Round 1
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 23 def. Newtown 13
| 1970 NSWRFL Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12743 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 28th March, 1970 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Laurie Bruyeres | |||||||
| Venue | Endeavour (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,551 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 11 | |||||
| Penalties | 10 | – | 12 | |||||
| Cronulla | Scoresheet | Newtown | ||||||
| Brian COX | T | Bob CARNEGIE | ||||||
| John MONIE | Larry RALEIGH | |||||||
| Bob WEAR | Charlie RENILSON | |||||||
| George TAYLFORTH | 7/11 | G | Dave BARSLEY | |||||
| FG | Bob KEYES | |||||||
| Cronulla | Teams | Newtown | ||||||
| Brian COX | 1 | FB | 1 | Dave BARSLEY | ||||
| Peter HOWARD | 2 | W | 2 | Alan MADDALENA | ||||
| Greg PIERCE | 3 | C | 3 | Brian MOORE | ||||
| Paul TAYLOR | 4 | C | 4 | Bob CARNEGIE | ||||
| Bob WEAR | 5 | W | 15 | Ron FOGARTY | ||||
| John MONIE | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob KEYES (c) | ||||
| Tommy BISHOP (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | John BONHAM | ||||
| Rod URQUHART | 8 | L | 8 | Charlie RENILSON | ||||
| John MAGUIRE | 9 | 2R | 11 | Oscar DANIELSON | ||||
| Graeme SAMS | 10 | 2R | 10 | Con RYAN | ||||
| George TAYLFORTH | 11 | FR | 26 | Tony REID | ||||
| Ron TURNER | 12 | HK | 12 | Mark ROBERTSON | ||||
| Graham WILSON | 13 | FR | 22 | Larry RALEIGH | ||||
| Tommy BISHOP | HC | Harry BATH | ||||||
Team Info
Cronulla
- Previous Game:
- 1970 Wills Cup - Round 4 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Canterbury
- Out:
- Gordon Abercrombie (fullback), George Fleming (centre), Terry Hughes (halfback), Noel Gallagher (front row), Chris Wellman (bench)
- In:
- Brian Cox (fullback), Greg Pierce (centre), Tommy Bishop (halfback), Graham Wilson (front row)
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- 1970 Wills Cup - Playoff vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Ken Wilson (fullback), Greg Bandiera (wing), Barry Wood (five-eighth), Joe Annesley (halfback), Joe Vasta (front row), Peter Foreman (bench), Warren Snodgrass (bench), Doug Kemister (bench)
- In:
- Dave Barsley (fullback), Alan Maddalena (wing), John Bonham (halfback), Tony Reid (front row)
- Changes:
- Bob Keyes (centre to five-eighth), Oscar Danielson (front row to second row), Larry Raleigh (second row to front row), Charlie Renilson (second row to lock), Bob Carnegie (lock to centre), Con Ryan (bench to second row)
Match Notes
Newtown lost Lionel Williamson & Joe Vasta early in the week due to injury and they were replaced by Ron Fogarty & Tony Reid. John Oakley withdrew due to the flu on the Friday and was replaced Larry Raleigh at prop with Oscar Danielson moving to the 2nd row.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
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