NSWRFL 1970

Round 1

Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 23 def. Newtown 13

NSWRFL 1970
Round 1
Cronulla Sutherland
Sharks
23
13
Newtown
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12743
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 28th March, 1970
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Laurie Bruyeres
Venue Endeavour (Sydney)
Crowd 5,551
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 5
Scrums 9 11
Penalties 10 12
Cronulla Scoresheet Newtown
Brian COX T Bob CARNEGIE
John MONIE   Larry RALEIGH
Bob WEAR   Charlie RENILSON
 
George TAYLFORTH 7/11 G Dave BARSLEY
 
    FG Bob KEYES
Cronulla Teams Newtown
Brian COX 1 FB 1 Dave BARSLEY
Peter HOWARD 2 W 2 Alan MADDALENA
Greg PIERCE 3 C 3 Brian MOORE
Paul TAYLOR 4 C 4 Bob CARNEGIE
Bob WEAR 5 W 15 Ron FOGARTY
 
John MONIE 6 FE 6 Bob KEYES (c)
Tommy BISHOP (c) 7 HB 7 John BONHAM
 
Rod URQUHART 8 L 8 Charlie RENILSON
John MAGUIRE 9 2R 11 Oscar DANIELSON
Graeme SAMS 10 2R 10 Con RYAN
George TAYLFORTH 11 FR 26 Tony REID
Ron TURNER 12 HK 12 Mark ROBERTSON
Graham WILSON 13 FR 22 Larry RALEIGH
 
Tommy BISHOP   HC   Harry BATH
   
 

Team Info

Cronulla

Previous Game:
Wills Cup 1970 - Round 4 vs. Western Suburbs
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. Canterbury
Out:
Gordon Abercrombie (fullback), George Fleming (centre), Terry Hughes (halfback), Noel Gallagher (front row), Chris Wellman (bench)
In:
Brian Cox (fullback), Greg Pierce (centre), Tommy Bishop (halfback), Graham Wilson (front row)

Newtown

Previous Game:
Wills Cup 1970 - Playoff vs. Souths
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. Western Suburbs
Out:
Ken Wilson (fullback), Greg Bandiera (wing), Barry Wood (five-eighth), Joe Annesley (halfback), Joe Vasta (front row), Peter Foreman (bench), Warren Snodgrass (bench), Doug Kemister (bench)
In:
Dave Barsley (fullback), Alan Maddalena (wing), John Bonham (halfback), Tony Reid (front row)
Changes:
Bob Keyes (centre to five-eighth), Oscar Danielson (front row to second row), Larry Raleigh (second row to front row), Charlie Renilson (second row to lock), Bob Carnegie (lock to centre), Con Ryan (bench to second row)

Match Notes

Newtown lost Lionel Williamson & Joe Vasta early in the week due to injury and they were replaced by Ron Fogarty & Tony Reid. John Oakley withdrew due to the flu on the Friday and was replaced Larry Raleigh at prop with Oscar Danielson moving to the 2nd row.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables