Representative Games
Sydney
Newcastle
- Central Coast
Country Week: (Sunday 17th May)
Newcastle Firsts 32 beat North Sydney 30
at North Sydney Oval.
Newcastle Seconds 17 drew with Manly Warringah 17
at Maitland Sports Ground.
St George 56 beat Western Districts 8.
Canterbury Bankstown 31 beat Northern Division 14.
North-West 36 beat Parramatta 12.
Riverina 41 beat Balmain 29.
Western Suburbs 17 beat Southern Division 16.
South Sydney 22 beat North Coast 19.
Eastern Suburbs 30 beat South-West 17.
Newtown 27 beat Monaro 21.
Country 17 beat The Rest 5
on Tuesday 19th may at Wollongong.
City Country:
City Firsts 37 beat Country Firsts 7
on Saturday 23rd May at Sydney Cricket Ground.
City Seconds 28 beat Country Seconds 24
on Saturday 23rd May at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Country versus Combined Western Australia Country
on Saturday 11th July at Perth.
Country versus Western Australia
on Sunday 12th July at Perth.
1 St George 18 17 1 0 - 550 190 360 35
2 Western Suburbs 18 13 1 4 - 405 273 132 27
3 Manly Warringah 18 11 0 7 - 283 239 44 22
4 Newtown 18 10 0 8 - 254 296 -42 20
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5 North Sydney 18 9 0 9 - 371 282 89 18
6 South Sydney 18 9 0 9 - 257 276 -19 18
7 Balmain 18 6 1 11 - 298 336 -38 13
8 Eastern Suburbs 18 6 0 12 - 211 314 -103 12
9 Canterbury Bankstown 18 5 1 12 - 194 368 -174 11
10 Parramatta 18 2 0 16 - 150 399 -249 4
Semifinals:
Manly Warringah 17 beat Newtown 0.
St George 35 beat Western Suburbs 25.
Final:
Manly Warringah 14 beat Western Suburbs 13.
Grand Final:
St George 20 beat Manly Warringah 0.
Notes:
The organisation of the cup was a little odd. It was based on the final rankings of the clubs in the 1959 premiership, with rank determining when and who the clubs played. In particular, it overlapped the premiership final series, so that clubs dropping out of the series would then play in the cup. Because of the odd format, North Sydney had to win six games in a row to win the cup. They won five, and then were beaten by St George in their only match against them.
Round 1:
North Sydney 18 beat South Sydney 10.
Balmain 30 beat Eastern Suburbs 13.
Canterbury Bankstown 20 beat Parramatta 12.
Round 2:
North Sydney 26 beat Newtown 17.
Balmain 29 beat Canterbury Bankstown 12.
Round 3:
North Sydney 14 beat Balmain 13.
Round 4:
North Sydney 22 beat Western Suburbs 15.
Semifinal:
North Sydney 15 beat Manly Warringah 11.
Final:
St George 26 beat North Sydney 22.
On the 27th April the Stockton RL club joined the Newcastle Rugby Union competition. They felt they had not been given a fair deal by the NRL, who were "only interested in their top three grades of competition." Stockton was a club inside the Northern Suburbs district who had only ever played in lower grade competitions, and had not played at all in 1958 when the competition they were to play in had been cancelled when it only attracted 3 teams. In their first year in top grade rugby union they finished on 13 points, just outside the playoffs.
There was some comment during the year about entering a team to represent the Central Coast area, which fell within the district run by Lakes United. Toronto entered the competition in 1960.
The game between South Newcastle and Maitland on 4th July at Maitland Sports Ground was televised Iive on NBN. It was the first direct televising of a rugby league game in New South Wales.
Mal Woolston donated a trophy to be presented to the club champions. Lakes United were the inaugural winners with 404 points.
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Semifinals:
Lakes United 15 beat Northern Suburbs 3.
Maitland 19 beat Cessnock 15.
Final:
Maitland 13 beat Lakes United 4.
Grand Final:
Northern Suburbs 13 beat Maitland 12.
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Semifinals:
Cessnock 12 beat Lakes United 8.
Maitland 14 beat South Newcastle 10.
Final:
Maitland 20 beat Cessnock 4.
Grand Final:
Maitland 14 beat Lakes United 8.
Three teams finished in equal first place. The teams were graded on percentages and no minor premiership was awarded.
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Playoff:
South Newcastle 10 beat Western Suburbs 9.
Semifinals:
Lakes United 10 beat South Newcastle 9.
Western Suburbs 6 beat Maitland 5.
Final:
Lakes United 13 beat Western Suburbs 7.
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The NRL held a knockout competition in place of the annual May Day game between Newcastle and the Coalfields. The first round was played at Waratah Oval on Monday 4th May, and the semifinals and final at the Sports Ground on Saturday 16th May. The first round produced an upset, with three of the top four teams being eliminated.
Elimination Round:
Waratah Mayfield 10 beat South Newcastle 7.
Cessnock 15 beat Maitland 0.
Western Suburbs 11 beat Lakes United 4.
Northern Suburbs 15 beat Kurri Kurri 4.
Central Newcastle 10 beat Waratah Mayfield 0.
Semifinals:
Western Suburbs 15 beat Northern Suburbs 8.
Cessnock 2 beat Central Newcastle 0.
Final:
Cessnock 6 beat Western Suburbs 0.
Teams: (7) Abermain-Weston, Central Newcastle, Lakes United,
Northern Suburbs, South Newcastle, Waratah Mayfield,
Western Suburbs.
Semifinals:
Western Suburbs 22 drew with Waratah Mayfield 22.
(Western Suburbs won the replay 25-8.)
Northern Suburbs 17 beat Central Newcastle 9.
Final:
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Teams: (7) Cardiff, Central Newcastle, Lakes United,
Northern Suburbs, South Newcastle, Waratah Mayfield,
Western Suburbs.
Semifinals:
Waratah Mayfield 13 beat Western Suburbs 3.
South Newcastle 18 beat Central Newcastle 13.
Final:
Waratah Mayfield 20 beat South Newcastle 5.
Teams: (7) Central Newcastle, Lakes United, Northern Suburbs,
South Newcastle, Toronto, Waratah Mayfield, Western Suburbs.
Semifinals:
Northern Suburbs 21 beat Western Suburbs 10.
Waratah Mayfield 13 beat Central Newcastle 2.
Final:
Northern Suburbs 14 beat Waratah Mayfield 10.
The Central Coast competition was run under the jurisdiction of the Lakes United club, part of the Newcastle competition.
Teams (6): Erina, Gosford, Ourimbah, The Entrance, Toronto, Woy Woy.
Semifinals:
Erina 12 beat Toronto 8.
Gosford 13 beat The Entrance 7.
Final:
Erina 19 beat The Entrance 11.
Grand Final:
Gosford 8 beat Erina 4.
Teams (6): Erina, Gosford, Ourimbah, The Entrance, Toronto, Woy Woy.
Semifinals:
The Entrance 12 beat Toronto 5.
Gosford 9 beat Woy Woy 6.
Final:
The Entrace 15 beat Woy Woy 10.
Grand Final:
Gosford 10 beat The Entrance 9.
Teams (6): Erina, Gosford, Ourimbah, The Entrance, Toronto, Woy Woy.
Semifinals:
Woy Woy 23 beat Erina 2.
The Entrance 5 beat Gosford 4.
Final:
Woy Woy 6 beat Gosford 5.
Grand Final:
Woy Woy 4 beat The Entrance 3.
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Teams (4): Gosford, Ourimbah, The Entrance, Woy Woy.
Semifinals:
Ourimbah 6 beat The Entrance 2.
Woy Woy 12 beat Gosford 2.
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Gosford 10 beat The Entrance 0.