South Sydney Rabbitohs 45–7 Western Suburbs Magpies — Minor Semi-Final, 1956 NRL Finals Series
18 Aug 1956 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 51,775
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Semi-Final, 1956 NRL finals series: South Sydney Rabbitohs 45–7 Western Suburbs Magpies, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 18 Aug 1956.
Scorers
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Ian Moir (3); Les Cowie (2); Martin Gallagher (2); Jack Rayner (2); Col Donohoe; Johnny Dougherty Goals: Bernie Purcell (5/11); Greg Hawick (1/2) |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: Peter Hargreaves Goals: George Bain (2/4) |
Team sheets
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Western Suburbs Magpies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clive Churchill | Fullback | George Bain | 1 |
| 2 | Ian Moir | Wing | Cliff Smailles | 2 |
| 3 | Greg Hawick | Centre | Harry Wells | 3 |
| 4 | Martin Gallagher | Centre | Darcy Henry | 4 |
| 5 | Dale Puren | Wing | Peter Hargreaves | 5 |
| 6 | Johnny Dougherty | Five-Eighth | Ian Johnston | 6 |
| 7 | Col Donohoe | Halfback | Keith Holman (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Les Cowie | Lock | Neville Charlton | 8 |
| 9 | Jack Rayner (c) | Second Row | Kel O'Shea | 9 |
| 10 | Bernie Purcell | Second Row | Bill Carson | 10 |
| 11 | Denis Donoghue | Prop | Mark Patch | 11 |
| 12 | Ernie Hammerton | Hooker | Jim Fleming | 12 |
| 13 | Jim Richards | Prop | Bill Owens | 13 |
| Jack Rayner | Coach | Jack Walsh | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Col Pearce |
Match report
18 Aug 1956, 3:15pm, SCG. Halftime: South Sydney 18-2. Scrums South Sydney 23, Western Suburbs 18; penalties South Sydney 3, Western Suburbs 13.