Interstate Series 1961 Series

Game 1

New South Wales Firsts 21 def. Queensland Firsts 20

Interstate Series 1961

New South Wales Firsts
21
20
Queensland Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17417
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 10th June, 1961
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Darcy Lawler
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 35,705
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 10
NSW Firsts Scoresheet QLD Firsts
Ray BEAVEN 2 T Ken DAY
Ken IRVINE   Bob GEHRKE
John KELLY   Lionel MORGAN
Eddie LUMSDEN   Barry MUIR
 
Johnny JONES 3 G 4 Kevin LOHMAN
NSW Firsts Teams QLD Firsts
Johnny JONES 1 FB 1 Frank DRAKE
Ken IRVINE
[North Sydney]
2 W 2 Kevin LOHMAN
Tony PASKINS (c) 3 C 3 Alan GIL
John KELLY 4 C 4 Ron TAIT
Eddie LUMSDEN
[St George]
5 W 5 Lionel MORGAN
 
Ray BEAVEN 6 FE 6 John GLEESON
Bob SMITH 7 HB 7 Barry MUIR (c)
 
Jack SINCLAIR
[Manly]
8 L 8 Ken DAY
Bill OWEN 9 2R 9 Jim PATERSON
Norm PROVAN
[St George]
10 2R 10 Jim FOREMAN
Ron CROWE 11 FR 11 Elton RASMUSSEN
Ian WALSH 12 HK 12 Bob GEHRKE
Bruce OLIVE 13 FR 13 Gary PARCELL
 
Dick DUNN   HC   Ted VERRENKAMP
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales Firsts

Previous Game:
Interstate Series 1960 - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1961 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
Out:
Keith Barnes (fullback), Harry Wells (centre), Reg Gasnier (centre), John Cann (wing), Ron Boden (five-eighth), Bobby Bugden (halfback), Billy Rayner (hooker), Rex Mossop (front row), Brian Hambly (second row), John Raper (lock)
In:
Johnny Jones (fullback), Tony Paskins (centre), John Kelly (centre), Eddie Lumsden (wing), Ray Beaven (five-eighth), Bob Smith (halfback), Bruce Olive (front row), Ian Walsh (hooker), Bill Owen (second row), Jack Sinclair (lock)

Queensland Firsts

Previous Game:
Interstate Series 1960 - Game 4 vs. NSW Firsts
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1961 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
Out:
Col Weir (centre), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Leo Johnson (hooker), Barry Cook (second row), Don Meehan (lock)
In:
Ron Tait (centre), John Gleeson (five-eighth), Bob Gehrke (hooker), Jim Foreman (second row), Ken Day (lock)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash