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1956 NSWRFL

Round 2

Results

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>  Balmain 33 (B. Staunton 2, G. Hawkey, A. Lorimer, K. Mosman tries; K. Barnes 9 goals) defeated Canterbury 6 (F. Dunn 3 goals) at Leichhardt Oval.
Date: Sat, 7th April.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Balmain 7-2.   Referee: Fred Erickson.   
Balmain: Barnes, Lorimer, Hawkey, Mosman, Frame; Harris, Staunton (C); Moon, O'Brien, Heaney, Moses, Potter, Gray.
Canterbury: Dunn, Gilligan, Considine, Gartner, Freebody; Geelan (C), Kell; O'Callaghan, Anderson, Williams, Bowman, Jones, Paul.
>  South Sydney 30 (I. Moir 3, J. Dougherty, D. Puren, J. Rayner tries; B. Purcell 5, C. Churchill goals) defeated Manly 25 (K. Diett, R. Duncan, R. Ritchie, K. Schubert, J. Tenison tries; R. Willey 5 goals) at Brookvale Oval.
Date: Sat, 7th April.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: South Sydney 13-12.   Scrums: Manly 19-12.   Referee: Darcy Lawler.   Crowd: 8,000.
Manly: Willey, Ritchie, Hobbs, Lloyd, Tenison; Duncan, Diett; Bull (C), Schubert, Bertrand, Hubbard, Mossop, Daley.
South Sydney: Churchill, Moir, Honeysett, Renshaw, Puren; Dougherty, Donohoe; Richards, Murray, Donoghue, Purcell, Rayner (C), Cottee.
>  Newtown 43 (R. Preston 4, K. Considine, R. Kelly, L. McMahon, D. Poole, B. Whitton tries; G. Clifford 8 goals) defeated Eastern Suburbs 17 (K. Hansen, N. Pidding, A. Ridley tries; N. Pidding 4 goals) at Henson Park.
Date: Sat, 7th April.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Newtown 21-7.   Referee: Ray O'Donnell.   
Newtown: Clifford, Preston, McMahon, Poole (C), Considine; Kelly, Whitton; Stait, Ellis, Hampson, Narvo, Kelly, Ryan.
Eastern Suburbs: Booth, Sellgren, Grant, Paskins (C), Pidding; Curran, Power; Hansen, McCarthy, Edwards, Horder, Ridley, Blundell.
>  St George 35 (K. Brown, B. Bugden, K. Kearney, R. Kite, K. O'Brien, B. Orrock, T. Ryan tries; D. Fleming 7 goals) defeated Parramatta 15 (R. Burke, J. Hickey, K. Slattery tries; K. Hurst 2, G. Laird goals) at Cumberland Oval.
Date: Sat, 7th April.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: St George 10-2.   Scrums: St George 24-15.   Referee: Cliff Brown.   Crowd: 5,561.
Parramatta: Hurst, Burke, Kirkland, Thompson, Hickey; Laird, Tosh; Cameron, Rayner, Fisher, Mann, Williams, Slattery (C).
St George: Fleming, Kite, Lees, O'Brien, Ryan; Carroll, Bugden; Orrock, Kearney (C), Brown, Wilson, Provan, Pert.
>  Western Suburbs 10 (D. Henry, H. Wells tries; G. Bain 2 goals) defeated North Sydney 9 (T. Pierce try; A. Arkey 2 goals; A. Arkey field goal) at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Date: Sat, 7th April.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Scrums: North Sydney 26-19.   Penalties: 16-all.   Referee: Col Pearce.   Crowd: 24,433.
Western Suburbs: Bain, Smailles, Wells (C), Johnston, Hills; Henry, Holman; Watson, Goff, Patch, Charlton, O'Shea, Meehan.
North Sydney: Arkey, Pierce, Twight, Brogan, Toole; Madden, Gillon; Blinkhorn, Strong, Evenden (C), Cuneo, Lay, Fraser.

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