New South Wales City Firsts 33 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 10
| 1947 NSW City vs Country Firsts | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22203 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 7th June, 1947 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom McMahon (Glasgow) | |||||||
| Venue | RAS Showground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 50,253 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 17 | – | 4 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Pat DEVERY | 3 | T | Ron BARRY | |||||
| Johnny BLISS | 2 | Clem KENNEDY | ||||||
| Bobby LULHAM | 2 | |||||||
| Frank COTTLE | ||||||||
| Jack RAYNER | ||||||||
| Len HOLMES | 2 | G | 2 | Matt McCOY | ||||
| Pat DEVERY | ||||||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Noel PIDDING [St George] | 13 | FB | 13 | Les GILBERT | ||||
| Johnny BLISS [Manly] | 12 | W | 12 | Ron BARRY | ||||
| Len SMITH [Newtown] | 11 | C | 11 | Denis BOOCKER | ||||
| Frank COTTLE [North Sydney] | 10 | C | 10 | Matt McCOY | ||||
| Bobby LULHAM [Balmain] | 9 | W | 9 | Johnny GRAVES [South Sydney] | ||||
| Pat DEVERY (c) [Balmain] | 8 | FE | 8 | Ken STEPHEN | ||||
| Bruce HOPKINS [Canterbury] | 7 | HB | 7 | Clem KENNEDY (c) | ||||
| Len HOLMES [Canterbury] | 6 | L | 6 | Noel MULLIGAN | ||||
| Jack RAYNER [South Sydney] | 5 | 2R | 5 | William WYLIE | ||||
| Kevin HANSEN [Western Suburbs] | 4 | 2R | 4 | Gus MILLER | ||||
| Jack WALSH [Western Suburbs] | 3 | FR | 3 | Alf GIBBS | ||||
| Frank JOHNSON [Newtown] | 2 | HK | 2 | Bob CRANE | ||||
| Nevyl HAND [North Sydney] | 1 | FR | 1 | Fred BROWN | ||||
| B | 27 | Nigel WATTS | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- - vs. South Coast
- Next Game:
- 1948 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Dave Parkinson (fullback), Denis Boocker (centre), Doug McRitchie (centre), Alan Taylor (wing), Max Hayward (halfback), Jim Armstrong (front row), George Watt (hooker), Jack Spencer (front row), Don Milton (second row), Jack Hampstead (lock)
- In:
- Noel Pidding (fullback), Len Smith (centre), Frank Cottle (centre), Bobby Lulham (wing), Bruce Hopkins (halfback), Nevyl Hand (front row), Frank Johnson (hooker), Jack Walsh (front row), Kevin Hansen (second row), Jack Rayner (second row)
- Changes:
- Len Holmes (second row to lock)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1946 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1948 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Out:
- Jack Wedgwood (fullback), Noel White (wing), Trevor Eather (centre), Charlie Hazelton (wing), Ned Andrews (five-eighth), Perce Pritchard (halfback), Jack Russell (front row), Frank Johnson (hooker), George Grills (lock)
- In:
- Les Gilbert (fullback), Denis Boocker (centre), Matt McCoy (centre), Johnny Graves (wing), Ken Stephen (five-eighth), Clem Kennedy (halfback), Fred Brown (front row), Bob Crane (hooker), Gus Miller (second row), Noel Mulligan (lock)
- Changes:
- Nigel Watts (centre to bench), Ron Barry (second row to wing)
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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