New South Wales City Firsts 30 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 13
| 1978 NSW City vs Country Firsts | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22236 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 20th May, 1978 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack Danzey Jnr | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 12,932 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 15 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 10 | – | 13 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Steve ROGERS | 3 | T | Steve THOMPSON | |||||
| Larry COROWA | ||||||||
| Terry FAHEY | ||||||||
| John RIBOT | ||||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 6/8 | G | 5/5 | Greg HILLIARD | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Allan McMAHON [Balmain] | 1 | FB | 1 | Brian JOHNSON | ||||
| Terry FAHEY [South Sydney] | 2 | W | 2 | Allan SHEPPARD | ||||
| Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] | 3 | C | 3 | Brian JOHNSTON | ||||
| Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] | 4 | C | 4 | Ashley BARNETT | ||||
| Larry COROWA [Balmain] | 5 | W | 5 | Greg HILLIARD | ||||
| Bob FULTON [Eastern Suburbs] | 6 | FE | 6 | Pat SMITH (c) | ||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 7 | Joe CRAIGIE | ||||
| Greg PIERCE (c) [Cronulla] | 8 | L | 8 | Colin SCOTT | ||||
| John RIBOT [Newtown] | 9 | 2R | 9 | Peter WYNN | ||||
| Terry RANDALL [Manly] | 10 | 2R | 10 | Graeme WYNN | ||||
| Ian THOMSON [Manly] | 11 | FR | 11 | Len BERTOLDO | ||||
| Noel MAYBURY [Balmain] | 12 | HK | 12 | Ray BROWN | ||||
| Paul KHAN [Cronulla] | 13 | FR | 13 | Bob BELFORD | ||||
| B | 17 | Mark SMITH | ||||||
| B | 20 | Steve MORRIS | ||||||
| B | 21 | Steve THOMPSON | ||||||
| B | 22 | Don PRIOR | ||||||
| B | 24 | Gary SOUTER | ||||||
| Frank STANTON | HC | Phil JACKSON | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1977 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1979 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Graham Eadie (fullback), Mark Harris (wing), John Peard (five-eighth), Steve Mortimer (halfback), Denis Fitzgerald (front row), George Peponis (hooker), Arthur Beetson (front row), Ray Higgs (second row), Rod Reddy (lock)
- In:
- Terry Fahey (wing), Larry Corowa (wing), Bob Fulton (five-eighth), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), Paul Khan (front row), Noel Maybury (hooker), Ian Thomson (front row), John Ribot (second row), Greg Pierce (lock)
- Changes:
- Allan McMahon (wing to fullback)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1977 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1979 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Out:
- Peter McGrath (fullback), Larry Corowa (wing), Percy Knight (centre), Brian Hetherington (wing), John Brass (five-eighth), Phil Phillips (halfback), Steve Bowden (front row), Barry Pearson (hooker), Peter Jirgens (second row), John Ballesty (lock), Peter Lewis (bench), John Coveney (bench)
- In:
- Brian Johnson (fullback), Allan Sheppard (wing), Brian Johnston (centre), Greg Hilliard (wing), Pat Smith (five-eighth), Joe Craigie (halfback), Bob Belford (front row), Ray Brown (hooker), Graeme Wynn (second row), Peter Wynn (second row), Colin Scott (lock), Mark Smith (bench), Steve Morris (bench), Don Prior (bench), Gary Souter (bench)
- Changes:
- Steve Thompson (second row to bench)
Match Notes
Russell Cox withdrew from the Country team on Wednesday and was replaced by Bob Belford.
Country used 5 replacements in the game.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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