Preseason Cup 1969

Game 3

South Sydney Rabbitohs 35 def. North Sydney Bears 4

Preseason Cup 1969
Game 3
South Sydney
Rabbitohs
35
4 North Sydney
Bears
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27245
Status Completed
Date Friday, 7th March, 1969
Kick Off 8:30 PM (local time)
Referee Don MacDonald
Venue Redfern (Sydney)
Crowd 11,074
Match Stats
Halftime Score 17 4
Scrums 16 9
Penalties 12 13
South Sydney Scoresheet North Sydney
Arthur BRANIGHAN 2 T    
Ray BRANIGHAN      
Bob McCARTHY      
John O'NEILL      
Paul SAIT      
Eric SIMMS      
 
Eric SIMMS 7/12 G 2 Ken IRVINE
 
Michael CLEARY OFF Warren THOMPSON
South Sydney Teams North Sydney
Eric SIMMS 1 FB 1 Mick MAHER (c)
Michael CLEARY 2 W 2 Ken IRVINE
Bob HONAN 3 C 3 Denis CUBIS
Ray BRANIGHAN 4 C 4 George AMBRUM
Brian JAMES 5 W 5 Warren THOMPSON
 
Denis PITTARD 6 FE 6 Gary BANKS
Bob GRANT 7 HB 7 Bob LANG
 
Paul SAIT 8 L 8 John McDONELL
Bob MOSES 9 2R 9 Noel CAVANAGH
Bob McCARTHY 10 2R 10 Warren CHATFIELD
John O'NEILL 11 FR 11 Brian NORTON
Elwyn WALTERS 12 HK 12 Ross WARNER
John SATTLER (c) 13 FR 13 Lloyd WEIER
 
Arthur BRANIGHAN 14 B 15 Eric PITT
Ron COOTE 15 B    
 
Clive CHURCHILL   HC   Roy FRANCIS
   
 

Team Info

South Sydney

Previous Game:
Preseason Cup 1969 - Game 2 vs. Manly
Next Game:
Preseason Cup 1969 - Round 4 vs. Canterbury
Changes:
Arthur Branighan (centre to bench), Ron Coote (lock to bench), Paul Sait (bench to lock), Ray Branighan (bench to centre)

North Sydney

Previous Game:
Preseason Cup 1969 - Game 2 vs. St George
Next Game:
Preseason Cup 1969 - Round 4 vs. Balmain
Out:
Dave Wood (wing)
In:
Warren Thompson (wing)

Match Notes

Bob McCarthy injured a knee after 25 mins and was replaced by Ron Coote, at halftime Arthur Branighan replaced Bob Honan.

Mike Cleary & Warren Thompson were sent of 5 mins after halftime for fighting both were suspended for 1 week.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin