Twenty years ago, in the boardroom of Brisbane’s famous XXXX brewery, rugby league’s most famous teetotaller had the Queensland Rugby League unveil plans for the biggest ruse in State of Origin history, when three little letters became part of rugby league folklore: TBA.
A year after he sensationally brought Allan Langer home from the United Kingdom to win the series decider, Queensland coach Wayne Bennett masterminded a way to use a judiciary loophole which left the two states at loggerheads before game two in 2002.
A little-known rule…
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