Country Carnival 1956

Game 5

Newtown 18 def. Riverina 10

Country Carnival 1956
Game 5

Newtown		 18
–
10
Riverina
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/49550
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 13th May, 1956
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Jerry Lane
Venue Henson (Sydney)
Crowd 8,352
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 – 8
Newtown Scoresheet Riverina
Kevin CONSIDINE T    
Bobby WHITTON      
 
Gordon CLIFFORD 6 G 5 Peter DIVERSI
Newtown Teams Riverina
Gordon CLIFFORD 1 FB 1 Jack O'CONNELL
Ray PRESTON 2 W 2 Barry STENHOUSE
Dick POOLE (c) 3 C 3 Brian CLAY
Kevin CONSIDINE 4 C 4 Manny HINTON
Laurie McMAHON 5 W 5 Bill GOLDSPINK
 
Tony BROWN 6 FE 6 Bob SULLIVAN
Bobby WHITTON 7 HB 7 Leo CADMAN
 
Peter RYAN 8 L 8 Peter DIVERSI (c)
Frank NARVO 9 2R 9 Alan GLOVER
Henry HOLLOWAY 10 2R 10 Ted CURRAN
Les HAMPSON 11 FR 11 Ron CROWE
Greg ELLIS 12 HK 12 Bob LAWRENCE
Don STAIT 13 FR 13 Bill MARSH
   
 

Team Info

Newtown

Previous Game:
Round 7 vs. Parramatta
Next Game:
Round 8 vs. Canterbury
Out:
Peter Ryan (lock)
In:
Peter Ryan (lock)

Riverina

Previous Game:
Les Chanticleers Tour 1955 - Game 6 vs. France
Next Game:
Maori Tour 1956 - Game 14 vs. NZ Maori
Out:
Peter McGrath (fullback), Cliff Smailles (wing), Bill Garvin (centre), Col Ratcliff (centre), Pat Kane (wing), Alan Staunton (five-eighth), Doug Cameron (halfback), Jack Slavin (front row), Ken MacDonald (hooker), Alan Lynch (front row), Max Gordon (second row), Ron Moses (second row), Albert Paul (lock)
In:
Jack O'Connell (fullback), Barry Stenhouse (wing), Brian Clay (centre), Manny Hinton (centre), Bill Goldspink (wing), Bob Sullivan (five-eighth), Leo Cadman (halfback), Bill Marsh (front row), Bob Lawrence (hooker), Ron Crowe (front row), Ted Curran (second row), Alan Glover (second row), Peter Diversi (lock)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash