AMCO Cup 1975

Game 2

Newcastle Firsts (AU) 20 def. Balmain Tigers 7

AMCO Cup 1975
Game 2

Newcastle Firsts (AU)		 20
–
7 Balmain
Tigers
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27449
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 28th May, 1975
Kick Off 7:30 PM (local time)
Referee Don MacDonald
Venue Leichhardt (Sydney)
Crowd 6,000
Official Player of the Match Jeff Roach
Match Stats
Halftime Score 11 – 7
Scrums 11 – 12
Penalties 12 – 12
Newcastle (AU) Scoresheet Balmain
Peter HOWLETT 2 T Graham ROBERTS
Gary BANKS      
Peter COOTES      
 
Ron BURGESS 4 G 2 Graham ROBERTS
Newcastle (AU) Teams Balmain
Jim BATEY 1 FB 1 Jeff BRIAN
Simon BOOTH 2 W 2 Alan RHOADES
Ron BURGESS 3 C 3 Mike FISH
Robbie WISE 4 C 4 Allan McMAHON
Peter COOTES 5 W 5 Merv MUGGLETON
 
Gary BANKS 6 FE 6 Graham ROBERTS
Jeff DIAL 7 HB 7 Keith OUTTEN (c)
 
Peter HOWLETT 8 L 8 Neil PRINGLE
Dave EDWARDS 9 2R 9 John SPENCER
Jeff ROACH 10 2R 10 Trevor RYAN
Garry LEO (c) 11 FR 11 Keith COOK
Allan DAGWELL 12 HK 12 Peter BOULTON
Brian ANDERSON 13 FR 13 Brian LOCKWOOD
 
Paul SLATTERY 14 B 14 Jeff SHIELD
Graham HUGGINS 15 B 15 Peter DUFFY
John COOK 16 B 16 Peter McMILLAN
Tom SHEPPARD 17 B 17 Steve SMITH
 
Brian MOORE   HC   Paul BROUGHTON
   
 

Team Info

Newcastle Firsts (AU)

Previous Game:
AMCO Cup 1975 - Game 1 vs. Cronulla
Next Game:
AMCO Cup 1975 - Quarter Final vs. Auckland
Out:
George Ambrum (wing), Tony Murphy (centre), Dennis Ward (halfback), Brian Moore (second row), Greg Owens (bench)
In:
Jim Batey (fullback), Simon Booth (wing), Jeff Dial (halfback), John Cook (bench), Tom Sheppard (bench)
Changes:
Paul Slattery (fullback to bench), Robbie Wise (bench to centre), Dave Edwards (bench to second row)

Balmain

Previous Game:
Round 10 vs. Penrith
Next Game:
Round 11 vs. Canterbury
Out:
Trevor Forwood (wing), Dennis Manteit (front row), Paul Sommerville (bench), Noel Maybury (bench)
In:
Alan Rhoades (wing), Keith Cook (front row), Jeff Shield (bench), Peter Duffy (bench), Peter McMillan (bench), Steve Smith (bench)

Match Notes

Jeff Roach was Man of the Match.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin

See also: