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ARL 1997 Optus Cup

Round 3

Results

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>  Manly 12 (D. Gartner, C. Innes tries; C. Field 2 goals) defeated North Sydney 8 (W. Leyshon try; J. Taylor 2 goals) at Brookvale Oval.
Date: Fri, 21st March.   Scrums: Manly 8-6.   Penalties: Manly 5-3.   Referee: David Manson.   Crowd: 18,539.
Manly: Hancock, Moore, Innes, Hill, Hopoate; Toovey (C), Field; Gillespie, Serdaris, Carroll, Menzies, Gartner, Kosef. Int: Weepu, Fulton, Lyons.
North Sydney: Seers, Pethybridge, Caruana, Florimo, Roy; Buettner, Taylor (C); Stuart, Reber, Trindall, Larson, Fairleigh, Moore. Int: Fritz, Hall, Leyshon, Williams.
>  Gold Coast 26 (A. King, G. Mackay, C. Orr, W. Patten, J. Schloss tries; G. Mackay 2, D. Anderson goals) defeated Balmain 6 (J. Bostock try; T. Brasher goal) at Carrara Stadium.
Date: Sat, 22nd March.   Halftime: Gold Coast 20-6.   Scrums: Gold Coast 8-4.   Penalties: Balmain 11-4.   Referee: Sean Hampstead.   Crowd: 9,851.
Gold Coast: King, Suluvale, Mackay (C), Nicol, Russell; Zahra, Patten; Bella, Goddard, Driscoll, Durheim, Hurst, Schloss. Int: Anderson, Orr, Sattler, Whittaker.
Balmain: Brasher (C), Langaloa, Kennedy, Donaghey, Bostock; Hanley, Gillett; Walker, Senter, Starr, Stimson, Smith, Morrison. Int: Webber, Nable, Wilson, Bayssari.
>  St George 20 (S. Kenward, J. Lenihan, D. Wagon tries; W. Bartrim 4 goals) defeated Illawarra 8 (G. Air try; R. Wishart 2 goals) at WIN Stadium.
Date: Sat, 22nd March.   Scrums: St George 9-8.   Penalties: 7-all.   Referee: Paul Simpkins.   Crowd: 8,661.
Illawarra: Reeves, Wishart, Timmins, McGregor (C), Clifford; Barrett, Air; Bradstreet, Callaway, Smith, Bristow, Mackay, Rodwell. Int: Cram, Tunbridge, David, Cross.
St George: Smith, Wagon, Coyne (C), Lenihan, Brunker; Kenward, Clinch; Hearn, Brown, Ward, Thompson, Treacy, Bartrim. Int: Pearson, Smith, Kusto.
>  Sydney City 8 (D. Junee try; I. Cleary 2 goals) defeated Parramatta 2 (J. Simon goal) at Parramatta Stadium.
Date: Sat, 22nd March.   Scrums: Parramatta 11-8.   Penalties: 9-all.   Referee: Paul McBlane.   Crowd: 17,254.
Parramatta: Riolo, Herron, McCracken, Woods, Whereat; Kelly, Simon; Johnston, Raper, King, Pay (C), Smith, Dymock. Int: Lovell, Campbell, Bell, Barnes.
Sydney City: Junee (C), Elsegood, Sing, Cleary, Miles; Shearer, Wood; Lowrie, Bonetti, Hermansson, Ricketson, Gourley, Rigon. Int: Walker, Troy, Barnhill, Sinclair.
>  Newcastle 44 (A. Muir 3, L. Dynevor 2, D. Albert, O. Craigie, M. Gidley tries; L. Dynevor 5, R. O'Davis goals) defeated South Queensland 0 at Marathon Stadium.
Date: Sun, 23rd March.   Scrums: Newcastle 12-7.   Penalties: 6-all.   Referee: Matt Hewitt.   Crowd: 15,114.
Newcastle: O'Davis, Albert, Grogan, Craigie, MacDougall; Gidley, Dynevor; Richards, Jackson, Butterfield (C), Muir, Peden, Glanville. Int: Fletcher, Conley, Moodie, Buderus.
South Queensland: Hubbard, Hudson, Toshack, Eagar, Wendt; Watson, Pezet; Wilson, Retchless, Protheroe, Jones, Teevan (C), O'Brien. Int: Couper, Tookey, Bella, Hamilton.
>  South Sydney 17 (P. Driscoll, M. Hogan, D. McLeod tries; M. Manning 2 goals; D. Trindall field goal) defeated Western Suburbs 8 (A. Doyle try; A. Leeds, W. Newton goals) at Sydney Football Stadium.
Date: Sun, 23rd March.   Halftime: South Sydney 10-2.   Scrums: South Sydney 8-6.   Penalties: South Sydney 14-6.   Referee: Kelvin Jeffes.   Crowd: 5,108.
South Sydney: O'Meara, Moore, McLeod, Manning, Hogan; Simon, Trindall (C); Rubin, Skelly, Driscoll, Burns, Quinn, Sutton. Int: Wilson, Ostini, Tassell.
Western Suburbs: Leeds, Willis, McGuinness, Costin, Laing; Georgallis, Newton; Skandalis, Mescia, Smith, Millard, Langmack (C), Hasler. Int: Yates, Dunn, Doyle, McGuinness.

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