In the wake of the BBC's excellent Once Were Lions documentary, 'Rugby Reloaded' looks back on the 1986 Kangaroo tour of Britain with Mark Flanagan, author of The Invincibles: The Inside Story of the 1982 Kangaroos, the Team That Changed Rugby Forever.
Were they the greatest touring team of all time? What did their success tell us about the state of British rugby league, or about the future direction that rugby league would take?
Two parts historical analysis, one part nostalgia, this episode of 'Rugby Reloaded' looks back at the origins of the modern era of rugby league.
Opposite: the December 1986 front cover of the short-lived British monthly Sportsweek.
