Interstate Series 1971 Series

Game 3

New South Wales Firsts 17 def. Queensland Firsts 15

Interstate Series 1971

New South Wales Firsts
17
15
Queensland Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17456
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 31st July, 1971
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Henry Albert
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 6,841
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 7
Scrums 14 25
Penalties 6 9
NSW Firsts Scoresheet QLD Firsts
Lindsay DRAKE T Wayne BENNETT
Graeme LANGLANDS   Lee HUTCHINSON
Bill MULLINS   Wayne STEWART
Terry SCURFIELD      
Geoff STARLING      
 
Graeme LANGLANDS G 3 Wayne STEWART
NSW Firsts Teams QLD Firsts
Graeme LANGLANDS (c)
[St George]
1 FB 1 Ray LAIRD (c)
Bill MULLINS
[Eastern Suburbs]
2 W 2 Wayne BENNETT
Bob FULTON
[Manly]
3 C 3 Brian ADAMS
Geoff STARLING
[Balmain]
4 C 4 Max ANDERSON
Terry SCURFIELD
[Parramatta]
5 W 5 Wayne STEWART
 
Tom RAUDONIKIS
[Western Suburbs]
6 FE 6 Graham LENA
Billy SMITH
[St George]
7 HB 7 Lee HUTCHINSON
 
Lindsay DRAKE
[Manly]
8 L 8 Col WEISS
Mick TRYPAS 9 2R 9 Rod TOLHURST
Denis FITZGERALD
[Parramatta]
10 2R 10 Greg VEIVERS
Bob O'REILLY
[Parramatta]
11 FR 20 Len DITTMAR
Dick JEFFERY 12 HK 12 Brian FITZSIMMONS
Bill HAMILTON
[Manly]
13 FR 13 Jim MURPHY
 
    B 14 Michael PEUT
    B 11 Joe VASTA
 
Harry BATH   HC   Bob BAX
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales Firsts

Previous Game:
Interstate Series 1971 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1972 - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts
Out:
Ray Branighan (wing), Des Kimmorley (centre), Lionel Williamson (wing), Tony Branson (five-eighth), Bob Grant (halfback), John O'Neill (front row), Ron Costello (second row), Bob McCarthy (second row), Paul Sait (lock), Mark Harris (bench), Keith Campbell (bench)
In:
Bill Mullins (wing), Geoff Starling (centre), Terry Scurfield (wing), Tom Raudonikis (five-eighth), Billy Smith (halfback), Bill Hamilton (front row), Denis Fitzgerald (second row), Mick Trypas (second row), Lindsay Drake (lock)

Queensland Firsts

Previous Game:
Interstate Series 1971 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
Next Game:
QLD Tour 1972 - Game 1 vs. Wellington
Out:
Glen Harrison (centre), Ron Beauchamp (centre), Bob Peut (wing), Marty Scanlan (five-eighth), John Brown (halfback), Hugh O'Doherty (hooker), Russell Hughes (second row)
In:
Brian Adams (centre), Max Anderson (centre), Wayne Stewart (wing), Graham Lena (five-eighth), Lee Hutchinson (halfback), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker), Greg Veivers (second row), Michael Peut (bench), Joe Vasta (bench)

Match Notes

Joe Vasta replaced Greg Vievers after 15 mins, Michael Peut replaced Rod Tolhurst at halftime.

Ray Branighan & Barry Beath were the NSW reserves.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson