City Cup 1959

Game 1

North Sydney 18 def. South Sydney Rabbitohs 10

City Cup 1959
Game 1

North Sydney		 18
–
10 South Sydney
Rabbitohs
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27041
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 26th July, 1959
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Cliff Brown
Venue Sports Ground (Sydney)
Crowd 8,939
North Sydney Scoresheet South Sydney
Ken IRVINE 2 T Sam MARTIN
Brian CARLSON   Brian MURRAY
Norm STRONG      
 
Brian CARLSON 2 G 2 Bernie PURCELL
Johnny JONES      
North Sydney Teams South Sydney
Johnny JONES 1 FB 1 Alan FLOCKTON
Ken IRVINE 2 W 2 Charlie DONOVAN
Bob HONEYSETT (c) 3 C 3 Eric SLADDEN
Paul CUNEO 4 C 4 Mark PRYKE
Brian CARLSON 5 W 5 Sam MARTIN
 
Greg HAWICK 6 FE 6 Bob WALLACE
Ray LOVE 7 HB 7 Eddie PIKE
 
Neville WALL 8 L 8 John SHEARER
Jack BROWN 9 2R 9 Fred NELSON
Barney McEVOY 10 2R 10 John COTTEE
Jack BLINKHORN 11 FR 11 Charlie GIBSON
Norm STRONG 12 HK 12 Brian MURRAY
Bill TEASDELL 13 FR 13 Bernie PURCELL (c)
 
Ross McKINNON   HC   Denis DONOGHUE
   
 

Team Info

North Sydney

Previous Game:
Round 18 vs. Western Suburbs
Next Game:
City Cup 1959 - Round 2 vs. Newtown
Out:
Dave Holman (five-eighth), Bernie Cuneo (front row), Bill Sandstrom (second row)
In:
Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Bill Teasdell (front row), Barney McEvoy (second row)

South Sydney

Previous Game:
Round 18 vs. Balmain
Next Game:
n/a
Out:
Dale Puren (centre), Col Donohoe (halfback), Les Broach (hooker)
In:
Mark Pryke (centre), Eddie Pike (halfback), Brian Murray (hooker)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash

See also: