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1954 NSWRFL

Round 12

South Sydney Rabbitohs 17 def. Newtown 7

1954 NSWRFL
Round 12
South Sydney
Rabbitohs
17
7
Newtown
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11163
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 26th June, 1954
Kick Off 3:15pm (local time)
Referee Col Pearce (Sydney)
Venue Sports Ground (Sydney)
Crowd 16,552
Match Stats
Halftime Score 12 2
South Sydney Scoresheet Newtown
Bernie PURCELL 2 T Ray PRESTON
Johnny DOUGHERTY      
 
Bernie PURCELL 4 G 2 Ray ALDRICH
South Sydney Teams Newtown
Don MURDOCH 27 FB 14 Ray ALDRICH
Ian MOIR 12 W 3 Ray PRESTON
Kevin WOOLFE 10 C 6 Brian CLAY
Doug BOATWRIGHT 24 C 2 Kevin CONSIDINE
Les BRENNAN 11 W 16 Don WHITE
 
Johnny DOUGHERTY 8 FE 32 Ray KELLY
Ray MASON 21 HB 5 Col GEELAN (c)
 
Les COWIE (c) 6 L 8 Peter RYAN
Bob MOON 5 2R 9 Henry HOLLOWAY
Bob SAIT 30 2R 10 Frank NARVO
Bernie PURCELL 18 FR 22 Vic CARTER
Ernie HAMMERTON 2 HK 46 Frank JOHNSON
Jim RICHARDS 3 FR 11 Don STAIT
 
Jack RAYNER   HC   Col GEELAN
   
 

Team Info

South Sydney

Previous Game:
Round 11 vs. Manly
Next Game:
Round 13 vs. Western Suburbs
Out:
Clive Churchill (fullback), Martin Gallagher (centre), Denis Donoghue (front row), Jack Rayner (second row)
In:
Don Murdoch (fullback), Doug Boatwright (centre), Jim Richards (front row), Bob Sait (second row)
Changes:
Bob Moon (front row to second row), Bernie Purcell (second row to front row)

Newtown

Previous Game:
Round 11 vs. St George
Next Game:
Round 13 vs. Balmain
Out:
Bobby Whitton (halfback), Jim Evans (front row)
In:
Col Geelan (halfback), Vic Carter (front row)

Match Notes

Bobby Whitton was a late withdrawal as he has to fly to Brisbane on Friday to replace Keith Holman in the NSW team. Col Geelan moved from centre to half, Kevin Considine from wing to centre and Don White the new player on the wing.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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