Round 3
Riverina 36 def. Penrith Panthers 2
| 1978 AMCO Cup Round 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27998 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 3rd May, 1978 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 6:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom Spain | |||||||
| Venue | Eric Weissel (Wagga Wagga) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,400 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Pat Smith | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 15 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 12 | – | 9 | |||||
| Riverina | Scoresheet | Penrith | ||||||
| John SANSON | 2 | T | ||||||
| Phil BISHOP | ||||||||
| Neil EPPELSTUN | ||||||||
| Adrian FURY | ||||||||
| Don PRIOR | ||||||||
| Colin SCOTT | ||||||||
| Pat SMITH | ||||||||
| John SANSON | 4 | G | Phil GOULD | |||||
| Brian ROSETTO | ||||||||
| Robert STYLES | ||||||||
| Riverina | Teams | Penrith | ||||||
| Robert STYLES | 1 | FB | 1 | Kevin DANN | ||||
| Brian ROSETTO | 2 | W | 2 | Ray BLACKLOCK | ||||
| Brian PURTELL | 3 | C | 3 | Brian HENDERSON | ||||
| John SHEA | 4 | C | 4 | Ross GIGG | ||||
| Adrian FURY | 5 | W | 5 | Russell MULLINS | ||||
| Pat SMITH (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Phil GOULD | ||||
| Phil BISHOP | 7 | HB | 7 | Terry WICKEY | ||||
| Colin SCOTT | 8 | L | 8 | Ken BOUSFIELD | ||||
| Greg LONGHURST | 9 | 2R | 9 | Paul MERLO | ||||
| Don PRIOR | 10 | 2R | 10 | Tim SHEENS | ||||
| Len BERTOLDO | 11 | FR | 11 | John FARRAGHER | ||||
| Ray BROWN | 12 | HK | 12 | Mike STEPHENSON (c) | ||||
| John SANSON | 13 | FR | 13 | Tim ARMITSTEAD | ||||
| Neil EPPELSTUN | 14 | B | 14 | Warren FENTON | ||||
| Graeme SMITH | 15 | B | 15 | Gary ALLSOPP | ||||
| Gary SAUNDERS | 16 | B | 16 | Ken WILSON | ||||
| Ian O'CONNELL | 17 | B | ||||||
| Phil JACKSON | HC | Don PARISH | ||||||
Team Info
Riverina
- Previous Game:
- 1978 AMCO Cup - Game 2 vs. Wide Bay
- Next Game:
- 1978 AMCO Cup - Round 4 vs. Auckland
- Out:
- Graham Saddler (centre), Dennis Hinchcliffe (five-eighth), Jim Doyle (hooker), J Pearce (second row), Shane McKellar (bench), R Thompson (bench)
- In:
- John Shea (centre), Ray Brown (hooker), Colin Scott (lock), Graeme Smith (bench), Gary Saunders (bench), Ian O'Connell (bench)
- Changes:
- Pat Smith (lock to five-eighth), Don Prior (bench to second row)
Penrith
- Previous Game:
- Round 6 vs. North Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 7 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- Gary Pethybridge (centre), Greg Moore (five-eighth), Mick Kelly (halfback), Ross Cale (front row)
- In:
- Ross Gigg (centre), Tim Armitstead (front row), Warren Fenton (bench), Gary Allsopp (bench), Ken Wilson (bench)
- Changes:
- Ken Bousfield (second row to lock), Phil Gould (lock to five-eighth), Tim Sheens (bench to second row), Terry Wickey (bench to halfback)
Match Notes
Penrith lost Greg Moore, Gary Pethybridge & John King before the game they were replaced by Brian Henderson, Ross Gigg & Tim Armistead.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio
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