AMCO Cup 1978

Game 3

Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 57 def. Newcastle Firsts (AU) 5

AMCO Cup 1978
Game 3
Cronulla Sutherland
Sharks
57
5
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27572
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 10th May, 1978
Kick Off 7:30 PM (local time)
Referee Jack Danzey Jnr
Venue Leichhardt (Sydney)
Cronulla Scoresheet Newcastle (AU)
Dave CHAMBERLIN 3 T Neville ELWIN
Mick MULLANE JNR 3      
Ossie WELSH 2      
Barry ANDREWS      
Rowland BECKETT      
Rick BOURKE      
Steve EDMONDS      
Greg PIERCE      
 
Barry ANDREWS 9 G John ANDERSON
Cronulla Teams Newcastle (AU)
Mick MULLANE JNR 1 FB 1 John ANDERSON
Rick BOURKE 2 W 2 Gary McARTHUR
Steve ROGERS 3 C 3 Neville ELWIN
Dave CHAMBERLIN 4 C 4 Ross McKINNON
Steve EDMONDS 5 W 5 Ziggy NISZCZOT
 
Barry ANDREWS 6 FE 6 Paul SLATTERY
Steve HANSARD 7 HB 7 Eddie BALE
 
John GLOSSOP 8 L 8 Phil AMIDY
Greg PIERCE (c) 9 2R 9 Arthur EARLE
Steve KNEEN 10 2R 10 Terry ELFORD
Dane SORENSEN 11 FR 11 Russell PETRIE
John McMARTIN 12 HK 12 Jeff MASTERMAN
Paul KHAN 13 FR 13 Steve SMITH
 
Ossie WELSH 14 B 14 Peter DODDS
Greg COX 15 B 15 Owen WALLACE
Rowland BECKETT 16 B 16 Mick PITMAN
Gary STARES 17 B 17 Allan SAUVAGE
 
Norm PROVAN   HC   Dave BROWN
   
 

Team Info

Cronulla

Previous Game:
Round 7 vs. Newtown
Next Game:
Round 8 vs. Canterbury
In:
Ossie Welsh (bench), Greg Cox (bench), Rowland Beckett (bench), Gary Stares (bench)

Newcastle Firsts (AU)

Previous Game:
AMCO Cup 1978 - Game 2 vs. WA Firsts
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1978 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Jim Batey (fullback), Mark Scobie (wing), Bob Warren (wing), Johnny Mayes (halfback), Russell Cox (hooker), Bruce Atcheson (front row), Graeme Wynn (second row), Neville Shoemark (second row), Dave Howell (lock), Chris Lawler (bench), Michael Wallace (bench), Warren Jowett (bench)
In:
John Anderson (fullback), Gary McArthur (wing), Ziggy Niszczot (wing), Paul Slattery (five-eighth), Eddie Bale (halfback), Steve Smith (front row), Jeff Masterman (hooker), Terry Elford (second row), Arthur Earle (second row), Owen Wallace (bench), Mick Pitman (bench), Allan Sauvage (bench)
Changes:
Phil Amidy (five-eighth to lock)

Match Notes

Greg Pierce was Man of the Match.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin