Round 8
South Sydney Rabbitohs 11 def. Canterbury Bankstown 6
| 1968 NSWRFL Round 8 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12517 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 12th May, 1968 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Brian Barry | |||||||
| Venue | Redfern (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 13,736 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 12 | – | 11 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Canterbury | ||||||
| Arthur BRANIGHAN | T | |||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 3/3 | G | 2 | Ron RAPER | ||||
| Kevin LONGBOTTOM | 1/2 | George TAYLFORTH | ||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Canterbury | ||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 1 | FB | 24 | Clive GARTNER | ||||
| Brian JAMES | 2 | W | 2 | Johnny RHODES | ||||
| Bob HONAN | 3 | C | 3 | Bob HAGAN | ||||
| Arthur BRANIGHAN | 4 | C | 4 | Johnny GREAVES | ||||
| Kevin LONGBOTTOM | 5 | W | 5 | Bob DOYLE | ||||
| Jimmy LISLE | 6 | FE | 6 | Leo TOOHEY | ||||
| Bob GRANT | 7 | HB | 7 | Ross KIDD | ||||
| Gary STEVENS | 25 | L | 8 | Ron RAPER | ||||
| Dennis LEE | 9 | 2R | 9 | Brian WEDGEWOOD | ||||
| Alan SCOTT | 10 | 2R | 10 | George TAYLFORTH | ||||
| John SATTLER (c) | 11 | FR | 11 | Kevin GOLDSPINK | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS | 12 | HK | 12 | Col BROWN | ||||
| Jim MORGAN | 13 | FR | 13 | Kevin RYAN (c) | ||||
| B | 17 | Terry REYNOLDS | ||||||
| B | 26 | Barry SMITH | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Kevin RYAN | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 7 vs. Penrith
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Bob Moses (centre), Alan Heiler (wing), Ivan Jones (halfback), George Piggins (hooker), Bob McCarthy (second row), John O'Neill (second row), Ron Coote (lock)
- In:
- Bob Honan (centre), Arthur Branighan (centre), Bob Grant (halfback), Elwyn Walters (hooker), Alan Scott (second row), Dennis Lee (second row), Gary Stevens (lock)
- Changes:
- Kevin Longbottom (fullback to wing), Eric Simms (centre to fullback)
Canterbury
- Previous Game:
- Round 7 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. St George
- Out:
- Les Johns (fullback), Bruce McKinney (front row)
- In:
- Clive Gartner (fullback), Kevin Ryan (front row), Terry Reynolds (bench), Barry Smith (bench)
Match Notes
Laurie Bruyeres was originally scheduled to referee this match but withdrew he was replaced by reserve grade referee Brian Barry.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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