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1998 NRL Premiership

Round 1

Results

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>  North Qld 18 (N. Nadruku, D. Shearer, S. Walters tries; J. Ferris 3 goals) defeated Adelaide 8 (R. Maybon, J. Tamani tries) at Adelaide Oval.
Date: Fri, 13th March.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Halftime: North Qld 14-4.   Scrums: Adelaide 9-8.   Penalties: Adelaide 13-7.   Referee: Matt Hewitt.   Crowd: 11,289.
Adelaide: Maybon, Simonds, Clarke, Grimley, Tamani; Quinn, Goldthorpe (C); Corvo, Schifilliti, McKenzie, Cann, Galea, Boughton. Int: Iro, Doherty, Hick, Walters.
North Qld: Shearer, Tassell, Bowman, Nadruku, Shipway; Dunemann, Ferris; Lomax, Walters, Roberts (C), Warren, Cunningham, Fritz. Int: Murphy, Mercy, Wilson, Scott.
>  South Sydney 24 (T. Brasher, D. Burns, T. Hermansson tries; J. O'Neill 6 goals) defeated Auckland 18 (S. Kearney, G. Ngamu tries; G. Ngamu 5 goals) at Ericsson Stadium.
Date: Fri, 13th March.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Halftime: 10-all.   Scrums: 8-all.   Penalties: South Sydney 7-3.   Referee: Eddie Ward.   Crowd: 10,754.
Auckland: Ellis, Hoppe, Vagana, Iro, Oudenryn; Ngamu, Jones; Vagana, Eru, Pongia, Smith, Kearney (C), Swann. Int: Henare, Malam, Clark, Endacott.
South Sydney: Brasher, Loomans, Rodwell, O'Neill, Hall; Wing, Peters; Hermansson, Garlick (C), Smith, Schloss, Burns, Caruana. Int: Slattery, Ostini, Trindall, Parsons.
>  Brisbane 22 (M. Hancock, A. Langer, D. Smith tries; D. Lockyer 5 goals) defeated Manly 6 (C. Field 2, L. Phillips goals) at ANZ Stadium.
Date: Fri, 13th March.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Halftime: Brisbane 8-6.   Scrums: Brisbane 9-7.   Penalties: Brisbane 16-6.   Referee: Bill Harrigan.   Crowd: 39,109.
Brisbane: Lockyer, Hancock, Renouf, Smith, De Vere; Walters, Langer (C); Webcke, Plath, Gee, Thorn, Tallis, Ryan. Int: Walker, Lee, Carroll, Campion.
Manly: Phillips, Hunter, Hopoate, Hill, Hancock; Toovey (C), Field; Tierney, Serdaris, Costelloe, Menzies, Colella, Kosef. Int: Fulton, Lyons, Underwood, Torrens.
>  Parramatta 27 (C. Schifcofske 2, J. McCracken, S. Whereat tries; C. Schifcofske 5 goals; J. Simon field goal) defeated Penrith 16 (R. Girdler 2, C. Hicks tries; R. Girdler 2 goals) at Parramatta Stadium.
Date: Sat, 14th March.   Kickoff: 3:30 PM.   Halftime: Parramatta 14-10.   Scrums: Parramatta 11-4.   Penalties: Parramatta 11-6.   Referee: Steve Clark.   Crowd: 12,222.
Parramatta: Carige, Schifcofske, Barnes, Kelly, Whereat; Bell, Simon; Pay (C), Owens, Morgan, McCracken (C), Smith, Dymock. Int: Lovell, Cayless, Horsnell, Penna.
Penrith: Jorgensen, Hicks, Woods, Domic, Beckett; Girdler, Alexander (C); Johnson, Gower, Puletua, Gall, Adamson, Cross. Int: Brown, Geyer, Wise, MacGillivray.
>  Balmain 40 (G. Donaghey 2, W. Kennedy 2, A. Nable, M. Stimson, J. Webber tries; S. Nevin 6 goals) defeated Gold Coast 6 (G. Mackay try; G. Mackay goal) at Leichhardt Oval.
Date: Sat, 14th March.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Halftime: Balmain 16-0.   Scrums: Balmain 10-6.   Penalties: Balmain 10-8.   Referee: Steve Chiddy.   Crowd: 7,120.
Balmain: Nevin, Milford, Kennedy, Webber, Donaghey; Gillett, Dunley; Walker, Senter, Sironen (C), Stimson, O'Neill, Duckworth. Int: Gannon, Smith, Nable, Withers.
Gold Coast: King, Godbee, Mackay (C), O'Reilly, Campbell; Lindsay, Patten; O'Brien, Teevan, Parsons, Conley, Campbell, Sattler. Int: Driscoll, Nahi, Cruckshank.
>  Sydney City 36 (B. Fittler 2, A. Walker 2, R. Barnett, M. Sing tries; I. Cleary 6 goals) defeated Cronulla 14 (G. Bell 2, B. Sammut tries; M. Rogers goal) at Shark Park.
Date: Sat, 14th March.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Scrums: Sydney City 8-3.   Penalties: Cronulla 10-8.   Referee: Paul Simpkins.   Crowd: 17,828.
Cronulla: Sammut, Rogers, Ettingshausen (C), Richardson, Bell; Healey, Green; Lee, Treister, Stevens, Long, Greenhill, McKenna. Int: Dykes, Lang, Davidson, Ryan.
Sydney City: Walker, Elsegood, Cleary, Barnett, Sing; Fittler (C), Lam; Lowrie, Bonetti, Barnhill, Gourley, Ricketson, Gaffey. Int: Dooley, Rigon, Wood, Fletcher.
>  Melbourne 14 (S. Hill 2 tries; C. Smith 3 goals) defeated Illawarra 12 (W. Robinson, C. Wilson tries; D. Moon 2 goals) at WIN Stadium.
Date: Sat, 14th March.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Halftime: Illawarra 12-6.   Scrums: Illawarra 9-3.   Penalties: Illawarra 13-10.   Referee: Sean Hampstead.   Crowd: 10,695.
Illawarra: Reeves, Clifford, Timmins, McGregor (C), Moon; Barrett, Robinson; Cram, Callaway, Leikvoll, Hart, Lamey, Mackay. Int: Hooper, Smith, Wilson, Purcell.
Melbourne: Ross, Smith, Moule, Bell, Bai; Hill, Kimmorley; Howe, Williams, Kearns, Marquet, Roarty, Nikau. Int: Lazarus (C), Swain, Bawden, Carlaw.
>  Canterbury 20 (G. Hughes 2, B. Ward tries; D. Halligan 4 goals) defeated Canberra 10 (G. Appo, B. Clyde tries; D. Furner goal) at Belmore Sports Ground.
Date: Sun, 15th March.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Halftime: Canterbury 6-2.   Scrums: Canberra 8-7.   Penalties: Canberra 11-5.   Referee: Brian Grant.   Crowd: 8,453.
Canterbury: Berrigan, El Masri, Ryan, Marteene, Halligan; Hughes, McRae; Britt, Hetherington, Tocco, Ward, Gillies (C), Norton. Int: Newton, Price, Relf, Fleming.
Canberra: Daley (C), Appo, Wiki, Costin, Boyle; Croker, Stuart; Davico, Priddis, Hetherington, Sologinkin, Furner, Clyde. Int: Burnham, Payten, Woolford, Seibold.
>  Newcastle 18 (E. Cochrane, M. Johns, J. Moodie tries; A. Johns 3 goals) defeated North Sydney 14 (G. Florimo, P. Stringer tries; J. Taylor 3 goals) at North Sydney Oval.
Date: Sun, 15th March.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Halftime: North Sydney 8-6.   Scrums: North Sydney 10-9.   Penalties: Newcastle 6-4.   Referee: Paul McBlane.   Crowd: 11,268.
North Sydney: Seers, Roy, Florimo, Buettner, Horder; Ikin, Taylor (C); Larson, Soden, Stuart, Fairleigh, Muir, Moore. Int: Reber, Stringer, Leyshon, Morrison.
Newcastle: O'Davis, Hughes, Craigie, Gidley, Moodie; Johns, Johns; Harragon (C), Jackson, Butterfield, Richards, Fletcher, Peden. Int: Shiels, Cochrane, Grief, Piccinelli.
>  St George 36 (M. Rodwell 2, J. Ainscough, M. Coyne, C. Pearson, D. Wagon tries; W. Bartrim 6 goals) defeated Western Suburbs 18 (B. Hodgson, D. Kennedy tries; A. Leeds 5 goals) at Kogarah Oval.
Date: Sun, 15th March.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Halftime: 10-all.   Scrums: St George 5-4.   Penalties: Western Suburbs 11-10.   Referee: Tim Mander.   Crowd: 7,206.
St George: Raper, Murphy, Coyne (C), Ainscough, Wagon; Mundine, Rodwell; Pearson, Brown, Ward, Tangata-Toa, Treacy, Bartrim. Int: Felsch, Hardy, Brunker, Simpson.
Western Suburbs: Hodgson, Willis, Leeds, McGuinness, Donovan; McGuinness, Georgallis; Yates, Mescia, Skandalis, Kennedy, Rameka, Langmack (C). Int: Coxon, Laing, McMenemy.

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