NSWRFL 1956

Round 3

South Sydney Rabbitohs 37 def. Eastern Suburbs 13

NSWRFL 1956
Round 3
South Sydney
Rabbitohs
37
13
Eastern Suburbs
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11308
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 14th April, 1956
Kick Off 3:15 PM (local time)
Referee R McMillan
Venue Redfern (Sydney)
Crowd 8,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 9 6
South Sydney Scoresheet Eastern Suburbs
Johnny DOUGHERTY 2 T Noel PIDDING
Bob HONEYSETT 2      
Dale PUREN 2      
Clive CHURCHILL      
 
Bernie PURCELL 8 G 5 Noel PIDDING
South Sydney Teams Eastern Suburbs
Clive CHURCHILL 1 FB 1 Ron BOOTH
Ian MOIR 2 W 2 Brian ALLSOP
Bob HONEYSETT 3 C 3 Brian GRANT
Joe RENSHAW 4 C 4 Tony PASKINS (c)
Dale PUREN 5 W 5 Noel PIDDING
 
Johnny DOUGHERTY 6 FE 6 John SELLGREN
Col DONOHOE 7 HB 7 Keith POWER
 
Les COWIE 8 L 8 Alan RIDLEY
Jack RAYNER (c) 9 2R 9 Ferris ASHTON
Bernie PURCELL 10 2R 10 Rupert MUDGE
Denis DONOGHUE 11 FR 11 Bruce EDWARDS
Ernie HAMMERTON 12 HK 12 Ian McCARTHY
Jim RICHARDS 13 FR 13 Kevin HANSEN
 
Jack RAYNER   HC   Frank O'CONNOR
   
 

Team Info

South Sydney

Previous Game:
Round 2 vs. Manly
Next Game:
Round 4 vs. Parramatta
Out:
Brian Murray (hooker), John Cottee (lock)
In:
Ernie Hammerton (hooker), Les Cowie (lock)

Eastern Suburbs

Previous Game:
Round 2 vs. Newtown
Next Game:
Round 4 vs. Western Suburbs
Out:
Reg Curran (five-eighth), Bill Horder (second row), Barry Blundell (lock)
In:
Brian Allsop (wing), Rupert Mudge (second row), Ferris Ashton (second row)
Changes:
John Sellgren (wing to five-eighth), Alan Ridley (second row to lock)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson