Game 2
South Sydney Rabbitohs 27 def. Newcastle Firsts (AU) 18
| 1956 Country Carnival Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/49547 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 12th May, 1956 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Cliff Brown | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 22,091 | |||||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Newcastle (AU) | ||||||
| Bob HONEYSETT | 2 | T | Don ADAMS | |||||
| Ian MOIR | 2 | Fred BROWN | ||||||
| Martin GALLAGHER | Andy McCALLUM | |||||||
| Don SCHOFIELD | ||||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | 4 | G | 3 | Russ NAUGHTON | ||||
| Bernie PURCELL | 2 | |||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Newcastle (AU) | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | 13 | FB | 1 | Russ NAUGHTON | ||||
| Ian MOIR | 12 | W | 2 | Don ADAMS | ||||
| Martin GALLAGHER | 14 | C | 3 | Eddie LUMSDEN | ||||
| Bob HONEYSETT | 10 | C | 4 | Neil McDONNELL | ||||
| Kevin TURNER | 19 | W | 5 | Lester BATEY | ||||
| Johnny DOUGHERTY | 8 | FE | 6 | Jim FITZPATRICK | ||||
| Col DONOHOE | 7 | HB | 7 | Bob BANKS | ||||
| Les COWIE | 6 | L | 8 | Bill SMITH | ||||
| Jack RAYNER (c) | 4 | 2R | 9 | Don SCHOFIELD | ||||
| Bernie PURCELL | 5 | 2R | 10 | Doug CHAPPLE | ||||
| Denis DONOGHUE | 1 | FR | 11 | Doug HAWKE | ||||
| Ernie HAMMERTON | 2 | HK | 12 | Harry GIBB | ||||
| Jim RICHARDS | 3 | FR | 13 | Fred BROWN (c) | ||||
| B | 14 | Andy McCALLUM | ||||||
| Jack RAYNER | HC | |||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 7 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 8 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- John Cottee (lock)
- In:
- Les Cowie (lock)
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- 1955 Les Chanticleers Tour - Game 21 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1956 Kiwis Tour - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Warren Foley (centre), John Chapple (centre), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Bill Sneddon (halfback), Colin Curry (front row), F Lennard (second row), Gus Gray (lock)
- In:
- Eddie Lumsden (centre), Neil McDonnell (centre), Jim Fitzpatrick (five-eighth), Bob Banks (halfback), Fred Brown (front row), Doug Chapple (second row), Bill Smith (lock), Andy McCallum (bench)
Match Notes
Clive Churchill broke his forearm in this game, ruling him out of playing for at least 6 weeks.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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