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1940 NSW City vs Country Firsts

Sydney Firsts 28 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 10

1940 NSW City vs Country Firsts

Sydney Firsts
28
10
New South Wales Country Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22196
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 10th August, 1940
Kick Off 3:15pm (local time)
Referee Jack O'Brien
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 14,537
Match Stats
Halftime Score 11 5
Sydney Firsts Scoresheet NSW Country Firsts
Merv DENTON 2 T C CHARLTON
Edgar NEWHAM 2   Ross McKINNON
Frank MULVILLE      
Tommy NEVIN      
Andy NORVAL      
Harry PORTER      
 
Merv DENTON 2 G 2 Jack DIXON
Sydney Firsts Teams NSW Country Firsts
Jack WEDGWOOD
[St George]
13 FB 15 H LONGBOTTOM
Merv DENTON
[Canterbury]
9 W 10 Frank DREISE
Sid GOODWIN (c)
[Balmain]
10 C 11 Frank HYDE
Allan QUINLIVAN
[South Sydney]
11 C 16 C CHARLTON
Edgar NEWHAM
[Canterbury]
12 W 14 E DUNLOP
 
Tommy NEVIN
[Newtown]
8 FE 12 Ross McKINNON (c)
Albert McGUINNESS
[Western Suburbs]
7 HB 8 Robert FIRTH
 
Andy NORVAL
[Eastern Suburbs]
6 L 6 Jack DIXON
Frank MULVILLE
[Newtown]
4 2R 4 Herb NARVO
Keith PHILLIPS
[Newtown]
5 2R 5 Ralph SHIPPEN
Frank FARRELL
[Newtown]
3 FR 3 F JOHNSON
Roy KIRKALDY
[Canterbury]
2 HK 2 R DUFF
Harry PORTER
[Canterbury]
1 FR 1 Charlie MONTGOMERY
   
 

Team Info

Sydney Firsts

Previous Game:
1938 Kiwis Tour - Game 9 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. Army Firsts
Out:
Dick Johnson (fullback), Don Manson (wing), Fred Felsch (centre), Frank Hyde (centre), Athol Stewart (wing), Cal Lynch (five-eighth), Roy Thompson (halfback), Athol Smith (front row), Ray Stehr (front row), Harry Pierce (second row), Joe Pearce (second row)
In:
Jack Wedgwood (fullback), Merv Denton (wing), Sid Goodwin (centre), Allan Quinlivan (centre), Edgar Newham (wing), Tommy Nevin (five-eighth), Albert McGuinness (halfback), Harry Porter (front row), Frank Farrell (front row), Keith Phillips (second row), Frank Mulville (second row)

New South Wales Country Firsts

Previous Game:
1939 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
Next Game:
1941 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
Out:
O Screen (fullback), Arthur Patton (wing), Jack Bonnyman (centre), Merv Denton (wing), J Boyle (five-eighth), Tom Askin (halfback), Arthur Shawcross (front row), A Sheridan (hooker), Bob Farrar (front row), Geoff McNamara (second row), Wally Prigg (lock)
In:
H Longbottom (fullback), Frank Dreise (wing), Frank Hyde (centre), C Charlton (centre), E Dunlop (wing), Robert Firth (halfback), Charlie Montgomery (front row), R Duff (hooker), F Johnson (front row), Ralph Shippen (second row), Jack Dixon (lock)
Changes:
Ross McKinnon (centre to five-eighth)

Match Notes

Bob Farrar & Gordon Hart were non-playing reserves for City.

T Askie, W Bailey & Jack Cooke were non-playing reserves for Country.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin