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1957 Country Carnival

Game 5

Newtown 30 def. Riverina 19

1957 Country Carnival
Game 5

Newtown
30
19
Riverina
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/51991
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 12th May, 1957
Kick Off 3:00pm (local time)
Referee S Mahoney
Venue Henson (Sydney)
Crowd 6,500
Match Stats
Halftime Score 15 7
Newtown Scoresheet Riverina
Tony BROWN T 2 Laurie FOLEY
Greg ELLIS   Col COULTON
Terry McGOVERN      
Dick POOLE      
Peter RYAN      
Bob WARREN      
 
Laurie McMAHON 4 G 5 Ian REID
Greg ELLIS 2      
Newtown Teams Riverina
Billy KEOGH 13 FB 1 Ian REID
Laurie McMAHON 12 W 2 Laurie FOLEY
Dick POOLE (c) 9 C 3 Col RATCLIFF
Terry McGOVERN 10 C 4 Alan STAUNTON
Len ROPER 27 W 5 Len WADLING
 
Tony BROWN 8 FE 6 Greg HAWICK (c)
Bobby WHITTON 7 HB 7 Eric KUHN
 
Peter RYAN 6 L 8 Billy WILSON
John RAPER 5 2R 9 Jack BOWMAN
Bob WARREN 18 2R 10 Col COULTON
Alan CAMERON 2 FR 11 Ron CROWE
Greg ELLIS 1 HK 12 John WEIR
Henry HOLLOWAY 3 FR 13 Walter RUSSELL
 
Dick POOLE   HC    
   
 

Team Info

Newtown

Previous Game:
Round 5 vs. Western Suburbs
Next Game:
Round 6 vs. North Sydney
Out:
Kevin Considine (centre), Bill Bailey (wing), Frank Narvo (second row)
In:
Terry McGovern (centre), Len Roper (wing), Bob Warren (second row)

Riverina

Previous Game:
1956 Maori Tour - Game 14 vs. NZ Maori
Next Game:
1958 Country Carnival - Game 10 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Out:
Fred Maxwell (fullback), Brian Clay (centre), Peter Payne (centre), Alan Campbell (wing), D Tucker (halfback), Jim Watson (front row), Jim Castle (hooker), Keith Jack (front row), Keith Kesby (second row), B Elliot (second row), Ossie Reberger (lock)
In:
Ian Reid (fullback), Col Ratcliff (centre), Len Wadling (wing), Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Eric Kuhn (halfback), Walter Russell (front row), John Weir (hooker), Ron Crowe (front row), Col Coulton (second row), Jack Bowman (second row), Billy Wilson (lock)
Changes:
Alan Staunton (five-eighth to centre)

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