Round 8
Newtown 13 def. Canterbury Bankstown 11
| NSWRFL 1956 Round 8 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11333 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 27th May, 1956 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Cliff Brown | |||||||
| Venue | Henson (Sydney) | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 9 | |||||
| Newtown | Scoresheet | Canterbury | ||||||
| Laurie McMAHON | T | Albert PAUL | ||||||
| Dick POOLE | ||||||||
| Ray PRESTON | ||||||||
| Gordon CLIFFORD | G | 4 | John KELL | |||||
| Laurie McMAHON | ||||||||
| Newtown | Teams | Canterbury | ||||||
| Gordon CLIFFORD | 1 | FB | 13 | Fred DUNN | ||||
| Ray PRESTON | 2 | W | 18 | Brian ROSE | ||||
| Kevin CONSIDINE | 5 | C | 8 | Col GEELAN (c) | ||||
| Dick POOLE (c) | 3 | C | 11 | Cec COOPER | ||||
| Laurie McMAHON | 4 | W | 9 | Reg FREEBODY | ||||
| Tony BROWN | 17 | FE | 22 | Ron THORNTON | ||||
| Bobby WHITTON | 7 | HB | 7 | John KELL | ||||
| Peter RYAN | 8 | L | 6 | Nick EVANS | ||||
| Henry HOLLOWAY | 14 | 2R | 5 | Albert PAUL | ||||
| Frank NARVO | 9 | 2R | 4 | Jack BOWMAN | ||||
| Les HAMPSON | 13 | FR | 3 | Jack WILLIAMS | ||||
| Greg ELLIS | 12 | HK | 2 | Fred ANDERSON | ||||
| Don STAIT | 11 | FR | 1 | Kev O'CALLAGHAN | ||||
| Dick POOLE | HC | Vic HEY | ||||||
Team Info
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Country Carnival 1956 - Round 5 vs. Riverina
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Peter Ryan (lock)
- In:
- Peter Ryan (lock)
Canterbury
- Previous Game:
- Country Carnival 1956 - Round 8 vs. Northern Division
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- Alan Lynch (front row), Clive Gartner (bench), Joe Palmer (bench)
- In:
- Kev O'Callaghan (front row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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