Wills Cup 1976

Round 2

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Summary of Matches

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> Cronulla 13 (G. Faint, S. Rogers, G. Sams tries; B. Andrews 2 goals) defeated Western Suburbs 7 (G. O'Grady try; G. O'Grady 2 goals) at Lidcombe Oval.
Date: Fri, 27th February. Kickoff: 8:30 PM. Halftime: Western Suburbs 7-5. Referee: Greg Hartley.

Western Suburbs: Heyward, Mullins, Giteau, Parker, Rogers; O'Grady, Raudonikis (C); Murphy, Day, Donnelly, Liubinskas, Foster, Howell. Int: Hey, Palmer, Boyd.

Cronulla: Bourke, Raftery, Rogers, Mullane, Faint; Andrews, Purcell; Ryan Jnr, Beckett, Stolzenhein, Kneen, Archer, Pierce (C). Int: Sams, Glossop, Dennehy.

> ** Cancelled with no result recorded ** South Sydney vs. Eastern Suburbs.
Date: Sat, 28th February. Venue: Redfern Oval. Referee: Gary Cook.

> Manly 18 (R. Branighan, B. Fulton, R. Gartner, T. Mooney tries; G. Eadie 3 goals) defeated Penrith 10 (J. King, K. Wilson tries; K. Wilson 2 goals) at Brookvale Oval.
Date: Sat, 28th February. Kickoff: 8:30 PM. Referee: Richie Humphreys. Crowd: 6,991.

Manly: Eadie, Mooney, Branighan, Fulton (C), Jackson; Martin, Thompson; Baker, Krilich, Parkes, Thoroughgood, Drake, Randall. Int: Gartner, Wilson, Joy, Harvey.

Penrith: Newsome, Wilson, Gigg, West, Quinn; Wickey, Olejarnik; Geary, Stephenson (C), Ernst, West, Sheens, Langmack. Int: King.

> Balmain 6 (A. McMahon, M. Muggleton tries) defeated Parramatta 5 (E. Sulkowicz try; M. Levy goal) at Cumberland Oval.
Date: Sat, 28th February. Kickoff: 8:30 PM. Halftime: Balmain 3-2. Referee: Kevin Roberts. Crowd: 6,548.

Parramatta: Levy, Moran, Gerard, Sulkowicz, Porter; Peard, Wilson; Charlton, Hilditch, Fitzgerald (C), Olling, Higgs, Snodgrass. Int: Gauley, Jay, Reynolds, Price.

Balmain: McMahon, Fish, Ryan, Knight, Muggleton; Mara, Duffy; Cook, Maybury, Lavers, Lockwood (C), Edwards, Bandiera. Int: Shield, Mountier, Pringle.

> Canterbury 19 (G. Hughes, B. McCarthy tries; D. Moseley 3, G. Dowling 2 goals) defeated North Sydney 2 (J. Gray goal) at Belmore Sports Ground.
Date: Sun, 29th February. Kickoff: 4:00 PM. Halftime: 2-all. Scrums: North Sydney 9-7. Penalties: 10-all. Referee: Keith Page. Crowd: 6,016.

Canterbury: Dowling, Anderson, Ryan, Hughes, O'Neill; Hughes, Mortimer; Noonan, Peponis, Charlton, McCarthy (C), Harris, Moseley. Int: Hughes, Howard.

North Sydney: McLachlan, Hope, Murphy, Adams, Van Gulik; Smith, Wood; Lavis, Gray, Hamilton, Healey, Walker (C), Murphy. Int: Tonks, Rawlins, Foye, Makin.

> St George 21 (S. Edge 2, R. Finch, T. Goodwin, B. Smith tries; T. Goodwin 2, H. Tatana goals) defeated Newtown 13 (S. Hansard, B. Plummer, M. Wright tries; J. Bradstock 2 goals) at Kogarah Oval.
Date: Sun, 29th February. Kickoff: 4:00 PM. Halftime: St George 13-7. Scrums: St George 12-6. Penalties: St George 10-8. Referee: Jack Danzey Jnr. Crowd: 4,837.

St George: Goodwin, Cole, Ferguson, Finch, Chapman; Bailey, Smith (C); Tatana, Edge, Beath, Starkey, Stone, Reddy. Int: Osborne.

Newtown: Floyd (C), Bradstock, Wright, Kosta, Plummer; Hayward, Hansard; Casey, Lucas, Sullivan, Dawson, Dawson, Cox.