1994 In Sports ,
Other Events Of 1995 ,
1996 In Sports and the
List Of 'years In Sports' .
- scored a 2nd round TKO over Rafael Ruelas to retain his Lightweight Championship.
During the 1994 Rugby League season the N.S.W. Rugby League passed a motion to expand the 16 team competition to a 20 team competition incorporating a team from Western Australia , 2 more teams from Queensland and a team from New Zealand . It was also agreed to change the competition name from the N.S.W. Rugby League to the Australian Rugby League (also
known as the A.R.L) as a true reflection of what it represents.
: Balmain Tigers ,
: Brisbane Broncos ,
: Canberra Raiders ,
: Canterbury Bulldogs ,
: Cronulla Sharks ,
: Gold Coast Seagulls ,
: Illawarra Steelers ,
: Manly Sea Eagles ,
: Newcastle Knights ,
: North Queensland Cowboys ,
: North Sydney Bears ,
: Parramatta Eels ,
: Penrith Panthers ,
: St. George Dragons ,
: South Queensland Crushers ,
: South Sydney Rabbitohs ,
: Sydney City Roosters ,
: Western Reds ,
: Western Suburbs Magpies .
However, on the 1st April 1995 the Super League (Australia) announced its intention to form a rebel league. This breakaway league had its own constitution and vision statement enlisting high profile rugby league players to endorse and persuade current players to sign with the rebel league without the knowledge of the A.R.L .
The rebel league backed by Mr Rupert Murdoch and the News Limited Corporation made huge financial offers as an inducement for players to sign to play in their competition. The A.R.L then counter attacked signing up loyal A.R.L players with the financial backing of Mr Kerry Packer and Optus Vision .
The Willow Sports Complex in Townsville was renamed Stockland Stadium through sponsorship linked with the new team North Queensland Cowboys . A contract was signed by the Stockland Trust Group for three years giving them the naming rights of the venue.
- ---All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
- ---National Camogie League: Cork
Men's Golf
- - $1,654,959
- - $1,444,386
- won 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 over the United States in world team golf.
Women's Golf
- Rambling Willie — Harness Racing Horse
- January 8 — Carlos Monzón , Argentinian boxer
- February 2 — Fred Perry , English tennis star, Wimbledon Champion
- February 4 — Roel Wiersma , Dutch soccer star
- February 28 — Keith Rigg , Australian cricketer
- March 20 — Víctor Ugarte , Bolivian football (soccer) player (b. 1926 )
- March 23 — Davie Cooper , Scottish soccer star
- April 8 — Maurice Allom , New Zealand cricketer
- April 20 — Sunil Jayasinghe , Sri Lankan star wicketkeeper, suicide
- April 20 — Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt , English cricketer
- April 23 — Howard Cosell , sportscaster
- May 7 — Gus Bell , Major League Baseball player (1950-1964)
- May 13 — Cecil Marley , Jamaican cricket player & executive
- May 17 — Toe Blake , NHL player and coach of the Montreal Canadiens
- May 25 — Krešimir Ćosić (46), Croatian professional basketball player (b. 1948 )
- May 30 — Bobby Stokes , England soccer star
- May 30 — Ted Drake , English soccer player/manager
- June 9 — Zoilo Versalles , Major League Baseball player (1959-1971)
- June 10 — Ron Morrisby , Tasmanian cricketer
- June 27 — Nida Senff , Dutch swimmer (b. 1920 )
- July 18 — Fabio Casartelli , cyclist, accident during the Tour De France
- July 27 — Rick Ferrell , Baseball Hall Of Fame catcher (1929-1947)
- July 4 — Pancho Gonzalez , tennis star
- July 16 — Juan Manuel Fangio , Argentinean Formula 1, race car champion
- August 4 — Dick Bartell , Major League Basell player (1927-1946)
- August 13 — Mickey Mantle , Baseball Hall Of Fame center fielder (1951-1968)
- August 23 — Johnny Carey , Irish-born soccer star
- September 6 — Buster Mathis , heavyweight boxer
- October 7 — Louis Meyer , Indie 500 racer
- October 10 — John Rodolph (31), wheelchair-race world record holder
- October 21 — Vada Pinson , Major League Basell player (1958-1975)
- October 25 — Bobby Riggs , tennis player
- November 20 — Sergei Grinkov (28), figure skater, two-time Olympic gold medalist
- December 27 — Henk Bouwman (69), Dutch field hockey player
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