Tag: Rugbylegend

Evolution Mining has partnered with the Johnathan Thurston Academy (JTAcademy) to improve access to employment and training opportunities for local and Indigenous people. Read the entire article on Australian Mining.  Click here [Sam Ayoub‘s client] JTAcademy managing director Johnathan Thurston said partnerships were important in equipping Indigenous youth with the skills and confidence needed to apply for work. “The work

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Sam Ayoub‘s client Rugby League Legend Johnathan Thurston graces the Isa Street Festival! Read more about this event on www.northweststar.com.au as written by Derek Barry. Click here

Sam Ayoub‘s client Rugby league legend Johnathan Thurston will be in town next week for the Isa Street Festival and for workshops in local schools. Derek Barry of the The North West Star writes, JT fans are encouraged to enter the competition to win a signed State of Origin JT jersey, which is currently available through Council’s Facebook competition, with

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Sam Ayoub‘s client Rugby league great Johnathan Thurston has been announced as the first Get Ready Queensland Ambassador, to help raise awareness around being prepared for natural disasters. Mirage News writes, “JT’s most memorable rugby league moments were borne from preparation and resilience. The 2015 NRL Grand Final is a perfect example – JT and the Cowboys never gave up,

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Belinda Sharpe can’t wait for her next NRL assignment after becoming the first woman to referee a first grade game. The Queenslander earned wide praise for her officiating in the Brisbane Broncos game against the Cowboys last Thursday, with former Queensland and Australia great Johnathan Thurston [Sam Ayoub‘s client] describing her as inspirational. “It’s groundbreaking for the NRL and sport

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Sam Ayoub‘s client League legend Johnathan Thurston described Belinda Sharpe as “inspirational” after she became the first woman in Australian rugby league history to referee a first-grade game. In an article written on Fox Sports by Staff Writers with AAP, JT was quoted saying, “It’s groundbreaking for the NRL and sport in general for a female referee to referee the game,”

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A bronze statue of rugby league legend Johnathan Thurston [Sam Ayoub‘s client] will “stand watch” over a time capsule outside the new Townsville stadium. Brisbane Times’ Felicity Caldwell shares this story, “The statue will honour the contribution JT has made to the sport of rugby league and acknowledge the significant role he plays in the north Queensland community,” tender documents

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Queensland will target Blues half Mitchell Pearce’s “mental scars” when he kits up for NSW for the first time since 2017, says Maroons great Johnathan Thurston [Sam Ayoub‘s client]. Wide World of Sports’ George Vlotis tells this story, “There’s obviously a lot of mental scars there from those years no doubt,” Thurston told Macca’s Thursday Night Golden Point. “He’ll come

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Sam Ayoub‘s client Queensland legend Johnathan Thurston wants to see Mitchell Pearce play second-fiddle to James Maloney in the halves for NSW in the Origin decider. In the article on Sporting News, JT has this to say, “I think you play Pearce at six, Maloney at seven. The way that he [Maloney] controlled the game last night was pure class

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Kalyn Ponga has declared he wants to be like Maroons legend [Sam Ayoub‘s client] Johnathan Thurston and explained why he feels like a fully fledged Queenslander. In the NRL.com article written by Joel Gould, Ponga was quoted syaing, “I remember watching JT a lot. I’d watch JT and how he worked off the ball. The work that he did off

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