Interstate Series 1975 Series

Game 1

Queensland Firsts 14 def. New South Wales Firsts 8

Interstate Series 1975

Queensland Firsts
14
8
New South Wales Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17466
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 21st May, 1975
Kick Off 8:00 PM (local time)
Referee Don Lancashire (Toowoomba)
Venue Lang Park (Brisbane)
Crowd 21,562
Match Stats
Halftime Score 9 5
Scrums 6 5
Penalties 18 12
QLD Firsts Scoresheet NSW Firsts
Peter LEIS T Steve HEWSON
Johnny RHODES   Steve ROGERS
 
Ross STRUDWICK 2/3 G 1/5 Steve ROGERS
Ian PEARCE 1/4      
 
Ross STRUDWICK 2 FG    
QLD Firsts Teams NSW Firsts
Ian PEARCE (c) 1 FB 1 Garry DOWLING
[Canterbury]
Johnny RHODES 2 W 2 Chris ANDERSON
[Canterbury]
Peter LEIS 3 C 3 Steve ROGERS
[Cronulla]
Tony OBST 4 C 4 Mark WRIGHT
[Newtown]
Harry CAMERON 5 W 5 Mark HARRIS
[Eastern Suburbs]
 
Geoff RICHARDSON 6 FE 6 Tim PICKUP
[Canterbury]
Ross STRUDWICK 7 HB 7 Steve HEWSON
 
Ian THINEE 8 L 8 Ron COOTE (c)
[Eastern Suburbs]
John PAYNE 9 2R 9 Ray HIGGS
[Parramatta]
Lew PLATZ 10 2R 10 Keith HARRIS
[Canterbury]
David WRIGHT
[Past Christian Bros]
11 FR 11 Arthur BEETSON
[Eastern Suburbs]
John LANG 12 HK 12 John McMARTIN
[Parramatta]
John CRILLY 13 FR 13 Len BERTOLDO
 
    B 15 Bob FULTON
[Manly]
    B 16 Gary STEVENS
[Souths]
 
Barry MUIR   HC   Graeme LANGLANDS
   
 

Team Info

Queensland Firsts

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1974 - Game 6 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1975 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
Out:
Warren Orr (wing), Gerard Fitzpatrick (centre), Harry Pickering (wing), Greg Veivers (front row), Ray Higgs (second row), Rod Halley (lock)
In:
Johnny Rhodes (wing), Tony Obst (centre), Harry Cameron (wing), John Payne (second row), Ian Thinee (lock)
Changes:
David Wright (second row to front row), Lew Platz (bench to second row)

New South Wales Firsts

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1974 - Game 13 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1975 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
Out:
Russell Fairfax (fullback), David Waite (wing), Michael Cronin (centre), Ray Branighan (centre), Lionel Williamson (wing), Jeff Shield (five-eighth), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), Bob McCarthy (front row), George Piggins (hooker), Ron Turner (front row), Rod Reddy (second row), Terry Randall (bench)
In:
Garry Dowling (fullback), Chris Anderson (wing), Steve Rogers (centre), Mark Wright (centre), Mark Harris (wing), Tim Pickup (five-eighth), Steve Hewson (halfback), Len Bertoldo (front row), John McMartin (hooker), Arthur Beetson (front row), Ray Higgs (second row), Bob Fulton (bench)
Changes:
Gary Stevens (second row to bench), Keith Harris (bench to second row)

Match Notes

Bob Fulton replaced Steve Hewson at halftime & Gary Stevens replaced Len Bertoldo 14 mins into the 2nd half.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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