Round 1
Eastern Suburbs 14 def. North Sydney Bears 10
| 1963 NSWRFL Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11962 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 7th April, 1963 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Parkinson (Cessnock) | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 11,352 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 3 | |||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Scoresheet | North Sydney | ||||||
| Ron HANSON | 2 | T | John GUDGEON | |||||
| Bob KENNEDY | Eric SLADDEN | |||||||
| Bob LANDERS | ||||||||
| Bob LANDERS | 1/9 | G | 2/6 | Fred GRIFFITHS | ||||
| 0/2 | Ken IRVINE | |||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Teams | North Sydney | ||||||
| John BISSETT | 13 | FB | 1 | Fred GRIFFITHS (c) | ||||
| Ron SADDLER | 12 | W | 2 | Ken IRVINE | ||||
| Bob LANDERS | 11 | C | 3 | Denis CUBIS | ||||
| Doug RICKETSON | 10 | C | 4 | Bob HANNON | ||||
| Ron HANSON | 9 | W | 5 | Eric SLADDEN | ||||
| Peter GALLAGHER | 8 | FE | 6 | Doug WALTON | ||||
| Bruce RANIER | 7 | HB | 7 | Ray LOVE | ||||
| Fred STRUTT | 6 | L | 8 | Eric BARNES | ||||
| Bob HEFFERNAN | 5 | 2R | 9 | John GUDGEON | ||||
| Bob KENNEDY | 4 | 2R | 10 | Don DOAK | ||||
| Neville CHARLTON | 3 | FR | 11 | Billy WILSON | ||||
| Ken ASHCROFT | 2 | HK | 13 | Ross WARNER | ||||
| Terry FEARNLEY (c) | 1 | FR | 12 | Roy FISHER | ||||
| Ray McDERMOTT | 29 | B | ||||||
| Dick DUNN | HC | Fred GRIFFITHS | ||||||
Team Info
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- 1963 Preseason Cup - Round 4 vs. Canterbury
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. St George
- Out:
- Boyce Beeton (wing), Geoff Waldie (front row), Terry Matthews (second row)
- In:
- Ron Hanson (wing), Bob Kennedy (second row), Bob Heffernan (second row), Ray McDermott (bench)
- Changes:
- Terry Fearnley (second row to front row)
North Sydney
- Previous Game:
- 1963 Preseason Cup - Round 4 vs. Newtown
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Mick Maher (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), Merv Cross (second row)
- In:
- Ken Irvine (wing), Bob Hannon (centre), Don Doak (second row)
Match Notes
Nev Charlton dislocated his collarbone in the 1st half and was replaced by Ray McDermott.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Tony McCarron
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