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NSWRFL 1954

Round 1

Results

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>  Balmain 25 (D. Horne 2, B. Crichton, B. Marsh, N. Watt tries; J. Fifield 3, G. Fifield 2 goals) defeated Eastern Suburbs 20 (K. Doyle 2, D. Byrnes, P. Pyers tries; R. Booth 3, R. Taylor goals) at Sydney Sports Ground.
Date: Sat, 27th March.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Balmain 15-8.   Referee: Aub Oxford.   Crowd: 12,851.
Eastern Suburbs: Booth, Doyle, Thomas, Taylor, Byrnes; Van Heekeren, Pyers; Hunter, Armstrong, Bell, Gibson, Ashton (C), Hyde.
Balmain: Lees, Fifield, Fifield (C), Garvin, Horne; Daley, Crichton; Proudfoot, Jeffreys, Moon, Watt, Marsh, Fitzsimmons.
>  Manly 27 (J. Hubbard 2, G. Hunter, B. Staunton, G. Willoughby tries; R. Rowles 6 goals) defeated North Sydney 15 (G. Martin try; A. Arkey 6 goals) at Brookvale Oval.
Date: Sun, 28th March.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Manly 13-9.   Referee: Col Pearce.   Crowd: 7,748.
Manly: Kellock, Rowles, Hobbs, Hunter, Willoughby; Staunton, Curran; Bull (C), Schubert, Fleming, Hubbard, Jackson, Dykes.
North Sydney: Arkey, O'Brien, Martin, Middleton, Toole; Sullivan (C), Gillon; Waters, Strong, Evenden, Haslam, Lay, Massina.
>  Newtown 16 (B. Clay, C. Geelan tries; G. Clifford 5 goals) defeated Canterbury 13 (F. Anderson try; J. Bradley 4, L. Trevena goals) at Erskineville Oval.
Date: Sun, 28th March.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Newtown 11-4.   Referee: Darcy Lawler.   Crowd: 6,000.
Newtown: Clifford, Preston, Geelan (C), Poole, Considine; Clay, Whitton; Stait, Williams, Mills, Narvo, Holloway, Ryan.
Canterbury: Dunn, Stenhouse, Schwebel, Schiemer, Cooper; Gartner, Trevena (C); Schell, Anderson, Charlton, Nelson, Bradley, White.
>  Western Suburbs 21 (D. Dines, K. Holman, B. Owen tries; G. Bain 6 goals) defeated Parramatta 14 (I. Johnston, D. Tosh tries; M. McClintock 3, B. Hobbs goals) at Cumberland Oval.
Date: Sun, 28th March.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Western Suburbs 7-6.   Referee: Les Williams.   Crowd: 8,500.
Parramatta: Slade, McClintock, Johnston, Bailey, Ferguson; Perkins, Tosh; Hobbs, Aggett, Gill (C), Slattery, Mann, Crocker.
Western Suburbs: Bain, Thompson, Fitzgerald, Dines, Owen; Graham, Holman (C); Caldwell, Wooden, Hooper, Ogle, Smith, Charlton.
>  South Sydney 20 (L. Brennan, L. Cowie, J. Dougherty, J. Rayner tries; G. Hawick 4 goals) defeated St George 11 (K. Hole 3 tries; K. O'Brien goal) at Sydney Sports Ground.
Date: Sun, 28th March.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: St George 6-0.   Scrums: South Sydney 19-14.   Penalties: South Sydney 19-16.   Referee: Jack O'Brien.   Crowd: 21,852.
South Sydney: Churchill, Moir, Gallagher, Woolfe, Brennan; Dougherty, Hawick; Richards, Hammerton, Donoghue, Moon, Rayner (C), Cowie.
St George: O'Brien, Kite, Gittoes, Lees, Hole; Hopkins, Holden; Brown, Kearney (C), Orrock, Provan, Smith, Bevan.

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