Round 1
South Sydney Rabbitohs 22 def. Newtown 17
| 1956 NSWRFL Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11296 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 2nd April, 1956 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Col Pearce (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 29,256 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 12 | |||||
| Scrums | 23 | – | 14 | |||||
| Penalties | 15 | – | 16 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Newtown | ||||||
| Ian MOIR | 2 | T | 2 | Kevin CONSIDINE | ||||
| Johnny DOUGHERTY | Bobby WHITTON | |||||||
| Bernie PURCELL | ||||||||
| Bernie PURCELL | 4 | G | 4 | Gordon CLIFFORD | ||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | ||||||||
| OFF | Frank NARVO | |||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Newtown | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | 13 | FB | 1 | Gordon CLIFFORD | ||||
| Ian MOIR | 12 | W | 2 | Ray PRESTON | ||||
| Bob HONEYSETT | 10 | C | 4 | Laurie McMAHON | ||||
| Joe RENSHAW | 11 | C | 3 | Dick POOLE (c) | ||||
| Dale PUREN | 9 | W | 5 | Kevin CONSIDINE | ||||
| Johnny DOUGHERTY | 8 | FE | 6 | Ray KELLY | ||||
| Col DONOHOE | 7 | HB | 7 | Bobby WHITTON | ||||
| John COTTEE | 25 | L | 8 | Peter RYAN | ||||
| Jack RAYNER (c) | 4 | 2R | 10 | Jim EVANS | ||||
| Bernie PURCELL | 5 | 2R | 9 | Frank NARVO | ||||
| Denis DONOGHUE | 1 | FR | 13 | Les HAMPSON | ||||
| Brian MURRAY | 29 | HK | 12 | Greg ELLIS | ||||
| Jim RICHARDS | 3 | FR | 11 | Don STAIT | ||||
| Jack RAYNER | HC | Dick POOLE | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- n/a
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Manly
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- n/a
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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