Country Carnival 1954

Game 2

South Sydney Rabbitohs 30 def. Newcastle Firsts (AU) 21

Country Carnival 1954
Game 2
South Sydney
Rabbitohs
30
21
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/48855
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 1st May, 1954
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Aub Oxford (Sydney)
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 24,539
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 9
South Sydney Scoresheet Newcastle (AU)
Denis DONOGHUE 2 T Doug HAWKE
Jack RAYNER 2   Geoff HAWKEY
Martin GALLAGHER   F LENNARD
Ernie HAMMERTON      
 
Bernie PURCELL 5 G 5 Noel PIDDING
Johnny DOUGHERTY      
 
    FG Dave PARKINSON
South Sydney Teams Newcastle (AU)
Clive CHURCHILL 1 FB 1 Dave PARKINSON
Ian MOIR 2 W 2 Don ADAMS
Kevin WOOLFE 3 C 3 Geoff HAWKEY
Martin GALLAGHER 4 C 4 Frank THRELFO
Joe RENSHAW 5 W 5 Noel PIDDING
 
Johnny DOUGHERTY 6 FE 6 Frank STANMORE (c)
Ray MASON 7 HB 7 Bob BANKS
 
Les COWIE 8 L 8 Barry LEVIDO
Bernie PURCELL 9 2R 9 F LENNARD
Jack RAYNER (c) 10 2R 10 Don SCHOFIELD
Jim RICHARDS 11 FR 11 Fred BROWN
Ernie HAMMERTON 12 HK 12 P MOONEY
Denis DONOGHUE 13 FR 13 Doug HAWKE
 
    B 14 Tom PITMAN
    B 15 Keith CLARK
   
 

Team Info

South Sydney

Previous Game:
Round 7 vs. Parramatta
Next Game:
Round 8 vs. Canterbury
Out:
Bob Honeysett (wing), Les Brennan (wing), Brian Murray (hooker)
In:
Ian Moir (wing), Martin Gallagher (centre), Ernie Hammerton (hooker)
Changes:
Joe Renshaw (centre to wing)

Newcastle Firsts (AU)

Previous Game:
American All Stars Tour 1953 - Game 6 vs. USA
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1954 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Darcy Russell (fullback), William Shanks (wing), Lester Batey (centre), B Pead (centre), Bill Smith (wing), Warren Foley (five-eighth), Noel Hill (halfback), H Pearson (front row), K McKiernan (hooker), G Harley (second row), Henry Holloway (second row)
In:
Dave Parkinson (fullback), Don Adams (wing), Geoff Hawkey (centre), Frank Threlfo (centre), Noel Pidding (wing), Frank Stanmore (five-eighth), Bob Banks (halfback), P Mooney (hooker), Fred Brown (front row), Don Schofield (second row), F Lennard (second row), Tom Pitman (bench), Keith Clark (bench)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash