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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
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Hunter football greats share tales from their Socceroo days

UNFORGETTABLE: Goalkeeper Bill Rorke, from Kearsley, will always remember his game in goal for Australia against North Korea in 1965.

Every four years, the talk of World Cup qualifiers brings back memories for Bill Rorke. And as the Socceroos prepare to take on the UAE - and then hopefully Peru - in the final stages of qualifying for the 2022 tournament, Rorke can't help but cast his mind back to 1965, when the then 20-year-old was selected in the national team's first ever World Cup qualifying series.

In a rather surreal moment, Kearsley boy Rorke was pleasantly surprised to see his former Aberdare Rangers junior teammate - and fellow goalkeeper - John Roberts in the squad.

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