Round 1
Results
St George 31
(J. Chapman, R. Cox, G. Langlands, O. O'Donnell, B. Starkey tries; H. Tatana 8 goals) defeated Souths 10 (T. Fahey, B. Lowther tries; G. Purcell 2 goals) at Redfern Oval.
Date: Sat, 20th March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: St George 14-0. Scrums: St George 13-8. Penalties: St George 15-7. Referee: Keith Page. Crowd: 12,017.
Date: Sat, 20th March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: St George 14-0. Scrums: St George 13-8. Penalties: St George 15-7. Referee: Keith Page. Crowd: 12,017.
Canterbury 25
(C. Anderson 2, B. McCarthy, P. O'Neill, G. Peponis tries; G. Hughes 4, D. Moseley goals) defeated Balmain 24 (M. Fish, S. Knight, L. Mara, T. Ryan tries; K. Cook 5, M. Muggleton goals) at Leichhardt Oval.
Date: Sun, 21st March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Balmain 10-2. Scrums: Balmain 12-9. Penalties: Canterbury 18-11. Referee: Kevin Roberts. Crowd: 12,700.
Date: Sun, 21st March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Balmain 10-2. Scrums: Balmain 12-9. Penalties: Canterbury 18-11. Referee: Kevin Roberts. Crowd: 12,700.
Manly 27
(G. Eadie, R. Jackson, T. Mooney, T. Randall, G. Thoroughgood tries; G. Eadie 6 goals) defeated Cronulla 15 (D. Chamberlin, G. Mullane, G. Stolzenhein tries; B. Andrews 3 goals) at Endeavour Field.
Date: Sun, 21st March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Cronulla 12-9. Scrums: Cronulla 11-10. Penalties: Cronulla 12-8. Referee: Gary Cook. Crowd: 7,629.
Date: Sun, 21st March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Cronulla 12-9. Scrums: Cronulla 11-10. Penalties: Cronulla 12-8. Referee: Gary Cook. Crowd: 7,629.
Newtown 28
(B. Plummer 2, B. Cox, J. Floyd, S. Hansard, P. Hayward tries; B. Robertson 5 goals) defeated Parramatta 25 (M. Levy 2, J. Peard 2, G. Gerard tries; M. Levy 5 goals) at Cumberland Oval.
Date: Sun, 21st March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Newtown 18-15. Scrums: Parramatta 9-7. Penalties: Newtown 8-7. Referee: Greg Hartley. Crowd: 7,159.
Date: Sun, 21st March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Newtown 18-15. Scrums: Parramatta 9-7. Penalties: Newtown 8-7. Referee: Greg Hartley. Crowd: 7,159.
Penrith 43
(P. Newsome 3, B. Ashurst 2, R. Gigg, T. Quinn, M. Stephenson, G. West tries; K. Wilson 8 goals) defeated North Sydney 9 (R. Lavis, J. Rawlins, B. Wood tries) at Penrith Park.
Date: Sun, 21st March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Penrith 20-0. Scrums: Penrith 8-5. Penalties: 8-all. Referee: Richie Humphreys. Crowd: 6,414.
Date: Sun, 21st March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: Penrith 20-0. Scrums: Penrith 8-5. Penalties: 8-all. Referee: Richie Humphreys. Crowd: 6,414.
Western Suburbs 8
(D. Rogers 2 tries; G. O'Grady goal) defeated Eastern Suburbs 5 (K. Stevens try; R. Ayliffe goal) at Lidcombe Oval.
Date: Sun, 21st March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: 0-all. Scrums: Western Suburbs 11-6. Penalties: Eastern Suburbs 10-9. Referee: Jack Danzey Jnr. Crowd: 8,538.
Date: Sun, 21st March. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: 0-all. Scrums: Western Suburbs 11-6. Penalties: Eastern Suburbs 10-9. Referee: Jack Danzey Jnr. Crowd: 8,538.
Western Suburbs:
Smith, Rogers, Giteau, Parker, Mullins; O'Grady, Raudonikis (C); Young, Purcell, Donnelly, Elford, Foster, Boyd. Int: Liubinskas.