NSWRFL 1956

Round 5

Newtown 14 def. St George Dragons 4

NSWRFL 1956
Round 5

Newtown
14
4 St George
Dragons
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11314
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 25th April, 1956
Kick Off 3:15 PM (local time)
Referee Cliff Brown
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 28,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 9 0
Scrums 20 29
Newtown Scoresheet St George
Dick POOLE T    
Ray PRESTON      
 
Gordon CLIFFORD 4 G 2 Doug FLEMING
Newtown Teams St George
Gordon CLIFFORD 1 FB 1 Doug FLEMING
Ray PRESTON 2 W 2 Ross KITE
Kevin CONSIDINE 3 C 3 Geoff WEEKES
Dick POOLE (c) 4 C 4 Kevin O'BRIEN
Laurie McMAHON 5 W 5 Tommy RYAN
 
Tony BROWN 6 FE 6 Bobby BUGDEN
Bobby WHITTON 7 HB 7 Johnny HORSLEY
 
Peter RYAN 8 L 8 Sid PERT
Henry HOLLOWAY 9 2R 9 Norm PROVAN
Frank NARVO 10 2R 10 Harry MELVILLE
Les HAMPSON 11 FR 11 Kevin BROWN
Greg ELLIS 12 HK 12 Ken KEARNEY (c)
Don STAIT 13 FR 13 Bryan ORROCK
 
Dick POOLE   HC   Norm TIPPING
   
 

Team Info

Newtown

Previous Game:
Round 4 vs. Balmain
Next Game:
Round 6 vs. Manly
Out:
Ray Kelly (five-eighth), Frank Farrington (front row)
In:
Tony Brown (five-eighth), Don Stait (front row)
Changes:
Laurie McMahon (centre to wing), Kevin Considine (wing to centre)

St George

Previous Game:
Round 4 vs. North Sydney
Next Game:
Round 6 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Out:
Merv Lees (centre), Peter Carroll (five-eighth), Billy Wilson (second row)
In:
Geoff Weekes (centre), Johnny Horsley (halfback), Harry Melville (second row)
Changes:
Bobby Bugden (halfback to five-eighth)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson