New South Wales City Firsts 31 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 18
| 1955 NSW City vs Country Firsts | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22212 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 14th May, 1955 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Col Pearce (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 42,112 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 23 | – | 12 | |||||
| Penalties | 6 | – | 15 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Greg HAWICK | 2 | T | 2 | Don ADAMS | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN | 2 | Albert PAUL | ||||||
| Bill BAILEY | Harry WELLS | |||||||
| Norm PROVAN | ||||||||
| Ray THOMAS | ||||||||
| Greg HAWICK | 5/6 | G | 3/9 | Russ NAUGHTON | ||||
| Noel PIDDING | 0/4 | 0/1 | Albert PAUL | |||||
| 0/1 | Harry WELLS | |||||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Russ NAUGHTON | ||||
| Noel PIDDING [Eastern Suburbs] | 2 | W | 2 | Don ADAMS | ||||
| Greg HAWICK [South Sydney] | 3 | C | 3 | Harry WELLS | ||||
| Ray THOMAS [Eastern Suburbs] | 4 | C | 4 | Darcy HENRY | ||||
| Bill BAILEY [Western Suburbs] | 5 | W | 5 | Cliff SMAILLES | ||||
| Rees DUNCAN [Manly] | 6 | FE | 6 | Frank STANMORE | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 7 | Doug CAMERON | ||||
| Harold CROCKER [Parramatta] | 8 | L | 8 | Albert PAUL (c) | ||||
| Norm PROVAN [St George] | 9 | 2R | 9 | Alan HOCKLEY | ||||
| Henry HOLLOWAY [Newtown] | 10 | 2R | 10 | Doug CHAPPLE | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] | 11 | FR | 11 | Fred BROWN | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] | 12 | HK | 12 | Ken FOGARTY | ||||
| Bryan ORROCK [St George] | 13 | FR | 13 | Kevin HANSEN | ||||
| B | 16 | Neville BROGAN | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1954 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1956 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Gordon Willoughby (wing), Col Geelan (centre), John Hobbs (centre), Kevin Hole (wing), Johnny Dougherty (five-eighth), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Jim Evans (front row), Jack Rayner (second row), Les Cowie (lock)
- In:
- Noel Pidding (wing), Greg Hawick (centre), Ray Thomas (centre), Bill Bailey (wing), Rees Duncan (five-eighth), Bryan Orrock (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Henry Holloway (second row), Harold Crocker (lock)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1954 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1956 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Out:
- Darcy Russell (fullback), Johnny Graves (wing), Geoff Hawkey (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), Kenneth Fitzgerald (front row), Len Johnson (hooker), Ron Potter (second row), Col Yarham (second row), Arthur Collinson (lock)
- In:
- Russ Naughton (fullback), Don Adams (wing), Darcy Henry (centre), Cliff Smailles (wing), Kevin Hansen (front row), Ken Fogarty (hooker), Doug Chapple (second row), Alan Hockley (second row), Albert Paul (lock), Neville Brogan (bench)
Match Notes
Harry Wells (Country Firsts) was concussed late in the first half following a high tackle by Greg Hawick (City Firsts) and did not continue. The doctor who tended to Wells ordered him off as a precautionary measure, but was quoted as saying "If the match had been a Test I would have permitted him to resume." Norm Brogan, who suffered an injury to his right eye which closed up by the end of the match, came on as Wells' replacement in the second half. Doug Cameron (Country Firsts) suffered a kick in the back in the first 10 minutes, while Frank Stanmore (Country Firsts) had a bruised shoulder, which left both players impeded for most of the match.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash
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