City Cup 1959

Round 2

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Summary of Matches

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> Balmain 29 (L. Fagan 2, B. Mara, A. Mason, D. Walton tries; K. Barnes 6, B. Marsh goals) defeated Canterbury 12 (E. Gilligan, R. Thornton tries; K. Rowlands 3 goals) at Leichhardt Oval.
Date: Sun, 2nd August. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Scrums: Balmain 16-13. Referee: Darcy Lawler. Crowd: 4,690.

Balmain: Barnes (C), Mack, Bischoff Jnr, Mason, Mara; Walton, Fagan; Raven, McCarthy, Marsh, Swanson, Sinclair, Smyth.

Canterbury: McDermott, Gilligan, Kite, Rowlands, Collie; Gartner, Thornton; Ambrose, Anderson, Nelson, Davies (C), Brown, Evans.

> North Sydney 26 (R. Love 2, J. Blinkhorn, K. Irvine tries; J. Jones 6, B. Carlson goals) defeated Newtown 17 (T. Brown, N. Dolton, R. Redden tries; K. Considine 4 goals) at Sydney Sports Ground.
Date: Sun, 2nd August. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: North Sydney 17-2. Referee: Cliff Brown. Crowd: 8,468.

North Sydney: Jones, Carlson, Honeysett (C), Cuneo, Irvine; Wall, Love; Cuneo, Strong, Blinkhorn, Teasdell, Brown, McEvoy.

Newtown: Wright, Redden, Considine, Frost, McGovern; Brown (C), Cadman; Narvo, Jeffreys, Cameron, Harris, Dolton, Workman.