AMCO Cup 1979

Game 2

Balmain Tigers 5 def. South Sydney Rabbitohs 3

AMCO Cup 1979
Game 2
Balmain
Tigers		 5
–
3 South Sydney
Rabbitohs
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27628
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 20th June, 1979
Kick Off 7:00 PM (local time)
Referee Kevin Roberts
Venue Leichhardt (Sydney)
Official Player of the Match Neil Pringle
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 – 0
Scrums 15 – 9
Penalties 6 – 10
Balmain Scoresheet South Sydney
Neil PRINGLE T Gary KNIGHT
 
Wayne MIRANDA G 0/1 Grant JONES
Balmain Teams South Sydney
Steve KERR 1 FB 1 Grant JONES
Wayne MIRANDA 2 W 2 Kevin ROCHE
Dennis BENDALL 3 C 3 Gary KNIGHT
Wayne WIGHAM 4 C 4 John BERNE
Mark LAWSON 5 W 5 Terry FAHEY
 
Les MARA (c) 6 FE 6 Gary WRIGHT
Peter DUFFY 7 HB 7 Bob McMILLAN (c)
 
Neil PRINGLE 8 L 8 Robert LAURIE
Steve LAVERS 9 2R 9 Nathan GIBBS
Gary LONNON 10 2R 10 Don PRIOR
Geoff NAYLOR 11 FR 11 John PEEK
Neil WHITTAKER 12 HK 12 Steve TOPPER
Bill HILLIARD 13 FR 13 Gary HAMBLY
 
Noel MAYBURY 14 B 14 Chris ROSS
Lloyd MARTIN 15 B 15 Joe SQUADRITO
John MUGGLETON 16 B 16 Morrie GRIFFITHS
Des BONNER 17 B 17 Charlie FRITH
 
Ron WILLEY   HC   Jack GIBSON
   
 

Team Info

Balmain

Previous Game:
Round 13 vs. Western Suburbs
Next Game:
Round 15 vs. Canterbury
Out:
Allan McMahon (fullback), Larry Corowa (wing), Percy Knight (five-eighth), David Grant (second row), Gary Spears (second row)
In:
Steve Kerr (fullback), Mark Lawson (wing), Peter Duffy (halfback), Gary Lonnon (second row), Steve Lavers (second row), Noel Maybury (bench), Lloyd Martin (bench), John Muggleton (bench), Des Bonner (bench)
Changes:
Les Mara (halfback to five-eighth)

South Sydney

Previous Game:
Round 13 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Next Game:
Round 15 vs. Western Suburbs
Out:
Jim Swift (wing), Denis Corak (wing)
In:
Kevin Roche (wing), Joe Squadrito (bench), Morrie Griffiths (bench), Charlie Frith (bench)
Changes:
Terry Fahey (fullback to wing), Grant Jones (bench to fullback)

Match Notes

The game was televised live at 7pm.

Neil Pringle was Man of the Match.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin

See also: