South Sydney Rabbitohs 30–4 Newtown — Semi-Final, 1950 NRL Finals Series
2 Sep 1950 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 33,514
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1950 NRL finals series: South Sydney Rabbitohs 30–4 Newtown, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 2 Sep 1950.
Sourcing caveat: RLP's individual match page summary only mentions Atkinson and Cowie's tries (4), omitting Donoghue and Rayner. The round-summary page's fuller 6-try list is the one that reconciles with the 30-point score (6x3 + 6x2 = 30), so it is used here.
Scorers
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Atkinson (2); Cowie (2); Donoghue; Rayner Goals: Purcell (6) |
| Newtown | Goals: Froome (2) |
Team sheets
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Newtown | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Churchill | Fullback | Debnam | 1 |
| 2 | Thomas | Wing | Hamilton | 2 |
| 3 | Woolfe | Centre | Poole | 3 |
| 4 | Atkinson | Centre | Mullane | 4 |
| 5 | Smailles | Wing | Kessey | 5 |
| 6 | Hawick | Five-Eighth | Geelan | 6 |
| 7 | Stewart | Halfback | Froome | 7 |
| 8 | Cowie | Lock | Dykes | 8 |
| 9 | Purcell | Second Row | Pitman | 9 |
| 10 | Rayner (c) | Second Row | Drew | 10 |
| 11 | Macreadie | Prop | Farrell (c) | 11 |
| 12 | Hammerton | Hooker | Johnson | 12 |
| 13 | Donoghue | Prop | Gibbs | 13 |
| Jack Rayner | Coach | Frank Farrell | ||
Match officials
| Referee | George Bishop (Goulburn) |
Match report
2 Sep 1950, SCG. Halftime: South Sydney 12-2.