Final
St George Dragons 17 def. Balmain Tigers 6
Info On Record
- Champions
- St George Dragons
- No. Of Teams
- No. Of Games
- 23
- No. Of Players
- 213
Final
| 1963 Preseason Cup Final | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27095 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 31st March, 1963 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Darcy Lawler (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 23,053 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 0 | |||||
| St George | Scoresheet | Balmain | ||||||
| Eddie LUMSDEN | 3 | T | Keith BARNES | |||||
| Bob MARA | ||||||||
| Reg GASNIER | 4/4 | G | ||||||
| St George | Teams | Balmain | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | 1 | FB | 1 | Keith BARNES (c) | ||||
| Eddie LUMSDEN | 2 | W | 2 | Ron MACK | ||||
| Reg GASNIER | 3 | C | 3 | William BISCHOFF JNR | ||||
| Johnny RILEY | 4 | C | 4 | Brian DUNLOP | ||||
| Johnny KING | 5 | W | 5 | Bob MARA | ||||
| Brian CLAY | 6 | FE | 6 | Frank McGARRY | ||||
| George EVANS | 7 | HB | 7 | Laurie FAGAN | ||||
| John RAPER | 8 | L | 8 | Peter PROVAN | ||||
| Norm PROVAN (c) | 9 | 2R | 18 | Bob RIDLEY | ||||
| Elton RASMUSSEN | 10 | 2R | 9 | Bob BOLAND | ||||
| Monty PORTER | 11 | FR | 11 | George PIPER | ||||
| Ian WALSH | 12 | HK | 12 | Dick WILSON | ||||
| Kevin RYAN | 13 | FR | 13 | Harry RAVEN | ||||
| B | 14 | Graeme FERGUSON | ||||||
| Norm PROVAN | HC | Harry BATH | ||||||
Team Info
St George
- Previous Game:
- 1963 Preseason Cup - Semi Final vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- Round 1 vs. Parramatta
- Out:
- Brian James (centre), Peter Armstrong (hooker), Garry MacDougall (second row)
- In:
- Reg Gasnier (centre), Ian Walsh (hooker), Norm Provan (second row)
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- 1963 Preseason Cup - Semi Final vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Round 1 vs. Newtown
- Out:
- Bill Wilson (hooker), Dave Cooper (second row)
- In:
- Dick Wilson (hooker), Peter Provan (lock), Graeme Ferguson (bench)
- Changes:
- Bob Ridley (lock to second row)
Match Notes
Dave Cooper was a later withdrawal for Balmain and was replaced by Harry Raven at prop with Bob Boland moving back to the 2nd row.
Bob Ridley injured a leg muscle in the 1st half and was replaced at halftime by Graeme Ferguson.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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