Round 1
Newcastle Firsts (AU) 17 lost to Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 35
| 1976 AMCO Cup Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27479 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 31st March, 1976 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack Danzey Jnr | |||||||
| Venue | Newcastle (Newcastle-Maitland) | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Scrums | 10 | – | 6 | |||||
| Penalties | 14 | – | 12 | |||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Scoresheet | Manly | ||||||
| Peter COOTES | T | 2 | Phil LOWE | |||||
| Paul MERLO | Ray BRANIGHAN | |||||||
| Tom SHEPPARD | Peter BYRNE | |||||||
| Rod JACKSON | ||||||||
| Alan THOMPSON | ||||||||
| Brian WILSON | ||||||||
| Ron BURGESS | 4 | G | 7/8 | Graham EADIE | ||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Teams | Manly | ||||||
| Jim BATEY | 1 | FB | 1 | Graham EADIE | ||||
| Peter COOTES | 2 | W | 2 | Tom MOONEY | ||||
| Simon BOOTH | 3 | C | 3 | Ray BRANIGHAN | ||||
| Ron BURGESS | 4 | C | 4 | Bob FULTON (c) | ||||
| Bob WARREN | 5 | W | 5 | Rod JACKSON | ||||
| Terry STEVENS | 6 | FE | 6 | Russel GARTNER | ||||
| Johnny FAIRNS | 7 | HB | 7 | Alan THOMPSON | ||||
| Peter HOWLETT | 8 | L | 8 | Lindsay DRAKE | ||||
| Neville SHOEMARK | 9 | 2R | 9 | Phil LOWE | ||||
| Jeff ROACH | 10 | 2R | 10 | Terry RANDALL | ||||
| Brian ANDERSON | 11 | FR | 11 | Col PARKES | ||||
| Allan DAGWELL | 12 | HK | 12 | Max KRILICH | ||||
| Garry LEO | 13 | FR | 13 | Mark WILLOUGHBY | ||||
| Warren SCOTMAN | 14 | B | 14 | Brian WILSON | ||||
| Tom SHEPPARD | 15 | B | 15 | Peter BYRNE | ||||
| Paul MERLO | 16 | B | 16 | Russell HUNTER | ||||
| Brian RUSSELL | 17 | B | 17 | Mick WALLER | ||||
| Brian MOORE | HC | Frank STANTON | ||||||
Team Info
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- 1975 AMCO Cup - Quarter Final vs. Auckland
- Next Game:
- 1977 AMCO Cup - Prelim Round vs. Northern Division
- Out:
- Paul Slattery (wing), George Ambrum (centre), Gary Banks (five-eighth), Jeff Dial (halfback), David Cassidy (hooker), Dave Edwards (second row), Greg Owens (bench), Robbie Wise (bench), Greg Longhurst (bench), Doug Clark (bench)
- In:
- Simon Booth (centre), Bob Warren (wing), Terry Stevens (five-eighth), Johnny Fairns (halfback), Allan Dagwell (hooker), Neville Shoemark (second row), Peter Howlett (lock), Warren Scotman (bench), Paul Merlo (bench), Brian Russell (bench)
- Changes:
- Tom Sheppard (lock to bench)
Manly
- Previous Game:
- Round 2 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 3 vs. Canterbury
- Out:
- Ian Martin (five-eighth), Gary Thoroughgood (lock)
- In:
- Russel Gartner (five-eighth), Lindsay Drake (lock), Brian Wilson (bench), Peter Byrne (bench), Russell Hunter (bench), Mick Waller (bench)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio
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