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NSWRFL 1971

Round 1

Results

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>  Balmain 26 (T. Parker 2, P. Cross, G. Leo tries; G. Starling 5, R. Leis 2 goals) defeated Penrith 4 (B. Ward 2 goals) at Sydney Sports Ground.
Date: Fri, 26th March.   Kickoff: 9:30 PM.   Halftime: Balmain 6-2.   Scrums: Balmain 9-6.   Penalties: Balmain 20-13.   Referee: Phil McCarroll.   Crowd: 4,437.
Balmain: Smithies, Cross, Parker, Starling, Thomson; Fardell, Outten (C); Leo, Boulton, McTaggart, Tutty, Connell, Palmer. Int: Leis, Palmer.
Penrith: Leary, Hatton, Moran, McMartin, Steele; Moran (C), Sing; Geary, Workman, Ward, Elliott, Wright, Stapley. Int: Pinkerton.
>  Eastern Suburbs 19 (M. Harris 2, M. Cleary tries; A. McKean 5 goals) defeated Newtown 0 at Sydney Sports Ground.
Date: Sat, 27th March.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Halftime: Eastern Suburbs 9-0.   Scrums: Eastern Suburbs 16-13.   Penalties: Eastern Suburbs 15-10.   Referee: Les Samuelson.   Crowd: 4,852.
Eastern Suburbs: McKean, Cleary, Brass (C), Harris, Mullins; Peard, Junee; Goldspink, Moscatt, Neumann, Gardiner, Quayle, Reilly. Int: Porter, Saddler.
Newtown: Barsley, Williamson, Moore, Carnegie (C), Maddalena; Wood, Bonham; Flack, Robertson, Danielson, Casey, Renilson, Sullivan. Int: Raleigh.
>  Cronulla 42 (D. Cooper 2, K. Hogan 2, D. Cotter, K. Dixon, J. Maguire, G. Pierce tries; G. Taylforth 9 goals) defeated North Sydney 3 (P. Franks try) at Endeavour Field.
Date: Sun, 28th March.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Halftime: Cronulla 3-0.   Scrums: North Sydney 12-7.   Penalties: Cronulla 11-7.   Referee: Keith Page.   Crowd: 5,502.
Cronulla: Pierce, Corcoran, Taylor, Wear, Cotter; Hogan, Bishop (C); Souter, Turner, Taylforth, Dixon, Cooper, Maguire. Int: Dennehy.
North Sydney: Glasgow, Ambrum, O'Donnell, Wood, Franks; Doyle, Williams; Hicks (C), Warner, Mills, McDonell, Cavanagh, Grew. Int: Payne.
>  Manly 38 (K. Irvine 3, B. Fulton 2, F. Jones, J. McDonald, I. Martin, D. Moritz, D. Ward tries; B. Batty 4 goals) defeated Parramatta 9 (J. Wilson try; B. Liles 3 goals) at Brookvale Oval.
Date: Sun, 28th March.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Halftime: Manly 10-7.   Scrums: Manly 15-11.   Penalties: Manly 8-4.   Referee: Jack Farrelly.   Crowd: 11,771.
Manly: Batty, Irvine, McDonald, Fulton, Moritz; Martin, Ward; Hamilton, Jones (C), Pounder, Thomson, Moses, Reilly.
Parramatta: Liles, Langmack, Pethybridge, Rushworth, Scurfield; Lye (C), Wilson; O'Reilly, McMartin, Fitzgerald, Lynch, Thornett, Campbell.
>  South Sydney 26 (B. McCarthy 2, P. Smith 2, K. Burke, K. Edwards tries; E. Simms 4 goals) defeated St George 20 (T. Branson, J. King, M. Shulman, B. Smith tries; G. Langlands 4 goals) at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Date: Sun, 28th March.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Halftime: South Sydney 8-7.   Scrums: South Sydney 15-13.   Penalties: St George 10-5.   Referee: Keith Holman.   Crowd: 26,926.
South Sydney: Simms, Edwards, Smith, Honan, Branighan; Burke, Grant; Sattler (C), Walters, O'Neill, McCarthy, Stevens, Sait.
St George: Langlands (C), King, Carr, O'Sullivan, Gorton; Branson, Smith; Maddison, Rasmussen, Bowen, Maddison, Beath, Fitzgerald. Int: Brandley, Shulman.
>  Western Suburbs 55 (D. Rogers 3, R. Smith 2, D. Timbs 2, B. Bryant, J. Cody, R. Ferguson, P. Flanders tries; P. Flanders 11 goals) defeated Canterbury 12 (J. Armstrong, J. Rhodes tries; P. Inskip 3 goals) at Lidcombe Oval.
Date: Sun, 28th March.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Halftime: Western Suburbs 23-7.   Scrums: Western Suburbs 14-8.   Penalties: Canterbury 14-9.   Referee: Laurie Bruyeres.   Crowd: 6,657.
Western Suburbs: Flanders, Rogers, Ferguson (C), Timbs, Elford; Murphy, Raudonikis; Winter, Stonestreet, Cody, Baker, Bryant, Smith.
Canterbury: Inskip, Strudwick, Peckham, Rhodes, Burwell; Scahill, Hutchings; Armstrong, Driscoll, Payne, Costello (C), Noonan, Hornery. Int: Golding.

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