City vs Country (Firsts) 1930

New South Wales City Firsts 26 lost to New South Wales Country Firsts 35

City vs Country (Firsts) 1930

New South Wales City Firsts
26
35
New South Wales Country Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22183
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 31st May, 1930
Kick Off 3:15 PM (local time)
Referee Lal Deane
Venue Sports Ground (Sydney)
Crowd 22,000
NSW City Firsts Scoresheet NSW Country Firsts
Nelson HARDY 3 T 2 Jack GIBBS
George BISHOP   Jim FITZGERALD
Cliff PEARCE   Les GRIFFIN
Eddie ROOT   Bill SHANKLAND
      Eric WEISSEL
      Charlie YORK
 
Benny WEARING 4 G 7 Eric WEISSEL
NSW City Firsts Teams NSW Country Firsts
Frank McMILLAN
[Western Suburbs]
1 FB 1 William BELL
Alan BRADY
[Western Suburbs]
2 W 2 Bill SHANKLAND
Cliff PEARCE
[Western Suburbs]
3 C 3 J HAWKES
Nelson HARDY
[Eastern Suburbs]
4 C 4 Jim FITZGERALD
Benny WEARING
[Souths]
5 W 5 Les GRIFFIN
 
Joe BUSCH
[Eastern Suburbs]
6 FE 6 Billy BUTLER
Jack HOLMES
[Newtown]
7 HB 7 Eric WEISSEL (c)
 
Frank MATTERSON
[Western Suburbs]
8 L 8 Jack KINGSTON
Joe PEARCE
[Eastern Suburbs]
9 2R 9 Wally PRIGG
George TREWEEK (c)
[Souths]
10 2R 10 Harry BAILEY
Bill BROGAN
[Western Suburbs]
11 FR 11 Charlie YORK
George BISHOP
[Balmain]
12 HK 12 C AVERY
Eddie ROOT
[Newtown]
13 FR 13 Jack GIBBS
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales City Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1929 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1931 - vs. NSW Country Firsts
Out:
Alan Righton (fullback), Harry Finch (wing), Jim Craig (centre), Cec Fifield (centre), Bill Shankland (wing), Joe Montgomery (five-eighth), Harry Kadwell (halfback), Jenkin Joseph (hooker), George Sewell (second row), Arthur Justice (bench), Ernest Ogg (bench), Stan Brain (bench)
In:
Frank McMillan (fullback), Alan Brady (wing), Cliff Pearce (centre), Nelson Hardy (centre), Benny Wearing (wing), Joe Busch (five-eighth), Jack Holmes (halfback), George Bishop (hooker), Joe Pearce (second row)

New South Wales Country Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1929 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1931 - vs. NSW City Firsts
Out:
M Francis (wing), Cliff Pearce (centre), Alan Ridley (wing), Charlie Cornwell (front row), Ernie Edwards (hooker), W Taylor (bench), C Plater (bench), Vince Marsh (bench)
In:
Bill Shankland (wing), J Hawkes (centre), Jim Fitzgerald (centre), Jack Gibbs (front row), C Avery (hooker)
Changes:
Les Griffin (centre to wing), Eric Weissel (five-eighth to halfback), Billy Butler (halfback to five-eighth)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson