NSWRFL 1971

Round 1

South Sydney Rabbitohs 26 def. St George Dragons 20

Summary
Stats

NSWRFL 1971
Round 1

South Sydney
Rabbitohs

26

–

20	St George Dragons

Match URL

www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12883

Status

Completed

Date

Sunday, 28th March, 1971

Kick Off

2:30 PM (local time)

Referee

Keith Holman (Melbourne)

Venue

SCG (Sydney)

Crowd

26,926

Match Stats

Halftime Score

8

–

7

Scrums

15

–

13

Penalties

5

–

10

South Sydney

Scoresheet

St George

2

T

2

4/6

G

4

Graeme LANGLANDS

South Sydney

Teams

St George

1

FB

1

Graeme LANGLANDS (c)

2

W

2

3

C

3

4

C

4

Kevin O'SULLIVAN

5

W

5

6

FE

6

7

HB

7

8

L

8

Peter FITZGERALD

9

2R

9

10

2R

10

11

FR

11

12

HK

12

John SATTLER (c)

13

FR

13

B

16

Dennis BRANDLEY

B

33

Clive CHURCHILL

HC

Team Info

South Sydney

Previous Game:: Wills Cup 1971 - Round 4 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Next Game:: Round 2 vs. Balmain
Out:: Denis Pittard (five-eighth), Darrell Bampton (lock)
In:: Kerry Burke (five-eighth)
Changes:: Bob Honan (wing to centre), Paul Sait (centre to lock), Keith Edwards (bench to wing)

St George

Previous Game:: Wills Cup 1971 - Final vs. Cronulla
Next Game:: Round 2 vs. Newtown
Out:: Norm Henderson (bench), Jeff Bell (bench), Inosi Toga (bench), Ross Strudwick (bench)
In:: Dennis Brandley (bench), Mark Shulman (bench)

Match Notes

Billy Smith broke his arm early in the 2nd half and was replaced by Mark Shulman, Dennis Brandley replaced Stan Gorton in the 2nd half due to a shoulder injury.

Johnny King announced his retirement after the match.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

NSWRFL 1971

Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables