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ARL 1996 Optus Cup

Round 1

Results

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>  Western Suburbs 17 (C. Coleman, D. Kennedy, C. Mescia tries; A. Leeds 2 goals; A. Leeds field goal) defeated Illawarra 8 (F. Seru 2 tries) at Steelers Stadium.
Date: Fri, 22nd March.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Scrums: Western Suburbs 7-6.   Penalties: 6-all.   Referee: Kelvin Jeffes.   Crowd: 9,744.
Illawarra: O'Meara, Wishart, Rodwell, McGregor, Seru; Simon, White; Fritz, Callaway, England, Cross (C), Richards, Timmins. Int: Cox, Hepi, Bristow.
Western Suburbs: Leeds, Willis, McGuinness, Costin, McGuinness; Willis, Coleman (C); Stuart, Mescia, Duff, Dunn, Harris, Georgallis. Int: Kennedy, Burns, Smith, Austin.
>  Sydney City 38 (P. Clarke 2, B. Fittler, D. Rameka, J. Simon, A. Walker tries; I. Cleary 7 goals) defeated Sydney Tigers 10 (I. Herron, D. Senter tries; I. Herron goal) at Sydney Football Stadium.
Date: Sat, 23rd March.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Scrums: Sydney City 3-2.   Penalties: Sydney City 10-6.   Referee: Eddie Ward.   Crowd: 5,631.
Sydney City: Cleary, Junee, Sing, Clarke, Jorgensen; Walker, Lam; Lowrie, Garlick (C), Hermansson, Clarke, Rameka, Fittler. Int: Duckworth, Simon, Dunn, Smith.
Sydney Tigers: Brasher, Herron, Kennedy, Thompson, Patterson; Hanley, Patten; Stains (C), Brown, Sironen, Walker, Smith, Senter. Int: Morrison, Wilson, Stimson, Milford.
>  North Sydney 42 (B. Dallas 3, C. Caruana 2, B. Ikin, B. Moore tries; J. Taylor 7 goals) defeated Gold Coast 26 (D. Driscoll, J. Orford, J. Schloss, D. Watson tries; B. Hurst 4, T. Fuller goals) at Carrara Stadium.
Date: Sat, 23rd March.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Scrums: Gold Coast 4-2.   Penalties: North Sydney 5-4.   Referee: Tony Maksoud.   Crowd: 8,291.
Gold Coast: Watson (C), Baildon, Orford, Currie, Plowman; Salafia, Grauf; Bella, Goddard, Driscoll, Whittaker, Durheim, Hurst. Int: Schloss, Fuller, Savage.
North Sydney: Toshack, Dallas, Ikin, Buettner, Hall; Florimo, Taylor (C); Stuart, Soden, Trindall, Larson, Fairleigh, Moore. Int: Caruana, Williams, Weston, Wilson.
>  ** Cancelled with no result recorded ** North Qld vs. Canterbury.
Date: Sat, 23rd March.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Venue: Stockland Stadium.   
>  Auckland won by forfeit against Brisbane.
Date: Sun, 24th March.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Venue: ANZ Stadium.   
>  South Queensland won by forfeit against Canberra.
Date: Sun, 24th March.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Venue: Bruce Stadium.   
South Queensland: Peacock, Weston, McKenna, Mackay, Lawson; Bowen, Pezet; Hearn, Teevan, O'Brien, Gillmeister (C), Protheroe, Gaffey. Int: Horsnell, Young, Jones, Cook.
>  Manly 44 (S. Menzies 4, C. Innes 2, J. Elsegood, S. Nevin tries; J. Elsegood 4, S. Nevin 2 goals) defeated South Sydney 6 (P. Mellor try; C. Field goal) at Brookvale Oval.
Date: Sun, 24th March.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Scrums: 5-all.   Penalties: 4-all.   Referee: David Manson.   Crowd: 6,532.
Manly: Hopoate, Moore, Innes, Hill, Elsegood; Lyons, Toovey (C); Guberina, Hasler, Carroll, Menzies, Gillespie, Cunningham. Int: Gartner, Haumono, Fulton, Nevin.
South Sydney: O'Keefe, Mellor, Smith, Sinclair, Browne; Bell, Field (C); Ridding, Robinson, Masella, Francis, Salvatori, Wilson. Int: McWhirter, McNicholas, McKell, Hancock.
>  Newcastle won by forfeit against Cronulla.
Date: Sun, 24th March.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Venue: Marathon Stadium.   
Newcastle: O'Davis, Albert, Ainscough, Grogan, Hodge; Johns, Johns; Grief, Jackson, Butterfield, Marquet, Muir, Glanville. Int: Treacy, Peden, Harragon (C).
>  Parramatta won by forfeit against Penrith.
Date: Sun, 24th March.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Venue: Parramatta Stadium.   
Parramatta: Blackett, Wyer, McCracken, Barnes, Davey; Smith, Freeman (C); Johnston, Raper, Ritson, King, Pay, Dymock. Int: McKenzie, Spence, Campbell, Lawler.
>  St George won by forfeit against Western Reds.
Date: Sun, 24th March.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Venue: Kogarah Oval.   
St George: Quinn, Walford, Coyne (C), Smith, Donnelly; Murray, Kusto; Stone, Bartrim, Barnhill, Thompson, Gourley, Hardy. Int: Flint, Smith, Ward, Bell, Mundine.

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