The other folk hero named Ned

By Peter Fitzsimons
Updated June 10 2017 - 12:23am, first published 12:06am

Back in 2005, see, this rugby stalwart from Eastern Suburbs, John Murray, was doing his bit for the great old game, and decided he wanted to get some junior rugby teams from the bush to come down to the Big Smoke to play in Easts' under-9 junior knockout. Luckily, he knew a bloke who knew a bloke who knew a bloke, and one of the calls went to Danny Keady at Coonamble Rugby Club, who had to say they didn't actually have any junior rugby players, but look, he knew a bloke, and they might give it a go.

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