Our Official Patrons and Brand Ambassadors
Rugby League Immortals Mal Meninga and Wally Lewis will be involved to aspire young people to play Rugby League and Ambassador Petero Civonoceva will be coming to town with the other champions to work directly with young rugby league players to motivate, inspire and educate as they tour regional Queensland in a series of events!
Patrons
Wally Lewis
Beginning his career as a young lock forward in the inaugural Origin game in 1980, Wally Lewis came to embody State of Origin football. With 30 appearances as five-eighth and captaining Origin between 1981 and 1991, he collected eight man-of-the match awards.
Making his test debut in France 1981, he was the only Queenslander to make the side. And powered on unchallenged as Australian captain from 1984 to 1989.
“Lewis was tough, brave and passionate, with a magnificent kicking game and a brilliant pass. In the second Test at Wigan in 1982 he came on in the second half and threw a 25–metre bullet that set up a try for Mal Meninga.” Immortal Hall Of Fame
His legendary status was already sealed at the Sydney Football Stadium in 1989, with Queensland shattered by injury, he rallied the team and inspired one of the best steal back victories seen in modern rugby league.
Following his retirement, a bronze statue was erected at Lang Park, and in 1999 he was named an ''Immortal''.
Wally enjoys time in the community, touring and bringing joy to the communities we visit and Author Beeston Immortal Tours are honoured to have the Emperor of Lang Park as an official Patron.
Mal Meninga
Mal Meninga's endless list of records and accomplishments stands as a confirmation to the quality and diligence he has shown over an inspiring 17-year career in football.
Meninga is the only player to have four tours under his belt with the Kangaroos, captaining twice! Not to mention achieving this after enduring four broken arms amid the 1987–88 seasons.
''The true test of a champion is not just what he does as an individual,'' said Bob Fulton of Meninga. ''It's what he does for the players around him''.
Perhaps his most memorable performance came at Old Trafford in 1990, when he helped Australia to salvage the Ashes with a barnstorming try in the final minutes of the second Test.
Meninga’s dedication to bringing light to young players through awareness and his charitable work touring this great country and visiting its communities makes this legend of the game a champion on and off the field.
Ambassadors
Petero Civoniceva
Regarded as one of the game’s greatest sportsman, the Fijian born prop displayed superior fitness on the field and never stopped serving up the opposition.
Seemingly never tiring as on of the game’s best hit ups with his trademark side on motion, always fighting for that extra yard. His fitness and never give up attitude made him one of the most consistent players and rarely had a bad game.
Entering the league with the Brisbane Broncos in 1998, where the season the club won its third premiership. He was also part of title teams in 2000. With his highlight putting in a superb performance in the 2006 Tri-Nations tournament, he totalled 33 Origin matches, 45 Tests for Australia and six Tests for Fiji between 2001 and 2914.
“For 10 seasons from 1998 his sole senior club was the Brisbane Broncos, and for the early seasons of the 21st century he was, with Shane Webcke, half of what most pundits believed to be the best front-row partnership in the world.” Immortal NRL Hall Of Fame
Petero enjoys rallying players off the field travelling the countryside on tour helping to inspire motivate and educate young people and the greater communities, Australia wide.
Rugby League’s champions giving back to the game and getting something themselves in return
The ABF Future Immortals Tour events will provide the opportunity for former NRL players to stay engaged in Rugby League post the end of their careers. Retirement can be hard on players as they step out of the spotlight and transition back into the community.
This can have a lasting effect both physically and mentally on the NRL “old boys” as they try and adjust their mindset and routine into a different way of life that they are used to. For this reason we’re giving them the chance to give back, whilst giving disadvantaged communities access to their heroes.