Interstate Series 1956 Series

Game 2

New South Wales Firsts 20 lost to Queensland Firsts 28

Interstate Series 1956

New South Wales Firsts
20
28
Queensland Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17397
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 26th May, 1956
Referee Jack Casey
Venue RAS Showground (Sydney)
Crowd 34,788
Match Stats
Halftime Score 13 7
Scrums 25 15
NSW Firsts Scoresheet QLD Firsts
Don ADAMS 2 T 2 Des McGOVERN
Col DONOHOE   2 Tom TYQUIN
Ross KITE   Ian DOYLE
      Dennis JACKWITZ
 
Ron WILLEY 4 G 5 Cyril CONNELL JR
NSW Firsts Teams QLD Firsts
Ron WILLEY
[Manly]
1 FB 1 Ken McCROHON
Don ADAMS 2 W 2 Des McGOVERN
Dick POOLE (c)
[Newtown]
3 C 3 Les HARDY
Kevin O'BRIEN
[St George]
4 C 4 Alex WATSON
Ross KITE
[St George]
5 W 5 Denis FLANNERY
 
Johnny DOUGHERTY
[Souths]
6 FE 6 Cyril CONNELL JR (c)
Col DONOHOE
[Souths]
7 HB 7 Sammy HUNTER
 
Peter O'CONNOR 8 L 8 Ian DOYLE
Bernie PURCELL
[Souths]
9 2R 9 Don FURNER
Kel O'SHEA
[Western Suburbs]
10 2R 10 Tom TYQUIN
Roy BULL
[Manly]
11 FR 11 Brian DAVIES
Ken KEARNEY
[St George]
12 HK 12 Dennis JACKWITZ
Bryan ORROCK
[St George]
13 FR 13 Ron PROUDFOOT
 
    HC   Gordon MACRAE
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales Firsts

Previous Game:
Interstate Series 1956 - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1956 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Bob Honeysett (centre), Ian Moir (wing), Bill Marsh (front row)
In:
Don Adams (wing), Kevin O'Brien (centre), Roy Bull (front row)

Queensland Firsts

Previous Game:
Interstate Series 1956 - Game 1 vs. NSW Firsts
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1956 - Game 7 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Tom Payne (centre), Bob Banks (five-eighth)
In:
Les Hardy (centre), Sammy Hunter (halfback)
Changes:
Cyril Connell Jr (halfback to five-eighth)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson