NSWRFL 1978

Round 1

Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 25 def. South Sydney Rabbitohs 7

NSWRFL 1978
Round 1
Cronulla Sutherland
Sharks		 25
–
7 South Sydney
Rabbitohs
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13845
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 25th March, 1978
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Denis Braybrook
Venue Endeavour (Sydney)
Crowd 9,902
Match Stats
Halftime Score 10 – 7
Scrums 10 – 4
Penalties 11 – 14
Cronulla Scoresheet South Sydney
Warren FISHER T Gary WRIGHT
Paul KHAN      
Greg PIERCE      
Steve ROGERS      
Ossie WELSH      
 
Barry ANDREWS 5/6 G 2/3 Steve LITTLE
Cronulla Teams South Sydney
Mick MULLANE JNR 1 FB 1 Steve LITTLE
Rick BOURKE 2 W 15 Jim SWIFT
Steve ROGERS 3 C 2 Glen BISHOP
Ossie WELSH 4 C 4 John BERNE
Warren FISHER 5 W 5 Terry FAHEY
 
Barry ANDREWS 6 FE 6 Gary WRIGHT
Steve HANSARD 7 HB 7 David SINCLAIR
 
Greg PIERCE (c) 8 L 8 John PEEK
Peter RYAN JNR 9 2R 9 Darrell BAMPTON
Steve KNEEN 10 2R 10 Bob McCARTHY
Dane SORENSEN 11 FR 11 Harry BRYANT
John McMARTIN 12 HK 12 George PIGGINS (c)
Paul KHAN 13 FR 13 Paul SAIT
 
John GLOSSOP 14 B 14 Peter TUNKS
 
Norm PROVAN   HC   Jack GIBSON
   
 

Team Info

Cronulla

Previous Game:
Craven Mild Cup 1978 - Round 3 vs. Manly
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. North Sydney
Out:
Dave Chamberlin (centre), Steve Edmonds (wing), Greg Cox (halfback)
In:
Ossie Welsh (centre), Warren Fisher (wing), Greg Pierce (lock)
Changes:
John Glossop (lock to bench), Steve Hansard (bench to halfback)

South Sydney

Previous Game:
Craven Mild Cup 1978 - Final vs. Canterbury
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Out:
Robert Laurie (centre), Trevor Barnes (halfback), Bill Annabel (front row), Ken Stewart (bench), Bruce Buchan (bench)
In:
Jim Swift (wing), Peter Tunks (bench)
Changes:
Glen Bishop (wing to centre), David Sinclair (bench to halfback), Harry Bryant (bench to front row)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables

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