Game 1
New South Wales Firsts 17 def. Queensland Firsts 15
| Interstate Series 1955 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17392 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 21st May, 1955 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack Casey | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 53,540 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 20 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Darcy HENRY | 2 | T | Denis FLANNERY | |||||
| Don ADAMS | Duncan HALL | |||||||
| Ken McCAFFERY | ||||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | 3 | G | 2 | Norm POPE | ||||
| Peter DIVERSI | Cec COOPER | |||||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Norm POPE | ||||
| Don ADAMS | 2 | W | 2 | Denis FLANNERY | ||||
| Harry WELLS | 3 | C | 3 | Cec COOPER | ||||
| Dick POOLE [Newtown] |
4 | C | 4 | Ken McCAFFERY | ||||
| Ian MOIR [South Sydney] |
5 | W | 5 | Alex WATSON | ||||
| Darcy HENRY | 6 | FE | 6 | Eric WEBSTER | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Cyril CONNELL JR | ||||
| Peter DIVERSI [North Sydney] |
8 | L | 8 | Tom TYQUIN | ||||
| Norm PROVAN [St George] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Bernie DREW | ||||
| Henry HOLLOWAY [Newtown] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Kel O'SHEA | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] |
11 | FR | 11 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
12 | HK | 12 | Allan HORNERY | ||||
| Fred BROWN | 13 | FR | 13 | Duncan HALL (c) | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1954 - Game 30 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1955 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Ross Kite (wing), Merv Lees (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Jim Evans (front row), Jack Rayner (second row)
- In:
- Don Adams (wing), Harry Wells (centre), Ian Moir (wing), Darcy Henry (five-eighth), Fred Brown (front row), Henry Holloway (second row)
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1954 - Game 4 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1955 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Bevan Hoyle (fullback), Noel Hazzard (centre), Des McGovern (wing), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Neil Teys (lock)
- In:
- Norm Pope (fullback), Cec Cooper (centre), Ken McCaffery (centre), Eric Webster (five-eighth), Tom Tyquin (lock)
- Changes:
- Alex Watson (centre to wing)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash