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Tooth Cup 1981

Round 1

Summary of Matches

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>  Cronulla 21 (R. Beckett, J. Berne, S. Edmonds, M. Mullane Jnr, S. Rogers tries; S. Rogers 3 goals) defeated North Sydney 3 (P. Craig try) at Leichhardt Oval.
Date: Wed, 18th March.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Halftime: Cronulla 10-3.   Referee: Greg Hartley.   Crowd: 2,000.
Cronulla: Mullane Jnr, Jarvie, Mullane, Berne, Edmonds; Miller, Haddock; Khan, Beckett, Sorensen, Hatch, Sorensen, Rogers (C). Int: Eadie, Forrest, Williams, Ricketts.
North Sydney: O'Connor, Sheppard, Harris, Brockwell, Craig; Smith, McCaffery; Jurd, Gray, Mayoh, Henniker, Harris, Graham (C). Int: Cross, Springall, Wilson, Adam.
>  South Sydney 24 (M. Brennan, E. Ferguson, N. Gibbs, S. Walsh tries; E. Ferguson 6 goals) defeated Parramatta 17 (N. Glover, B. Kenny, K. Stevens tries; T. Melrose 4 goals) at Leichhardt Oval.
Date: Wed, 25th March.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Halftime: South Sydney 17-8.   Scrums: Parramatta 12-11.   Penalties: Parramatta 10-8.   Referee: Greg Hartley.   
South Sydney: Ferguson, Brennan, Niszczot, Wright, Walsh; Pattison, Murray; Hambly, Stewart, Rampling, Metcalfe, Tunks, Gibbs (C). Int: Fairfax, Mackey, Mountier, Peek.
Parramatta: Hunt, Glover, Ella, Kenny, Muggleton; Melrose, Sterling; O'Reilly, Edge (C), Hilditch, Stevens, Sharp, Taylor. Int: Scott, McKenzie, Coburn, McDonnell.
>  Canterbury 20 (C. Anderson, N. Baker, P. English, S. Gearin tries; S. Gearin 4 goals) defeated Eastern Suburbs 14 (J. Fisher 2 tries; K. Wright 4 goals) at Leichhardt Oval.
Date: Wed, 1st April.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Halftime: Eastern Suburbs 9-8.   Referee: Jack Danzey Jnr.   
Canterbury: Brentnall, Anderson, Mortimer, Mortimer, Gearin; Folkes, Davies; Cook, English, Moffett, Smith, Robinson, Geelan. Int: McCartney, Baker, Clay, Downie.
Eastern Suburbs: Gurr, Fahey, Fisher, Murphy, McFarlane; Wright, Hastings; Brown, Foye, Ayliffe (C), Barkley, Tobin, Warnecke. Int: Lane, Cruickshank, Michael, Kitinas.
>  Western Suburbs 20 (M. Beaven, T. Lamb, G. Moroko, J. Ribot tries; J. Ribot 4 goals) defeated Penrith 8 (S. Martin, K. Pobjie tries; G. Jennings goal) at Leichhardt Oval.
Date: Wed, 8th April.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Halftime: Western Suburbs 5-2.   Scrums: Western Suburbs 9-6.   Penalties: Western Suburbs 13-10.   Referee: John Gocher.   
Western Suburbs: Dowling, Ribot, Goodwin, Beaven, Schubert; Lamb, Neil (C); Arber, Jeffries, Leabeater, Moroko, Merlo, Cox. Int: Jack, Smith, Crow, Latham.
Penrith: Jennings, Pobjie, Hey, Dann, McMahon; Fenton, Foster; Brohman, Jones, Hall, Sheens (C), Zivanovic, Martin. Int: Hayward, Hunt, Kelly, Holton.
>  St George 29 (B. Johnston, M. Sorridimi, T. Trudgett, G. Wynn, C. Young tries; P. Graham 7 goals) defeated Balmain 11 (R. Pilon, N. Pringle, W. Wigham tries; S. Kerr goal) at Oakes Oval.
Date: Wed, 15th April.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Halftime: St George 9-6.   Scrums: St George 10-5.   Penalties: Balmain 9-7.   Referee: Giles O'Donnell.   Crowd: 10,000.
St George: Johnson, Sorridimi, Curry, Johnston, Graham; Trudgett, Morris; Stone, Dowling, Young (C), Wynn, Buchanan, Buckley. Int: Kelly, Williams, Starkey, Conway.
Balmain: Schaefer, Miranda, McMahon (C), Wigham, Davidson; Martin, Knight; Morris, Whittaker, Thomson, Grant, Pilon, Pringle. Int: Kerr, Filipaina, Webster, Hemsley.
>  Manly 51 (M. Blake 2, S. Martin 2, S. Booth, M. Broadhurst, G. Gerard, C. Montgomery, E. Planten, P. Vautin, R. Windshuttle tries; M. Willoughby 9 goals) defeated Central Districts 2 (W. Collicoat goal) at Leichhardt Oval.
Date: Wed, 22nd April.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Halftime: Manly 23-0.   Scrums: Manly 14-7.   Penalties: 9-all.   Referee: Greg Hartley.   
Manly: Windshuttle, Mooney, Planten, Booth, Montgomery; Meredith, Martin; Randall (C), Krilich, Broadhurst, Gerard, Willoughby, Thompson. Int: Blake, Brown, Vautin, Springall.
Central Districts: Collicoat, Petersen, Pupuke, Whittaker (C), Uluave; Tupaea, Henry; Wharekura, McDonald, Te Ariki, Gall, West (C), Christensen. Int: Butler, Gifford, Meihana, Wrathal.
>  Newtown 23 (S. Blyth, B. Hetherington, M. Pitman, M. Pobjie, P. Sigsworth tries; K. Wilson 4 goals) defeated Brisbane Firsts 19 (N. Carr, C. Close, W. Lewis tries; M. Meninga 5 goals) at Lang Park.
Date: Wed, 29th April.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Halftime: Brisbane Firsts 12-11.   Scrums: Brisbane Firsts 11-7.   Penalties: Newtown 9-8.   Referee: Eddie Ward.   
Brisbane Firsts: Kilroy, Backer, Close, Meninga, Davidson; Cherry, Oliphant; Deakin, Hoffman, Beetson (C), Phelan, Niebling, Lewis. Int: Carr, Dowling.
Newtown: Pobjie, Ferguson, Ryan, Hetherington, Blacklock; Sigsworth, Wilson (C); Bowden, Jensen, Akkary, Blyth, Pitman, O'Grady. Int: Murphy, Ogilvie, Morris.

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