On this week’s edition of Inside Sport’s Dead In Goal podcast, retired rugby league journeyman and all-round tough nut Kevin Campion generously recollects the moments which led to his dance with his former Broncos and Maroons team-mate Shane Webcke.

The pair are, of course, good mates after all these years, but Campion’s telling of the lead-up to his punch-up with Webby makes for fantastic listening. “We certainly laugh about it now, Webby and I,” Campion, the 214-game veteran recalls for Dead In Goal.

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“About five minutes before it, Brent Tate, who was an up and comer, just a new kid on the block … I put a nice tackle on Brent and he threw a couple of punches at me. I grabbed him, but thought, ‘Oh, he’s probably a bit too young for this.’ So I let him go.

“So I was already angry. I shot out of the line and put a hit on Webby. It was a nice tackle. But I think he got a bit angry that I was holding the ball and he couldn’t play it quickly enough. So he threw a bit of a jab at me. I really can’t remember much after that ... I just started throwing them. Lucky for me a few of them landed straight on his chin!

For the record, the Warriors won that match 18-4, with the New Zealand-based side finishing the home and away season as minor premiers.

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