Wills Cup 1971

Round 3

Summary of Matches

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View  Canterbury 19 (R. Strudwick 2, J. Greaves, P. Inskip, J. Rhodes tries; P. Inskip 2 goals) defeated Balmain 15 (T. Parker 2, K. Outten tries; K. Outten 3 goals) at Belmore Sports Ground.
Date: Fri, 5th March.   Kickoff: 8:30 PM.   Halftime: Balmain 13-11.   Penalties: Canterbury 15-2.   Referee: Keith Page.   Crowd: 12,674.
Canterbury: Inskip, Strudwick, Greaves (C), Rhodes, James; Burwell, Hutchings; Payne, Driscoll, Charlton, Costello, Thomas, Raper.
Balmain: Smithies, Cross, Parker, Thomson, Killeen; Fardell, Outten (C); Leo, Boulton, McTaggart, Walsh, Connell, Palmer. Int: Tutty.
View  Manly 26 (B. Batty, M. Brown, K. Irvine, F. Jones, J. McDonald, N. Pounder, M. Reilly, D. Ward tries; B. Batty goal) defeated Western Suburbs 5 (J. Maxwell try; R. Ferguson goal) at Brookvale Oval.
Date: Fri, 5th March.   Kickoff: 8:30 PM.   Halftime: Manly 8-5.   Scrums: Manly 11-10.   Referee: Les Samuelson.   Crowd: 8,407.
Manly: Batty, Irvine, McDonald, Randall, Brown; Fulton, Ward; Hamilton, Jones (C), Pounder, Thomson, Moses, Reilly. Int: Whiley, Drake.
Western Suburbs: Mullins, Rogers, Ferguson (C), Capper, Brouwer; Raudonikis, Maxwell; Skeers, Stonestreet, Winter, Baker, Brown, Smith. Int: Ford.
View  St George 22 (G. Bowen, P. Fitzgerald, K. Maddison, K. O'Sullivan tries; G. Langlands 5 goals) defeated North Sydney 9 (R. Warner try; B. Glasgow 3 goals) at North Sydney Oval.
Date: Sat, 6th March.   Kickoff: 8:30 PM.   Halftime: St George 5-4.   Referee: Laurie Bruyeres.   Crowd: 6,385.
North Sydney: Moraschi, Ambrum, Wood, Glasgow, Grew; Franks, Fairns; Bridgewater, Warner, Hicks (C), Jacques, Cavanagh, McDonell. Int: Fitzpatrick, Harris, Doyle, Simmons.
St George: Langlands (C), Mills, Carr, O'Sullivan, King; Hawthorne, Smith; Bowen, Rasmussen, Norton, Maddison, Beath, Fitzgerald. Int: Maddison, Strudwick, Branson.
View  Newtown 13 (L. Williamson 2, D. Barsley tries; D. Barsley, J. Bonham goals) defeated South Sydney 9 (D. Bampton, K. Edwards, D. Pittard tries) at Redfern Oval.
Date: Sat, 6th March.   Kickoff: 8:30 PM.   Halftime: South Sydney 9-8.   Referee: Keith Holman.   Crowd: 8,272.
South Sydney: Branighan, Edwards, Norgard, Smith, Honan; Pittard, Grant; Sattler (C), Walters, O'Neill, McCarthy, Stevens, Bampton. Int: Branighan.
Newtown: Barsley, Williamson, Carnegie (C), Moore, Gough; O'Connor, Bonham; Flack, Robertson, Danielson, Casey, Renilson, Raleigh. Int: Coleman.
View  Cronulla 23 (B. Wear 2, D. Cotter tries; B. Andrews 7 goals) defeated Parramatta 13 (D. Fitzgerald, P. Langmack, K. MacFarlane tries; K. Campbell 2 goals) at Endeavour Field.
Date: Sun, 7th March.   Kickoff: 4:00 PM.   Halftime: Cronulla 12-10.   Referee: Phil McCarroll.   Crowd: 5,330.
Cronulla: Pierce, Corcoran, Taylor, Wear, Cotter; Andrews, Bishop (C); Souter, Turner, Tomlinson, Dixon, Cooper, Wellman. Int: Hogan, Urquhart, Taylforth.
Parramatta: Liles, Langmack, Pethybridge, Buckpitt, MacFarlane; Lye (C), Warby; O'Reilly, McMartin, Fitzgerald, Lynch, Thornett, Campbell.
View  Eastern Suburbs 6 (M. Harris, B. Mullins tries) defeated Penrith 4 (R. Steele 2 goals) at Penrith Park.
Date: Sun, 7th March.   Kickoff: 6:30 PM.   Halftime: Penrith 4-0.   Referee: Jack Farrelly.   Crowd: 2,612.
Penrith: Leary, Hancock, Moran, Moran, Applebee; Steele, Sing; Geary, Workman (C), Broad, Harvey, Stapley, Kliendienst. Int: McMartin.
Eastern Suburbs: McKean, Mullins, Brass (C), Harris, Williams; Ballesty, Junee; Goldspink, Brown, Hall, Baker, Quayle, Barrett. Int: Neumann.

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