If only we could have a multicultural round at Belmore every Sunday. The NRL_Bulldogs footy fans from all walks and the late-arriving Tigers put on a show today. NRL 7NEWS
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“To have them here teaching the next crop of Bulldogs is fantastic, and they will learn a lot from their experience as well,” El Masri said. “When I first came into the club and I saw the likes of Terry Lamb and Billy Johnston and Steve Folkes and Turvey , Jim Dymock and all the boys, I just thought, ‘wow’.It’s apt that the Bulldogs’ public reunion came in multicultural week.ParramattaLebanese-born El Masri was also at the forefront of one of the league’s first true multicultural teams at the turn of the century, training through Ramadan as one of the NRL’s first Muslim stars.“We learned about one another’s culture and nationality ..
“Then as a Muslim, there was 9-11, the Bali bombing, the Skaf brothers and the Cronulla riots. You just go, ‘stop, someone press the stop button’. “I was like an open book in front of everyone ... I loved being part of that team, teaching and learning at the same time.“
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