Round 1
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 26 def. North Sydney Bears 13
| 1972 NSWRFL Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13015 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 25th March, 1972 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Laurie Bruyeres | |||||||
| Venue | Endeavour (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,327 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 9 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 10 | |||||
| Penalties | 14 | – | 15 | |||||
| Cronulla | Scoresheet | North Sydney | ||||||
| Ray CORCORAN | T | George AMBRUM | ||||||
| Dave COTTER | John McDONELL | |||||||
| Greg PIERCE | Keith OUTTEN | |||||||
| Bob WEAR | ||||||||
| Barry ANDREWS | 7/9 | G | 1/5 | John BOOBY | ||||
| 1/2 | Peter INSKIP | |||||||
| Cronulla | Teams | North Sydney | ||||||
| Chris WELLMAN | 1 | FB | 1 | John BOOBY | ||||
| Bob WEAR | 2 | W | 2 | Owen O'DONNELL | ||||
| Greg PIERCE | 3 | C | 3 | Laurie MORASCHI | ||||
| Paul TAYLOR | 4 | C | 4 | Michael McLEAN | ||||
| Ray CORCORAN | 5 | W | 5 | George AMBRUM | ||||
| Tony FLETCHER | 6 | FE | 6 | Tim PICKUP | ||||
| Steve HANSARD | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith OUTTEN | ||||
| Maurie RAPER | 8 | L | 8 | Bruce WALKER | ||||
| Barry ANDREWS | 9 | 2R | 9 | John McDONELL | ||||
| Ken MADDISON | 10 | 2R | 10 | Noel CAVANAGH | ||||
| Denis BEEBY | 11 | FR | 11 | Glen WHITNEY | ||||
| Gary STEWART | 12 | HK | 12 | Ross WARNER | ||||
| Cliff WATSON (c) | 13 | FR | 13 | Merv HICKS (c) | ||||
| Dave COTTER | 22 | B | 14 | Peter INSKIP | ||||
| George TAYLFORTH | 43 | B | ||||||
| Tommy BISHOP | HC | Merv HICKS | ||||||
Team Info
Cronulla
- Previous Game:
- 1972 Wills Cup - Round 4 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Penrith
- Out:
- Eric Archer (centre), Kevin Hogan (five-eighth), Fred Dennehy (halfback), Greg Allen (front row), Dave Cooper (second row), Rod Urquhart (lock), John Maguire (bench), Denis Stapleton (bench)
- In:
- Tony Fletcher (five-eighth), Steve Hansard (halfback), Denis Beeby (front row), Maurie Raper (lock), Dave Cotter (bench), George Taylforth (bench)
- Changes:
- Greg Pierce (fullback to centre), Chris Wellman (bench to fullback), Barry Andrews (bench to second row)
North Sydney
- Previous Game:
- 1972 Wills Cup - Round 4 vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- George Varela (centre)
- In:
- Laurie Moraschi (centre), Peter Inskip (bench)
Match Notes
Peter Inskip replaced John Booby 14 mins into the 2nd half.
Denis Beeby injured a leg and was replaced by George Taylforth.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann
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