Round 1
South Sydney Rabbitohs 15 def. Newtown 10
| NSWRFL 1968 Round 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12471 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 30th March, 1968 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Page | |||||||
| Venue | Redfern (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,667 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 13 | – | 12 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Newtown | ||||||
| Ron COOTE | T | Tom MELVILLE | ||||||
| Alan HEILER | Brian MOORE | |||||||
| Wayne STEVENS | ||||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 3/9 | G | 2 | Bob LANIGAN | ||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Newtown | ||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 1 | FB | 1 | Bob GIBSON | ||||
| Wayne STEVENS | 2 | W | 2 | Bob LANIGAN | ||||
| Arthur BRANIGHAN | 3 | C | 3 | Brian MOORE | ||||
| Jimmy LISLE | 4 | C | 4 | Bob KEYES (c) | ||||
| Alan HEILER | 5 | W | 5 | Dave COTTER | ||||
| Greg NORGARD | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob CARNEGIE | ||||
| Ivan JONES | 7 | HB | 7 | Ken HAIMES | ||||
| Ron COOTE | 8 | L | 8 | Frank PUDDICK | ||||
| Alan SCOTT | 9 | 2R | 9 | Tom MELVILLE | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY | 10 | 2R | 10 | John OAKLEY | ||||
| John SATTLER (c) | 11 | FR | 11 | John LOMAX | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS | 12 | HK | 12 | Clarrie JEFFREYS | ||||
| Jim MORGAN | 13 | FR | 13 | Peter DAY | ||||
| Gary STEVENS | 25 | B | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Dick POOLE | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Preseason Cup 1968 - Round 4 vs. Canterbury
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. St George
- Out:
- Michael Cleary (wing), Bob Grant (halfback), George Piggins (hooker), John O'Neill (front row)
- In:
- Alan Heiler (wing), Ivan Jones (halfback), Elwyn Walters (hooker), Bob McCarthy (second row), Gary Stevens (bench)
- Changes:
- John Sattler (second row to front row)
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Preseason Cup 1968 - Final vs. Penrith
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Penrith
- Out:
- Alan Maddalena (fullback), John Stuart (front row), Paul Cuneo (front row)
- In:
- Bob Gibson (fullback), John Lomax (front row)
- Changes:
- Peter Day (bench to front row)
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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