Match - Tuesday 29 June, 1976
Eastern Suburbs Roosters 25 def. St Helens 2
| 1976 World Club Challenge | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14548 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Tuesday, 29th June, 1976 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Gary Cook | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 26,865 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Royce Ayliffe | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 0 | |||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Scoresheet | St Helens | ||||||
| Royce AYLIFFE | T | |||||||
| Russell FAIRFAX | ||||||||
| Ian SCHUBERT | ||||||||
| Kevin STEVENS | ||||||||
| Greg TOWNSEND | ||||||||
| John BRASS | 5 | G | Geoff PIMBLETT | |||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Teams | St Helens | ||||||
| Russell FAIRFAX | 1 | FB | 1 | Geoff PIMBLETT | ||||
| Ian SCHUBERT | 2 | W | 2 | Les JONES | ||||
| Mark HARRIS | 3 | C | 3 | Eddie CUNNINGHAM | ||||
| John BRASS | 4 | C | 4 | Derek NOONAN | ||||
| Bill MULLINS | 5 | W | 5 | Roy MATHIAS | ||||
| Trevor BARNES | 8 | FE | 6 | Billy BENYON | ||||
| Kevin STEVENS | 7 | HB | 16 | Ken GWILLIAM | ||||
| Ken JONES | 10 | FR | 13 | John MANTLE | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS | 15 | HK | 12 | Tony KARALIUS | ||||
| Royce AYLIFFE | 13 | FR | 11 | Kel COSLETT (c) | ||||
| Ian MACKAY | 16 | 2R | 10 | Eric CHISNALL | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON (c) | 11 | 2R | 9 | George NICHOLLS | ||||
| Barry REILLY | 9 | L | 8 | David HULL | ||||
| Robert LAURIE | 6 | B | 17 | Peter GLYNN | ||||
| Johnny MAYES | 20 | B | 14 | Frank WILSON | ||||
| Grant HEDGER | 21 | B | 7 | Jeff HEATON | ||||
| Greg TOWNSEND | 14 | B | 15 | Mel JAMES | ||||
| Jack GIBSON | HC | Eric ASHTON | ||||||
Team Info
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 15 vs. Newtown
- Next Game:
- Round 16 vs. South Sydney
- Out:
- Mal Connor (hooker)
- In:
- Russell Fairfax (fullback), Johnny Mayes (bench), Grant Hedger (bench)
- Changes:
- Greg Townsend (fullback to bench), Robert Laurie (five-eighth to bench), Barry Reilly (second row to lock), Trevor Barnes (lock to five-eighth), Ian Mackay (bench to second row), Elwyn Walters (bench to hooker)
St Helens
- Previous Game:
- 1976 St Helens Tour to Australia & NZ - Week 1 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1976 St Helens Tour to Australia & NZ - Game 3 vs. Auckland
- In:
- Frank Wilson (bench)
- Changes:
- Roy Mathias (centre to wing), Eddie Cunningham (wing to centre), Jeff Heaton (halfback to bench), Ken Gwilliam (bench to halfback)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann
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