City vs Country (Firsts) 1943

New South Wales City Firsts 37 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 25

City vs Country (Firsts) 1943

New South Wales City Firsts
37
25
New South Wales Country Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22199
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 12th June, 1943
Kick Off 3:15 PM (local time)
Referee George Bishop (Goulburn)
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 33,169
Match Stats
Halftime Score 10 7
NSW City Firsts Scoresheet NSW Country Firsts
Merv DENTON 3 T 2 W RICHARDSON
Frank COLLINS 2   2 Jack RUSSELL
Tommy KAINE 2   Harry BAILEY
Tim ALLEN      
Harry PIERCE      
 
Tom BOURKE 5 G 5 Joe JORGENSON
NSW City Firsts Teams NSW Country Firsts
Tim ALLEN
[Eastern Suburbs]
1 FB 1 O SCREEN
Merv DENTON
[Balmain]
2 W 2 R GILL
[St George]
Tommy KAINE
[Eastern Suburbs]
3 C 3 Joe JORGENSON
Tom BOURKE
[Balmain]
4 C 4 L TAYLOR
Frank COLLINS
[North Sydney]
5 W 5 W RICHARDSON
 
Wally O'CONNELL
[Eastern Suburbs]
6 FE 6 Les DOYLE
Alby McANDREW
[St George]
7 HB 7 Jack RUSSELL
[Western Suburbs]
 
Frank FARRELL
[Newtown]
8 L 8 Alf GIBBS
Herb GILBERT
[St George]
9 2R 9 F JOHNSON
Jack WALSH
[Souths]
10 2R 10 Frank BELL
Harry PIERCE (c)
[Eastern Suburbs]
11 FR 11 C RUSSELL
Gerald SCULLY
[North Sydney]
12 HK 12 Harry BAILEY (c)
Jack HAMPSTEAD
[Balmain]
13 FR 13 Jack HUTCHINSON
[Souths]
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales City Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1942 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1944 - vs. NSW Country Firsts
Out:
Ray Lindwall (fullback), Tony Nash (wing), Ron Bailey (centre), Fred Felsch (centre), Rex Harrison (five-eighth), Roy McCarter (halfback), Bob Farrar (front row), Henry Porter (lock)
In:
Tim Allen (fullback), Merv Denton (wing), Tommy Kaine (centre), Tom Bourke (centre), Wally O'Connell (five-eighth), Alby McAndrew (halfback), Jack Hampstead (front row), Harry Pierce (front row)
Changes:
Jack Walsh (front row to second row), Frank Farrell (second row to lock)

New South Wales Country Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1942 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1944 - vs. NSW City Firsts
Out:
Dick Johnson (fullback), Merv Denton (wing), T Tierney (centre), Alan Taylor (wing), Ron Barry (five-eighth), Keith Froome (halfback), Don McKinnon (hooker), G Maguire (second row)
In:
O Screen (fullback), R Gill (wing), L Taylor (centre), W Richardson (wing), Les Doyle (five-eighth), Jack Russell (halfback), C Russell (front row), F Johnson (second row)
Changes:
Harry Bailey (front row to hooker), Alf Gibbs (second row to lock), Frank Bell (lock to second row)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson