Preseason Cup 1965

Round 2

Other Rounds

Summary of Matches

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> North Sydney 9 (E. Sladden try; P. Harrison 2, G. Hyde goals) defeated Canterbury 4 (L. Johns, T. Johnston goals) at Redfern Oval.
Date: Fri, 5th March. Kickoff: 7:30 PM. Halftime: North Sydney 7-2. Scrums: North Sydney 15-8. Referee: Laurie Bruyeres. Crowd: 16,927.

North Sydney: Hyde, Irvine, Maher, Harrison, Sladden; Diett, Hanna; Weier, Halstead, Wilson (C), Doak, Cane, Gudgeon.

Canterbury: Johns, Greaves, Johnston, Reynolds, De Witt; Toohey, Ward; Glen, Hassab, Harding, Taylforth, Hobson, Pearman (C). Int: Conna.

> St George 21 (G. Langlands, E. Lumsden, K. Maddison tries; G. Langlands 6 goals) defeated South Sydney 15 (M. Cleary try; G. McMillan 6 goals) at Redfern Oval.
Date: Fri, 5th March. Kickoff: 9:00 PM. Halftime: South Sydney 11-10. Scrums: St George 10-7. Referee: Jack Harris. Crowd: 16,927.

South Sydney: Longbottom, McMillan, Branighan, Moses, Cleary; Lisle (C), Jones; Powell, Anderson, O'Neill, McCarthy, Sattler, Coote.

St George: Langlands, Lumsden, Gasnier, Maddison, Burns; Clay, Smith; Porter, Walsh, Ryan, Rasmussen, Provan (C), Raper. Int: Huddart.

> Newtown 11 (J. Oakley try; B. Graham 4 goals) drew with Manly 11 (F. Pickup try; B. Batty 3, F. Pickup goals) at Lidcombe Oval.
Date: Sat, 6th March. Kickoff: 7:30 PM. Halftime: Manly 11-4. Referee: George Lane. Crowd: 5,451.

Newtown: Graham, Towers, Moore, Keyes, Torrens; Grainey, Cox; Quinn (C), Armstrong, Olive, Hansen, Wilson, Oakley.

Manly: Batty, McErlane, Stanton, Pickup (C), Bradstreet; Cameron, Whiley; Walkaden, Jones, Morgan, Kelly, Knox, Smith.

> Western Suburbs 15 (J. Armstrong, D. Barsley, J. Hayes tries; K. Bray 3 goals) defeated Eastern Suburbs 4 (R. Saddler 2 goals) at Lidcombe Oval.
Date: Sat, 6th March. Kickoff: 9:00 PM. Referee: Fred Erickson. Crowd: 5,451.

Western Suburbs: Bray, Mowbray, MacDougall, Barsley, Dimond; McGuinness, Malone; Kelly (C), Thornton, Meaney, Armstrong, Hayes, Cody.

Eastern Suburbs: Drake, Cross, Boyd, Saddler (C), Gallagher; Gallagher, Junee; Matthews, Ashcroft, Waldie, Skene, Ashley, Heffernan.

> Balmain 21 (W. Bischoff Jnr, J. Danzey Jnr, D. Wilson tries; D. Bolton 5, H. Browne goals) defeated Parramatta 2 (G. Edser goal) at Cumberland Oval.
Date: Sun, 7th March. Kickoff: 3:30 PM. Halftime: Balmain 6-0. Scrums: Balmain 21-10. Referee: Albert Perry. Crowd: 9,098.

Parramatta: Thornett (C), Jackson, Roney, Rushworth, Hallas; Lingard, Gair; Hambly, Rayner, Thornett, Heinrich, Leaney, Lynch. Int: Edser.

Balmain: Danzey Jnr, Quinn, Jones, Dunlop, Browne; Bolton, Bischoff Jnr (C); Raven, Wilson, Piper, Clothier, Boland, Provan.