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NSWRFL 1956

Round 4

Results

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>  Balmain 18 (B. Harris 2, K. Mosman, R. Potter tries; K. Barnes 3 goals) defeated Newtown 14 (G. Clifford, B. Whitton tries; G. Clifford 4 goals) at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Date: Sat, 21st April.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Scrums: Newtown 22-20.   Penalties: Newtown 12-10.   Referee: Darcy Lawler.   Crowd: 33,318.
Balmain: Barnes, Lorimer, Hawkey, Mosman, Frame; Harris, Staunton (C); Moon, O'Brien, Heaney, Moses, Potter, Gray.
Newtown: Clifford, Preston, McMahon, Poole (C), Considine; Kelly, Whitton; Farrington, Ellis, Hampson, Narvo, Holloway, Ryan.
>  Canterbury 14 (J. Bowman, R. Freebody tries; J. Kell 4 goals) defeated Manly 11 (R. Ritchie try; R. Willey 4 goals) at Belmore Sports Ground.
Date: Sat, 21st April.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Manly 7-5.   Referee: R McMillan.   
Canterbury: Dunn, Rose, Geelan (C), Cooper, Freebody; Thornton, Kell; O'Callaghan, Anderson, Lynch, Bowman, Paul, Evans.
Manly: Willey, Ritchie, Hobbs, Lloyd, Tenison; Duncan, Diett; Bull (C), Schubert, Bertrand, Hubbard, Jackson, Hunter.
>  Parramatta 12 (A. Cameron try; K. Hurst 3 goals) defeated South Sydney 9 (L. Cowie try; C. Churchill 2, B. Purcell goals) at Cumberland Oval.
Date: Sat, 21st April.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: South Sydney 7-4.   Referee: Ray O'Donnell.   Crowd: 8,000.
Parramatta: Hurst, Burke, Fisher, Thompson, Kirkland; Laird, Tosh; Cameron, Rayner, Fisher, Mann, Newham, Slattery (C).
South Sydney: Churchill, Moir, Gallagher, Middleton, Honeysett; Dougherty, Donohoe; Richards, Hammerton, Donoghue, Purcell, Rayner (C), Cowie.
>  St George 17 (R. Kite, T. Ryan, B. Wilson tries; D. Fleming 4 goals) defeated North Sydney 13 (N. Brogan try; A. Arkey 5 goals) at Kogarah Oval.
Date: Sat, 21st April.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: 8-all.   Scrums: St George 21-19.   Referee: Col Pearce.   
St George: Fleming, Kite, Lees, O'Brien, Ryan; Carroll, Bugden; Orrock, Kearney (C), Brown, Wilson, Provan, Pert.
North Sydney: Arkey, McDonald, Stephens, Brogan, Toole; Madden, Gillon; Blinkhorn, Strong, Evenden (C), Lay, Cuneo, Fraser.
>  Eastern Suburbs 8 (N. Pidding 4 goals) defeated Western Suburbs 6 (K. Holman 3 goals) at Pratten Park.
Date: Sat, 21st April.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: 2-all.   Referee: Fred Erickson.   
Western Suburbs: Bain, Smailles, Hurley, Johnston, Hills; Henry, Holman; Watson, Goff, Owens, Charlton, O'Shea (C), Meehan.
Eastern Suburbs: Booth, Allsop, Grant, Jones, Sellgren; Pidding (C), Power; Hansen, McCarthy, Edwards, Mudge, Sullivan, Ridley.

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