Prelim Round
Newcastle Firsts (AU) 17 lost to Northern Division 26
Team Info
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- AMCO Cup 1976 - Game 1 vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Les Chanticleers World Cup Tour 1977 - Game 6 vs. France
- Out:
- Jim Batey (fullback), Peter Cootes (wing), Simon Booth (centre), Ron Burgess (centre), Bob Warren (wing), Terry Stevens (five-eighth), Johnny Fairns (halfback), Garry Leo (front row), Brian Anderson (front row), Jeff Roach (second row), Neville Shoemark (second row), Peter Howlett (lock), Warren Scotman (bench), Tom Sheppard (bench), Paul Merlo (bench), Brian Russell (bench)
- In:
- John Anderson (fullback), Paul Williams (wing), Lee Anlezark (centre), Ziggy Niszczot (centre), T Lawrence (wing), Garry Sharpe (five-eighth), Rick Griffith (halfback), Warren Jowett (front row), R Sparks (front row), Mick Pitman (second row), Michael Burgess (second row), P Jaeger (lock), K Wilson (bench), Robert Wharton (bench), Ken Lantry (bench), Larry Hill (bench)
Northern Division
- Previous Game:
- AMCO Cup 1976 - Game 2 vs. Past Christian Bros
- Next Game:
- AMCO Cup 1977 - Round 1 vs. Auckland
- Out:
- Col Lewis (fullback), Bill Russell (wing), Jon Sutherland (centre), Douglas White (wing), Rob Laurie (five-eighth), Alan McDonald (halfback), Barry Glass (front row), Peter Boulton (hooker), Richard Tongue (second row), Gary Cook (lock), Gary Sampson (bench), Don Green (bench), Frank Almond (bench)
- In:
- Bill Monie (fullback), Geoff Emerson (wing), Ron Burgess (centre), John Ferguson (wing), Ron Starr (five-eighth), Joe Craigie (halfback), Ron McKay (front row), Terry Welsh (hooker), Frank Fish (second row), Ross Harris (lock), Robert Delaney (bench), G Harrison (bench), Dennis Corrigan (bench)
Match Notes
Michael Wallace withdrew from the Newcastle team Tuesday night due to an ankle injury and was replaced by Michael Burgess.
Bill Monie was Man of the Match.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin