NSWRFL 1956

Round 8

Results

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View  Balmain 22 (G. Gray, B. Harris, T. McGovern, K. Mosman tries; K. Barnes 5 goals) defeated St George 11 (B. Bugden try; D. Fleming 4 goals) at Leichhardt Oval.
Date: Sun, 27th May.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Balmain 11-6.   Referee: Darcy Lawler.   Crowd: 12,800.
Balmain: Barnes, Lorimer, Alleyne, Mosman, McGovern; Harris, Staunton (C); Moon, O'Brien, Heaney, Moses, Potter, Gray.
St George: Fleming, Kite, Weekes, O'Brien, Ryan; Bugden, Horsley; Orrock, Kearney (C), Brown, Melville, Wilson, Pert.
View  Eastern Suburbs 23 (B. Allsop 2, R. Booth, J. Gibson, T. Paskins tries; B. Allsop 3, R. Booth goals) defeated Parramatta 16 (R. Burke 2, J. Graham, G. Laird tries; C. McNamara 2 goals) at Sydney Sports Ground.
Date: Sun, 27th May.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Referee: Ray O'Donnell.   
Eastern Suburbs: Booth, Sellgren, Paskins (C), Jones, Allsop; Bratt, Curran; Hansen, McCarthy, Horder, Gibson, Sullivan, See.
Parramatta: McNamara, Burke, Graham, Thompson, Kirkland; Laird (C), Tosh; Cameron, Rayner, Fisher, Mann, Newham, McNamara.
View  Manly 22 (R. Duncan, R. Ritchie tries; R. Willey 8 goals) defeated Western Suburbs 12 (B. Carson, P. Hargreaves tries; R. Aldrich 3 goals) at Brookvale Oval.
Date: Sun, 27th May.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Referee: Col Pearce.   
Manly: Willey, Hugo, Ritchie, Duncan, Tenison; Diett, Burke; Bull (C), Schubert, Noffz, Hubbard, Jackson, Hunter.
Western Suburbs: Aldrich, Smailles, Collier, Hargreaves, Delaney; Johnston, Holman (C); Owens, Goff, Patch, Charlton, Carson, Meehan.
View  Newtown 13 (L. McMahon, D. Poole, R. Preston tries; G. Clifford, L. McMahon goals) defeated Canterbury 11 (A. Paul try; J. Kell 4 goals) at Henson Park.
Date: Sun, 27th May.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Canterbury 9-8.   Referee: Cliff Brown.   
Newtown: Clifford, Preston, Considine, Poole (C), McMahon; Brown, Whitton; Stait, Ellis, Hampson, Narvo, Holloway, Ryan.
Canterbury: Dunn, Rose, Geelan (C), Cooper, Freebody; Thornton, Kell; O'Callaghan, Anderson, Williams, Bowman, Paul, Evans.
View  Souths 21 (E. Sladden 2, J. Rayner, J. Richards, K. Turner tries; G. Hawick 3 goals) defeated North Sydney 13 (C. Stephens 2, B. Cuneo tries; A. Arkey 2 goals) at Redfern Oval.
Date: Sun, 27th May.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Souths 5-0.   Referee: Keith Parkinson.   
Souths: Murdoch, Sladden, Hawick, Honeysett, Turner; Ranier, Donohoe; Richards, Hammerton, Donoghue, Hambly, Rayner (C), Cowie.
North Sydney: Arkey, Ferguson, Toole, Odgers, Stephens; Madden, Breen; Blinkhorn, Strong (C), Evenden, Blinkhorn, Cuneo, Fraser.

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