City vs Country (Firsts) 1949

New South Wales City Firsts 23 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 2

City vs Country (Firsts) 1949

New South Wales City Firsts
23
2
New South Wales Country Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22206
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 4th June, 1949
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Tom McMahon Jnr
Venue RAS Showground (Sydney)
Crowd 24,332
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 2
NSW City Firsts Scoresheet NSW Country Firsts
Les COWIE T    
Fred DE BELIN      
Ron ROBERTS      
 
Matt McCOY 7 G Ron ROWLES
NSW City Firsts Teams NSW Country Firsts
Clive CHURCHILL
[Souths]
1 FB 1 Vic BULGIN
[Eastern Suburbs]
Ron ROBERTS
[St George]
2 W 2 Bobby DIMOND
Matt McCOY
[St George]
3 C 3 Ned ANDREWS
Ray PRESTON
[Newtown]
4 C 4 Keith TULL
Bobby LULHAM
[Balmain]
5 W 5 Ron ROWLES
 
Johnny HAWKE
[St George]
6 FE 6 Wally O'CONNELL
Keith FROOME (c)
[Newtown]
7 HB 7 Perce PRITCHARD
 
Les COWIE
[Souths]
8 L 8 Noel MULLIGAN (c)
Fred DE BELIN
[Balmain]
9 2R 9 Angus MILLER
Jack RAYNER
[Souths]
10 2R 10 Tom PITMAN
Jack HOLLAND
[St George]
11 FR 11 Bob BOWER
Frank JOHNSON
[Newtown]
12 HK 12 Ted DAWSON
Bill HORDER
[Western Suburbs]
13 FR 13 Nevyl HAND
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales City Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1948 - Game 2 vs. NSW Country Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1950 - vs. NSW Country Firsts
Out:
Johnny Bliss (wing), Frank Cottle (centre), Col Maxwell (centre), Frank Stanmore (five-eighth), Stan Ponchard (halfback), Nevyl Hand (front row), Noel Mulligan (hooker), Tom Pitman (front row), Doug McRitchie (bench), George Jardine (bench)
In:
Ron Roberts (wing), Matt McCoy (centre), Ray Preston (centre), Johnny Hawke (five-eighth), Keith Froome (halfback), Bill Horder (front row), Jack Rayner (second row), Fred De Belin (second row)
Changes:
Jack Holland (second row to front row), Frank Johnson (second row to hooker)

New South Wales Country Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1948 - Game 2 vs. NSW City Firsts
Next Game:
QLD Tour 1949 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
Out:
Les Gilbert (fullback), Jim Myers (wing), A Maddison (centre), Johnny Hawke (five-eighth), Jim Scoular (halfback), Bill Edwards (front row), W Burgess (hooker), William Wylie (front row), Don Stait (second row), Fred Dawson (second row), J Rodgers (lock), H Bancks (bench)
In:
Vic Bulgin (fullback), Keith Tull (centre), Ron Rowles (wing), Wally O'Connell (five-eighth), Perce Pritchard (halfback), Nevyl Hand (front row), Ted Dawson (hooker), Bob Bower (front row), Tom Pitman (second row), Noel Mulligan (lock)
Changes:
Angus Miller (bench to second row)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson