Wills Cup 1971

Round 2

Summary of Matches

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View  North Sydney 18 (N. Cavanagh 3, G. Ambrum, P. Franks, J. McDonell tries) defeated Eastern Suburbs 10 (M. Harris, S. Williams tries; A. McKean 2 goals) at Redfern Oval.
Date: Thu, 25th February.   Kickoff: 8:30 PM.   Halftime: North Sydney 13-4.   Referee: Les Samuelson.   Crowd: 2,806.
Eastern Suburbs: McKean, Porter, Brass (C), Harris, Mullins; Ballesty, Williams; Goldspink, Brown, Morgan, Baker, Gardiner, Reilly. Int: Junee, Walker, Barrett.
North Sydney: Moraschi, Ambrum, Murphy, Glasgow, Grew; Franks, Fairns; Mills, Warner, Hicks (C), Jacques, Cavanagh, McDonell. Int: Toohey, Whitney, Evans.
View  Cronulla 7 (G. Pierce try; G. Taylforth 2 goals) defeated Western Suburbs 4 (P. Flanders 2 goals) at Lidcombe Oval.
Date: Fri, 26th February.   Kickoff: 8:30 PM.   Halftime: 2-all.   Referee: Phil McCarroll.   Crowd: 2,211.
Western Suburbs: Ford, Brouwer, Ferguson (C), Hurford, Flanders; Murphy, Maxwell; Skeers, Stonestreet, Winter, Hansen, Baker, Bryant. Int: Pearson, Timbs, Raudonikis, NIELSEN.
Cronulla: Pierce, Corcoran, Taylor, Wear, Cotter; Hogan, Bishop (C); Souter, Turner, Taylforth, Dixon, Maguire, Urquhart.
View  Canterbury 18 (J. Greaves 2, J. Rhodes 2 tries; P. Inskip 3 goals) defeated St George 13 (G. Langlands, K. O'Sullivan, B. Smith tries; G. Langlands 2 goals) at Belmore Sports Ground.
Date: Sat, 27th February.   Kickoff: 8:30 PM.   Halftime: Canterbury 13-2.   Referee: Keith Holman.   Crowd: 12,538.
Canterbury: Inskip, Strudwick, Greaves (C), Rhodes, James; Scahill, Burwell; Payne, Driscoll, Charlton, Costello, Thomas, Raper. Int: Hutchings.
St George: Langlands (C), Mills, Brandley, Bell, Carr; Hawthorne, Smith; Bowen, Rasmussen, Maddison, Maddison, Beath, Fitzgerald. Int: Strudwick, Henderson, Norton, O'Sullivan.
View  South Sydney 20 (D. Bampton, A. Heiler, J. O'Neill, J. Sattler tries; E. Simms 4 goals) defeated Manly 9 (D. Moritz try; B. Batty 2, G. Eadie goals) at Redfern Oval.
Date: Sat, 27th February.   Kickoff: 8:30 PM.   Halftime: South Sydney 10-7.   Referee: Keith Page.   Crowd: 16,481.
South Sydney: Simms, Edwards, Branighan, Smith, Honan; Pittard, Grant; Sattler (C), Walters, O'Neill, McCarthy, Stevens, Bampton. Int: Norgard, Heiler, Inman, O'Neill.
Manly: Batty, Moritz, McDonald, Martin, Irvine; Fulton (C), Ward; Pounder, Krilich, Bucknall, Thomson, Moses, Reilly. Int: Eadie, Briggs, Randall.
View  Balmain 18 (P. Cross, B. McTaggart, T. Parker, O. Prattl tries; L. Killeen 3 goals) defeated Parramatta 12 (J. McMartin, D. Thornett tries; K. Campbell 3 goals) at Cumberland Oval.
Date: Sun, 28th February.   Kickoff: 4:00 PM.   Halftime: 10-all.   Referee: Jack Farrelly.   Crowd: 8,193.
Parramatta: Buckpitt, Scurfield, Pethybridge, Rushworth, MacFarlane; Lye, Warby; O'Reilly, McMartin, Fitzgerald, Lynch (C), Thornett, Campbell. Int: Mount, Graham, Coy, Wilson.
Balmain: Smithies, Cross, Parker, Thomson, Killeen; Fardell, Outten (C); Leo, Boulton, McTaggart, Walsh, Connell, Prattl. Int: Tilbrook, Fryer, Carey.
View  Newtown 12 (D. Barsley, J. Bonham tries; J. Bonham 3 goals) defeated Penrith 6 (N. Sing, J. Stapley tries) at Penrith Park.
Date: Sun, 28th February.   Kickoff: 6:30 PM.   Halftime: Newtown 7-3.   Referee: Laurie Bruyeres.   Crowd: 3,737.
Penrith: Leary, McMartin, Moran, Moran, Hatton; Steele, Sing; Geary, Workman (C), Broad, Ward, Wright, Kliendienst. Int: Stapley, Applebee, Hancock.
Newtown: Barsley, Williamson, Moore, Carnegie (C), Maddalena; Wood, Bonham; Flack, Kemister, Danielson, Casey, Renilson, Sullivan.

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