Round 7
South Sydney Rabbitohs 8 lost to Balmain Tigers 26
| NSWRFL 1978 Round 7 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13885 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 7th May, 1978 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack Danzey Jnr | |||||||
| Venue | Redfern (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 14,145 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 8 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 14 | – | 12 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Balmain | ||||||
| T | 3 | Larry COROWA | ||||||
| 2 | Trevor RYAN | |||||||
| Dennis BENDALL | ||||||||
| Eric FERGUSON | 4/6 | G | 4 | Mike FISH | ||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Balmain | ||||||
| Eric FERGUSON | 1 | FB | 1 | Phil SCHAEFER | ||||
| Jim SWIFT | 2 | W | 2 | Mike FISH | ||||
| Robert LAURIE | 3 | C | 3 | Dennis BENDALL | ||||
| John BERNE | 4 | C | 4 | Wayne WIGHAM | ||||
| Terry FAHEY | 5 | W | 5 | Larry COROWA | ||||
| Gary WRIGHT | 6 | FE | 6 | Lloyd MARTIN | ||||
| Bob McMILLAN | 7 | HB | 7 | Peter NINNESS | ||||
| Trevor BARNES | 8 | L | 8 | Neil PRINGLE | ||||
| Darrell BAMPTON (c) | 9 | 2R | 9 | David GRANT | ||||
| John DYKES | 10 | 2R | 10 | Trevor RYAN (c) | ||||
| Peter TUNKS | 11 | FR | 11 | Geoff NAYLOR | ||||
| Ken STEWART | 12 | HK | 12 | Noel MAYBURY | ||||
| John PEEK | 13 | FR | 13 | Bill HILLIARD | ||||
| Jack GIBSON | HC | Ron WILLEY | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 6 vs. Newtown
- Next Game:
- Round 8 vs. Manly
- Out:
- Steve Little (fullback), David Sinclair (halfback), Paul Sait (front row), Col Cheeseman (bench), Morrie Griffiths (bench)
- In:
- Eric Ferguson (fullback), Bob McMillan (halfback), John Dykes (second row)
- Changes:
- John Peek (second row to front row)
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Round 6 vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Round 8 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Merv Muggleton (wing), Steve Lavers (front row), Gary Spears (second row), Percy Knight (bench)
- In:
- Phil Schaefer (fullback), Neil Pringle (lock)
- Changes:
- Mike Fish (fullback to wing), Trevor Ryan (lock to second row), Bill Hilliard (bench to front row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash

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