City vs Country (Firsts) 1956

New South Wales City Firsts 32 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 17

City vs Country (Firsts) 1956

New South Wales City Firsts
32
17
New South Wales Country Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22213
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 19th May, 1956
Referee Col Pearce
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 37,396
Match Stats
Halftime Score 20 7
Scrums 29 13
NSW City Firsts Scoresheet NSW Country Firsts
Merv LEES 2 T 2 Brian CARLSON
Roy BULL   Arthur COLLINSON
Darcy HENRY      
Ross KITE      
Ian MOIR      
 
Ron WILLEY 7 G 4 Russ NAUGHTON
NSW City Firsts Teams NSW Country Firsts
Ron WILLEY
[Manly]
1 FB 1 Russ NAUGHTON
Ian MOIR
[South Sydney]
2 W 2 Don ADAMS
Merv LEES
[St George]
3 C 3 Ray QUINNELL
Dick POOLE (c)
[Newtown]
4 C 4 Brian CLAY
Ross KITE
[St George]
5 W 5 Brian CARLSON
 
Darcy HENRY
[Western Suburbs]
6 FE 6 Bob SULLIVAN (c)
Keith HOLMAN
[Western Suburbs]
7 HB 7 Billy ROBERTS
 
Les COWIE
[South Sydney]
8 L 8 Peter DIVERSI
Kel O'SHEA
[Western Suburbs]
9 2R 9 Don SCHOFIELD
Bernie PURCELL
[South Sydney]
10 2R 10 Arthur COLLINSON
Roy BULL
[Manly]
11 FR 11 Bill MARSH
Bryan ORROCK
[St George]
12 HK 12 C CURRIE
Ken KEARNEY
[St George]
13 FR 13 Harry GIBB
 
Jack RAYNER   HC   Pat DEVERY
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales City Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1955 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1957 - vs. NSW Country Firsts
Out:
Clive Churchill (fullback), Noel Pidding (wing), Ray Thomas (centre), Greg Hawick (centre), Bill Bailey (wing), Rees Duncan (five-eighth), Henry Holloway (second row), Norm Provan (second row), Harold Crocker (lock)
In:
Ron Willey (fullback), Ian Moir (wing), Merv Lees (centre), Dick Poole (centre), Ross Kite (wing), Darcy Henry (five-eighth), Bernie Purcell (second row), Kel O'Shea (second row), Les Cowie (lock)
Changes:
Bryan Orrock (front row to hooker), Ken Kearney (hooker to front row)

New South Wales Country Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1955 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. Sydney Firsts
Out:
Cliff Smailles (wing), Harry Wells (centre), Darcy Henry (centre), Frank Stanmore (five-eighth), Doug Cameron (halfback), Kevin Hansen (front row), Ken Fogarty (hooker), Fred Brown (front row), Doug Chapple (second row), Alan Hockley (second row), Albert Paul (lock), Neville Brogan (bench)
In:
Ray Quinnell (centre), Brian Clay (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), Bob Sullivan (five-eighth), Billy Roberts (halfback), Harry Gibb (front row), C Currie (hooker), Bill Marsh (front row), Arthur Collinson (second row), Don Schofield (second row), Peter Diversi (lock)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson