City vs Country (Firsts) 1975

New South Wales City Firsts 9 lost to New South Wales Country Firsts 19

City vs Country (Firsts) 1975

New South Wales City Firsts
9
19
New South Wales Country Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22233
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 17th May, 1975
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Richie Humphreys
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 17,743
Match Stats
Halftime Score 4 5
Scrums 14 11
Penalties 10 7
NSW City Firsts Scoresheet NSW Country Firsts
Ron COOTE T John BALLESTY
      Michael CRONIN
      Steve HEWSON
 
Ray BRANIGHAN 3/6 G 5/7 Michael CRONIN
Steve ROGERS 0/1      
NSW City Firsts Teams NSW Country Firsts
Russell FAIRFAX
[Eastern Suburbs]
1 FB 1 Greg BRENTNALL
Chris ANDERSON
[Canterbury]
2 W 2 Eric WHITE
Ray BRANIGHAN
[Manly]
3 C 3 Michael CRONIN
Bob FULTON
[Manly]
4 C 4 Peter KENNEDY
Ian SCHUBERT
[Eastern Suburbs]
5 W 5 Terry FAHEY
 
Tim PICKUP
[Canterbury]
6 FE 6 Ian MARTIN
Tom RAUDONIKIS
[Western Suburbs]
7 HB 7 Steve HEWSON
 
Ron COOTE (c)
[Eastern Suburbs]
8 L 8 John BALLESTY
Paul SAIT
[Souths]
9 2R 9 Ron FOGARTY
Gary STEVENS
[Souths]
10 2R 10 Steven McDONALD
Arthur BEETSON
[Eastern Suburbs]
11 FR 11 Len BERTOLDO
John McMARTIN
[Parramatta]
12 HK 12 Allan DAGWELL
Bob McCARTHY
[Souths]
13 FR 13 Jim MORGAN (c)
 
Steve ROGERS
[Cronulla]
16 B 26 Brian ANDERSON
Mark HARRIS
[Eastern Suburbs]
18 B 29 Leo DRIVER
Ray HIGGS
[Parramatta]
29 B    
Jeff WITHERS
[Souths]
19 B    
 
Graeme LANGLANDS   HC   Arthur SUMMONS
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales City Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1974 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1976 - vs. NSW Country Firsts
Out:
Graham Eadie (fullback), Bill Mullins (wing), John Brass (centre), Jim Porter (wing), Bob O'Reilly (front row), Elwyn Walters (hooker), Neil Pringle (lock)
In:
Russell Fairfax (fullback), Chris Anderson (wing), Ray Branighan (centre), Ian Schubert (wing), Bob McCarthy (front row), John McMartin (hooker), Paul Sait (second row), Steve Rogers (bench), Mark Harris (bench), Ray Higgs (bench), Jeff Withers (bench)
Changes:
Ron Coote (second row to lock)

New South Wales Country Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1974 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1976 - vs. NSW City Firsts
Out:
Allan McMahon (fullback), Michael Bickley (wing), Kevin Myers (centre), John Penno (wing), Les Drew (five-eighth), Brian Burke (halfback), Brian Wilson (hooker), Charlie Bennett (front row), Roger Irving (second row), John Donnelly (second row), Peter Howlett (lock), Chris Anderson (bench), Jamie Jones (bench)
In:
Greg Brentnall (fullback), Eric White (wing), Peter Kennedy (centre), Terry Fahey (wing), Ian Martin (five-eighth), Steve Hewson (halfback), Allan Dagwell (hooker), Len Bertoldo (front row), Steven McDonald (second row), Ron Fogarty (second row), John Ballesty (lock), Brian Anderson (bench), Leo Driver (bench)

Match Notes

Ray Higgs replaced Paul Sait after 53 mins, Jeff Withers replaced Tom Raudonikis in the 63rd min & Steve Rogers & Mark Harris replaced Ray Branighan & Ian Schubert in the 69th min.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson