Round 1
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6 lost to Newtown Jets 7
| NSWRFL 1979 Round 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13989 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 25th March, 1979 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Kevin Roberts | |||||||
| Venue | Redfern (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 9,555 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 4 | |||||
| Scrums | 10 | – | 11 | |||||
| Penalties | 13 | – | 12 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Newtown | ||||||
| John BERNE | 3/9 | G | 3 | Ken WILSON | ||||
| FG | Ken WILSON | |||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Newtown | ||||||
| John SELLAR | 1 | FB | 1 | Phil SIGSWORTH | ||||
| John BERNE | 2 | W | 2 | Brian HETHERINGTON | ||||
| Robert LAURIE | 3 | C | 3 | Ted GOODWIN | ||||
| Paul BEAUCHAMP | 4 | C | 4 | Mick RYAN | ||||
| Jim SWIFT | 5 | W | 5 | Mark WRIGHT | ||||
| Rod McGREGOR | 6 | FE | 6 | Ken WILSON | ||||
| Steve TOPPER | 7 | HB | 7 | Barry WOOD | ||||
| Don PRIOR | 8 | L | 8 | Trevor RYAN (c) | ||||
| Darrell BAMPTON (c) | 9 | 2R | 9 | Steve HAGE | ||||
| Charlie FRITH | 10 | 2R | 10 | Steve BLYTH | ||||
| Dean RAMPLING | 11 | FR | 11 | Phil CHARLTON | ||||
| Ken STEWART | 12 | HK | 12 | Barry JENSEN | ||||
| Fred PAGANO | 13 | FR | 13 | Bill NOONAN | ||||
| B | 14 | Mark OGILVIE | ||||||
| B | 15 | Steve BOWDEN | ||||||
| Jack GIBSON | HC | Warren RYAN | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Craven Mild Cup 1979 - Round 3 vs. North Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- Eric Ferguson (fullback), Gary Knight (wing), Glen Bishop (wing), Joe Squadrito (five-eighth), Brian Smith (halfback), Peter Tunks (front row), Rod Cronin (front row), Paul Sait (second row), John Peek (bench)
- In:
- John Sellar (fullback), John Berne (wing), Jim Swift (wing), Rod McGregor (five-eighth), Fred Pagano (front row), Charlie Frith (second row)
- Changes:
- Steve Topper (bench to halfback), Dean Rampling (bench to front row)
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Craven Mild Cup 1979 - Round 3 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Manly
- Out:
- Mark O'Brien (bench)
- In:
- Phil Charlton (front row), Steve Bowden (bench)
- Changes:
- Steve Blyth (front row to second row), Mark Ogilvie (second row to bench)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin