NSWRFL 1970

Round 15

Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 33 def. Balmain Tigers 9

NSWRFL 1970
Round 15
Cronulla Sutherland
Sharks
33
9 Balmain
Tigers
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12831
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 5th July, 1970
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Laurie Bruyeres
Venue Endeavour (Sydney)
Crowd 8,208
Match Stats
Halftime Score 13 0
Scrums 17 16
Penalties 12 11
Cronulla Scoresheet Balmain
Tommy BISHOP T 2 John SPENCER
Ray CORCORAN   Hal BROWNE
Peter HOWARD      
John MAGUIRE      
Greg PIERCE      
George TAYLFORTH      
Chris WELLMAN      
 
George TAYLFORTH 6 G    
Cronulla Teams Balmain
Greg PIERCE 1 FB 1 Bob SMITHIES
Ray CORCORAN 2 W 2 George RUEBNER
Paul TAYLOR 3 C 16 Hal BROWNE
John TAPER 21 C 4 Olaf PRATTL
Peter HOWARD 5 W 5 Len KILLEEN
 
Kevin HOGAN 6 FE 19 Peter FARDELL
Tommy BISHOP (c) 7 HB 4 Terry PARKER
 
Chris WELLMAN 8 L 8 John SPENCER
John MAGUIRE 9 2R 23 Geoff CONNELL
Dave COOPER 10 2R 10 Joe WALSH
George TAYLFORTH 11 FR 11 Barry McTAGGART
Ron TURNER 12 HK 12 Peter BOULTON
Mick SOUTER 13 FR 13 Garry LEO (c)
 
    B 15 Paul CROSS
    B 25 Philip CAREY
 
Tommy BISHOP   HC   Leo NOSWORTHY
   
 

Team Info

Cronulla

Previous Game:
Round 14 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Next Game:
Round 16 vs. St George
Out:
Bob Wear (centre), Michael Francisco (bench)
In:
John Taper (centre)

Balmain

Previous Game:
Round 14 vs. North Sydney
Next Game:
Round 16 vs. Western Suburbs
Out:
Keith Outten (five-eighth), Dave Bolton (halfback), Arthur Beetson (second row)
In:
Hal Browne (centre), Peter Boulton (hooker), Geoff Connell (second row), Paul Cross (bench)
Changes:
Terry Parker (centre to halfback), Philip Carey (hooker to bench), Peter Fardell (bench to five-eighth)

Match Notes

Bob Wear was a late withdrawal for Cronulla he was replaced by John Taper.

Balmain captain Dave Bolton & Keith Outten withdrew late in the week with injuries Terry Parker moved from centre to half with Hal Browne coming into the centre and Peter Fardell coming in for Outten. Arthur Beetson couldn't backup from the 3rd test on Saturday due to a leg injury and was replaced by Geoff Connell.

Balmain lost Len Killeen just before halftime with a torn hamstring he was replaced by Paul Cross then just after halftime Peter Boulton left the field with a broken nose and hand injury he was replaced by Phil Carey. Barry McTaggart later left the field with a badly cut eye but could not be replaced.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables