Gasnier since 1967. Meninga successfully returned to top level representative football in 1989, playing for Queensland in their State of Origin series whitewash of NSW (though he did suffer an eye socket injury in the second game in Sydney which kept him out of the third), before being selected to the mid-season tour of New Zealand. At the end of the 1991 season after the Raiders had lost 19-14 to Penrith in the Grand Final, Meninga captained the Australians for their tour of Papua New Guinea which included a 2-0 test series win over the Kumuls. Meninga was the Kangaroos top point scorer on tour, scoring 166 from 10 tries (worth 3 points) and 68 goals, including a personal haul of 19 points (1 try, 8 goals) in the first Ashes series test against Great Britain at Boothferry Park in Hull. However, in 1981 Meninga again reached the grand final with Souths who defeated the Redcliffe Dolphins 13-9. Post season he toured Europe with the undefeated 1982 Kangaroos, playing in all six tests on tour against Papua New Guinea, Great Britain and France. Mal then went on to score another try in the third and deciding test as Australia won 14-0 and retained The Ashes they had held since 1974. He retired with the most appearances in the history of the Australian national team, and became the top-point scorer ever in State of Origin football. Dale has been with the County for over 40 years and has dedicated his life to serving the County and his Community. The County Council is pleased to have such a valuable and long serving employee working for them. number 4, and scored 2- tries in St. After his displays on the 1982 Kangaroo tour, Meninga was in high demand with English club sides. Meninga joined Souths teammate Gary Belcher at the Canberra Raiders who played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership. At the end of the 1990 NSWRL season Meninga led the Raiders to another Grand final victory against the Penrith Panthers. Souths coach Wayne Bennett joined them at the club as co-coach alongside Australian national coach, Don Furner in 1987.
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This prestigious award recognizes excellence in rural administration and contributions to the County and Community. He scored the Raiders first points in their maiden Grand Final appearance with a penalty goal early in the second half to reduce the deficit to 6-2 after eventual Clive Churchill Medal winner Cliff Lyons had scored for the Sea Eagles before half time allowing them to take a 6-0 lead into the break. He remains the only player to captain a Kangaroo Tour on two occasions in 1990 and 1994. At the end of the 1992 season, Meninga captained Australia to their 10-6 win over Great Britain in the World Cup Final in front of a record international test crowd of 73,631 at Wembley Stadium in London. Meninga continued his good form for Souths in 1985, playing in their 10-8 Grand Final win over Wynnum-Manly. A second broken arm before the start of the 1988 NSWRL season saw Meninga missing until Round 15. Meninga broke numerous rugby league records during his playing career. With Lions players converging, Meninga loomed in support and after legally shouldering Lions centre Carl Gibson out of the way, received the pass from Stuart and touched down for a dramatic 14-10 win that silenced most of the 46,615 strong crowd. Mal Meninga played Centre, i. He toured with the Kangaroos in 1982, 1986, 1990 and 1994. He was in great form in the first test at the Sydney Football Stadium, scoring 2 tries as Australia won 22-6. Australia won the test series 2-1 against the Kiwis with Meninga in the centres for each test, but on a tour that had seen the NSW vs Qld rivalry come into play in an Australian team, New Zealand won the dead rubber 3rd test at Carlaw Park in Auckland 18-0. He soon recovered and played in the centres for Souths in their 17-3 loss to the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the BRL Grand Final at Lang Park. In the second test at Old Trafford, Meninga scored one of the most famous tries in test history. Mal Meninga is the only player in history to be selected for four Kangaroo Tours. With only a couple of minutes remaining and the scores locked at 10 all, his Raiders team mate Ricky Stuart raced through a gap in the tired Lions defence and sprinted 70 metres upfield. St Helens rivals Wigan were also after him and had papers ready for him to sign. He was selected to play for Brisbane in the 1979 Amco Cup, kicking a goal in the final which was lost to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 1985 also saw NSW win the Origin series for the first time, though Mal was selected for the mid-season Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand. He was bought by BBC commentator and former Saints forward Ray French while he was in Australia covering the 1984 Great Britain Lions tour. After playing in the centres for the first two test wins over the Kiwis, Meninga was moved to the second-row for the third test in Auckland with great effect as he scored a try and kicked one goal to add to his 5 goals in the first test and 2 in the second. Canberra finished third after the minor round, and were premiership favourites until their fateful Round 21 match with the hapless Parramatta Eels at Bruce Stadium. During each of his four Kangaroo tours, Meninga appeared in every test the Kangaroos played against Great Britain and France, while also playing in the pre-tour test matches against Papua New Guinea in 1982 and 1986. Please join the Council and staff in Congratulating Dale on this accomplishment.
