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City Cup 1916

Round 1

Eastern Suburbs 19 def. Balmain Tigers 3

1916 City Cup
Round 1

Eastern Suburbs		19
–
3Balmain
Tigers
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/26879
StatusCompleted
DateSaturday, 29th July, 1916
Kick Off3:15pm (local time)
RefereeArthur Farrow
VenueRAS Showground (Sydney)
Crowd8,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score12–3
Eastern SuburbsScoresheetBalmain
Les CUBITT2TJack ROBINSON
Bob WILLIAMS   
 
Wally MESSENGER5/6G  
Eastern SuburbsTeamsBalmain
George CHALLIS1FB1Lyall WALL
Wally MESSENGER2W2Jim CRAIG
Les CUBITT3C3Jack ROBINSON
Herb GILBERT4C4Charles FRASER
Reginald McKELLAR5W5George POTTER
 
Harry CAPLES6FE6Albert JOHNSTON
Francis MALE7HB7Arthur HALLOWAY (c)
 
Bob WILLIAMS8L8Edward BURNICLE
Sandy PEARCE92R9D CRANSTON
Charlie LEES102R10Alf FRASER
Jim DUFFY11FR11Bill SCHULTZ
Percy WHITE12HK12Horace BALKWELL
Jack WATKINS (c)13FR13Robert CRAIG
   
 

Team Info

Eastern Suburbs

Previous Game:
Round 14 vs. Balmain
Next Game:
1916 City Cup - Semi Final vs. North Sydney
Out:
Charles Barker (wing)
In:
Les Cubitt (centre)
Changes:
Reginald McKellar (centre to wing), Bob Williams (front row to lock), Sandy Pearce (hooker to second row), Charlie Lees (front row to second row), Jim Duffy (second row to front row), Percy White (second row to hooker), Jack Watkins (lock to front row)

Balmain

Previous Game:
Round f vs. South Sydney
Next Game:
n/a
Out:
William Stuart (second row)
In:
Horace Balkwell (hooker)
Changes:
Edward Burnicle (front row to lock), D Cranston (hooker to second row), Alf Fraser (front row to second row), Bill Schultz (second row to front row), Robert Craig (lock to front row)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson