Interstate Series 1966 Series

Game 1

New South Wales Firsts 16 def. Queensland Firsts 6

Interstate Series 1966

New South Wales Firsts
16
6
Queensland Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17435
Status Completed
Date Monday, 13th June, 1966
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Don Lancashire (Toowoomba)
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 7,368
Match Stats
Halftime Score 10 4
Scrums 17 10
NSW Firsts Scoresheet QLD Firsts
Alan MADDALENA T    
Bob WEIR      
 
Graeme LANGLANDS 5/8 G 3 Ray LAIRD
NSW Firsts Teams QLD Firsts
Alan MADDALENA 1 FB 1 Ray LAIRD
Johnny KING
[St George]
2 W 2 Dudley TOWERS
Bob WEIR 3 C 3 Garry WELLINGTON
Graeme LANGLANDS
[St George]
4 C 4 John McDONALD
Ken IRVINE
[North Sydney]
5 W 5 John McGRATH
 
Gary BANKS 6 FE 6 Eric GELLING
Kevin JUNEE
[Eastern Suburbs]
7 HB 7 John GLEESON (c)
 
John RAPER
[St George]
8 L 8 Col WEISS
Arthur BEETSON
[Balmain]
9 2R 9 Syd CLARK
Dick THORNETT
[Parramatta]
10 2R 10 Angelo CREMA
Ron CROWE 11 FR 11 Trevor NIEBLING
Ian WALSH (c)
[St George]
12 HK 12 Brian FITZSIMMONS
Kevin RYAN
[St George]
13 FR 13 John WITTENBERG
 
Ian WALSH   HC   Ian DOYLE
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales Firsts

Previous Game:
Interstate Series 1965 - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1966 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
Out:
Les Johns (fullback), Reg Gasnier (centre), Denis Cubis (wing), Billy Smith (halfback), Paul Quinn (front row), Ross Warner (hooker), Mick Veivers (front row), Ron Coote (second row), John Morgan (second row)
In:
Alan Maddalena (fullback), Johnny King (wing), Bob Weir (centre), Gary Banks (five-eighth), Kevin Ryan (front row), Ian Walsh (hooker), Ron Crowe (front row), Dick Thornett (second row), Arthur Beetson (second row)
Changes:
Kevin Junee (five-eighth to halfback)

Queensland Firsts

Previous Game:
Interstate Series 1965 - Game 4 vs. NSW Firsts
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1966 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
Out:
Don Jago (wing), Lloyd Little (hooker), Jim Paterson (front row), Dennis Manteit (second row), Glen Brown (second row), Noel Cavanagh (lock)
In:
Dudley Towers (wing), John Wittenberg (front row), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker), Angelo Crema (second row), Syd Clark (second row), Col Weiss (lock)

Match Notes

This game was played in appalling conditions brought about by heavy rain. NSW won the scrum count 9-2 in the first half.

Billy Smith & Alan Thomson were non-playing reserves for NSW.

Kevin Lingard, Neil Porter, Brian Blowes & Peter Hall were non-playing reserves for Qld.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin