NSWRFL 1972

Round 1

Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 26 def. North Sydney Bears 13

NSWRFL 1972
Round 1
Cronulla Sutherland
Sharks		 26
–
13 North Sydney
Bears
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13015
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 25th March, 1972
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Laurie Bruyeres
Venue Endeavour (Sydney)
Crowd 5,327
Match Stats
Halftime Score 9 – 5
Scrums 9 – 10
Penalties 14 – 15
Cronulla Scoresheet North Sydney
Ray CORCORAN T George AMBRUM
Dave COTTER   John McDONELL
Greg PIERCE   Keith OUTTEN
Bob WEAR      
 
Barry ANDREWS 7 G John BOOBY
      Peter INSKIP
Cronulla Teams North Sydney
Chris WELLMAN 1 FB 1 John BOOBY
Bob WEAR 2 W 2 Owen O'DONNELL
Greg PIERCE 3 C 3 Laurie MORASCHI
Paul TAYLOR 4 C 4 Michael McLEAN
Ray CORCORAN 5 W 5 George AMBRUM
 
Tony FLETCHER 6 FE 6 Tim PICKUP
Steve HANSARD 7 HB 7 Keith OUTTEN
 
Maurie RAPER 8 L 8 Bruce WALKER
Barry ANDREWS 9 2R 9 John McDONELL
Ken MADDISON 10 2R 10 Noel CAVANAGH
Denis BEEBY 11 FR 11 Glen WHITNEY
Gary STEWART 12 HK 12 Ross WARNER
Cliff WATSON (c) 13 FR 13 Merv HICKS (c)
 
Dave COTTER 22 B 14 Peter INSKIP
George TAYLFORTH 43 B    
 
Tommy BISHOP   HC   Merv HICKS
   
 

Team Info

Cronulla

Previous Game:
Wills Cup 1972 - Round 4 vs. Balmain
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. Penrith
Out:
Eric Archer (centre), Kevin Hogan (five-eighth), Fred Dennehy (halfback), Greg Allen (front row), Dave Cooper (second row), Rod Urquhart (lock), John Maguire (bench), Denis Stapleton (bench)
In:
Tony Fletcher (five-eighth), Steve Hansard (halfback), Denis Beeby (front row), Maurie Raper (lock), Dave Cotter (bench), George Taylforth (bench)
Changes:
Greg Pierce (fullback to centre), Chris Wellman (bench to fullback), Barry Andrews (bench to second row)

North Sydney

Previous Game:
Wills Cup 1972 - Round 4 vs. Manly
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. Balmain
Out:
George Varela (centre)
In:
Laurie Moraschi (centre), Peter Inskip (bench)

Match Notes

Peter Inskip replaced John Booby 14 mins into the 2nd half.

Denis Beeby injured a leg and was replaced by George Taylforth.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin

See also: