Round 6
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14 def. Balmain Tigers 5
| 1970 NSWRFL Round 6 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12774 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 2nd May, 1970 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Page | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 37,959 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 20 | – | 14 | |||||
| Penalties | 9 | – | 14 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Balmain | ||||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | 2 | T | John SPENCER | |||||
| Ron COOTE | ||||||||
| Bob GRANT | ||||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 1/7 | G | 1/4 | Wayne THOMSON | ||||
| 0/2 | Allan FITZGIBBON | |||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Balmain | ||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 1 | FB | 1 | Bob SMITHIES | ||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | 2 | W | 2 | Terry PARKER | ||||
| Paul SAIT | 3 | C | 3 | Olaf PRATTL | ||||
| Bob HONAN | 4 | C | 4 | Allan FITZGIBBON | ||||
| Alan HEILER | 5 | W | 17 | Wayne THOMSON | ||||
| Denis PITTARD | 6 | FE | 6 | Peter JONES | ||||
| Bob GRANT | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith OUTTEN (c) | ||||
| Ron COOTE | 8 | L | 8 | John SPENCER | ||||
| Gary STEVENS | 9 | 2R | 9 | Arthur BEETSON | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY | 10 | 2R | 10 | Geoff CONNELL | ||||
| John O'NEILL | 11 | FR | 11 | Barry McTAGGART | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS | 12 | HK | 12 | Peter BOULTON | ||||
| John SATTLER (c) | 13 | FR | 13 | Garry LEO | ||||
| B | 22 | Greg FRYER | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Leo NOSWORTHY | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 5 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 7 vs. St George
No changes.
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Round 5 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 7 vs. Penrith
- Out:
- Len Killeen (wing)
- In:
- Terry Parker (wing), Greg Fryer (bench)
- Changes:
- Olaf Prattl (wing to centre), Wayne Thomson (centre to wing)
Match Notes
Game was played in front of the Queen, Prince Philip & Princess Anne. The players were presented to the Royal Family prior to the match.
Len Killeen dropped out of the Balmain team on Friday night after sustaining a hamstring injury at training on Thursday his place was taken by Wayne Thomson.
Geoff Connell was carries from the field after 10 mins of play with concussion and was replaced by Greg Fryer.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
Jerseys by:
Roulettesplay
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