Game 2
Balmain Tigers 29 lost to Riverina 41
| 1959 Country Carnival Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/53856 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 17th May, 1959 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Noel Spohr (Newcastle-Maitland) | |||||||
| Venue | Leichhardt (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 2,309 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 18 | – | 14 | |||||
| Balmain | Scoresheet | Riverina | ||||||
| Bob MARA | 2 | T | 2 | Col RATCLIFF | ||||
| Don EVENDEN | John CANN | |||||||
| Ron MACK | Terry DIXON | |||||||
| Alan MASON | Brian HAMBLY | |||||||
| Carl RUMPH | Alan STAUNTON | |||||||
| Neville WATT | Lance THOMPSON | |||||||
| John MULLINS | 3 | G | 10/16 | Bernie NEVIN | ||||
| Neville WATT | ||||||||
| Balmain | Teams | Riverina | ||||||
| John MULLINS | 20 | FB | 1 | Peter NEWTON | ||||
| Ron MACK | 2 | W | 2 | John CANN | ||||
| Alan MASON | 5 | C | 3 | Col RATCLIFF | ||||
| William BISCHOFF JNR | 6 | C | 4 | Bernie NEVIN | ||||
| Bob MARA | 18 | W | 5 | Alan CAMPBELL | ||||
| Doug WALTON | 44 | FE | 6 | Alan STAUNTON (c) | ||||
| Ron CLIFFORD (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Lance THOMPSON | ||||
| Jack SINCLAIR | 4 | L | 8 | Geoff CHAMBERS | ||||
| Kevin SMYTH | 8 | 2R | 9 | Brian HAMBLY | ||||
| Harry RAVEN | 13 | 2R | 10 | Terry BAKER | ||||
| Neville WATT | 27 | FR | 11 | Lindsay ELLISON | ||||
| Ian McCARTHY | 12 | HK | 12 | Kevin NEGUS | ||||
| Don EVENDEN | 32 | FR | 13 | Bill WATSON | ||||
| Carl RUMPH | 15 | B | 14 | Terry DIXON | ||||
| B | 15 | Tony BARTON | ||||||
| John O'TOOLE | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Round 9 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 10 vs. Manly
- Out:
- Bill Marsh (front row), Bill Tonkin (second row)
- In:
- Neville Watt (front row), Kevin Smyth (second row), Carl Rumph (bench)
Riverina
- Previous Game:
- 1958 Lions Tour - Game 6 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1959 Kiwis Tour - Game 4 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Fred Maxwell (fullback), Ross Kite (wing), Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Rob Campbell (halfback), Walter Russell (front row), John Weir (hooker), Alan Lynch (front row), Len Henman (second row), Alan McClelland (second row), Peter O'Connor (lock)
- In:
- Peter Newton (fullback), John Cann (wing), Bernie Nevin (centre), Lance Thompson (halfback), Bill Watson (front row), Kevin Negus (hooker), Lindsay Ellison (front row), Terry Baker (second row), Brian Hambly (second row), Geoff Chambers (lock), Terry Dixon (bench), Tony Barton (bench)
- Changes:
- Alan Staunton (centre to five-eighth)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Tim Costello
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