Round 3
South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 def. Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 15
| 1971 NSWRFL Round 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12896 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 12th April, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Les Samuelson | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 21,401 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 13 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 13 | – | 12 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Cronulla | ||||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | T | 2 | Ray CORCORAN | |||||
| Kerry BURKE | Rod URQUHART | |||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 5/6 | G | 3/8 | George TAYLFORTH | ||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Cronulla | ||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 1 | FB | 1 | Greg PIERCE | ||||
| Keith EDWARDS | 2 | W | 2 | Ray CORCORAN | ||||
| Phil SMITH | 3 | C | 3 | Paul TAYLOR | ||||
| Bob HONAN | 4 | C | 4 | Bob WEAR | ||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | 5 | W | 5 | Dave COTTER | ||||
| Kerry BURKE | 6 | FE | 6 | Kevin HOGAN | ||||
| Bob GRANT | 7 | HB | 7 | Tommy BISHOP (c) | ||||
| Paul SAIT | 8 | L | 8 | Rod URQUHART | ||||
| Gary STEVENS | 9 | 2R | 9 | Dave COOPER | ||||
| Arthur BRANIGHAN | 32 | 2R | 10 | John MAGUIRE | ||||
| John O'NEILL | 11 | FR | 11 | George TAYLFORTH | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS | 12 | HK | 12 | Ron TURNER | ||||
| John SATTLER (c) | 13 | FR | 13 | Greg ALLEN | ||||
| Alan HEILER | 17 | B | 18 | Les BELL | ||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Tommy BISHOP | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 2 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 4 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Bob McCarthy (second row), Darrell Bampton (bench)
- In:
- Arthur Branighan (second row), Alan Heiler (bench)
Cronulla
- Previous Game:
- Round 2 vs. Penrith
- Next Game:
- Round 4 vs. Newtown
- Out:
- Mick Souter (front row), Kevin Dixon (second row), Chris Wellman (bench), Barry Andrews (bench)
- In:
- Greg Allen (front row), Rod Urquhart (lock), Les Bell (bench)
- Changes:
- John Maguire (lock to second row)
Match Notes
Bob McCarthy withdrew from the Souths team on Saturday with a hamstring issue and was replaced by Arthur Branighan.
Kerry Burke suffered a knee cartlidge injury midway through the 2nd half and was replaced by Alan Heiler.
Paul Taylor left the field with a knee injury 5 mins into the 2nd half
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann
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