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HomeSportRugby league legends launch Origin beer

Rugby league legends launch Origin beer

Grassroots rugby league is set to benefit from a collaboration between two rugby league legends, Gorden Raging Bull Tallis and Steve Blocker Roach.

The new Bli Bli Hotel played host to a crowd eager to get the first taste of Block and Grapple’s Raging Bull Lager and Front Row Lager on Wednesday 10 April.

Gorden and Steve served their new beers for guests to try just in time for the 2024 State of Origin series.

“This is the most excited I’ve been since my wedding night,“ Gorden said.

“Matty Johns had a beer and it tasted like cat’s piss… all of a sudden I’ve got an opportunity to come on board with and make my own and I’m so excited.

“I think when you retire from sport you lose that competitive edge. I think Cathy Freeman summed it up best of all, she said when you’re an athlete you retired twice because no one wants to know you anymore.

“This is the most excited I’ve been since running out on the footy field in the St George jerseys for the first time ever, Broncos jersey, Queensland, Australia. If you’re a Queenslander who wants to support it, the money goes back to the juniors.“

Ten per cent of all profits will be put back into grassroots rugby league.

Front Row and Raging Bull are available at Bli Bli Hotel and will be on tap at Maeva Hospitality’s other venues and bottle shops.

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