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1968 NSW City vs Country Firsts

    New South Wales City Firsts 34 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 14

    1968 NSW City vs Country Firsts

    New South Wales City Firsts
    34
    14
    New South Wales Country Firsts
    Match Info
    Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22226
    StatusCompleted
    DateSaturday, 11th May, 1968
    Kick Off3:00pm (local time)
    RefereeCol Pearce (Sydney)
    VenueSCG (Sydney)
    Crowd18,155
    Match Stats
    Halftime Score182
    NSW City FirstsScoresheetNSW Country Firsts
    Brian JAMES2TRon COSTELLO
    Bob FULTON Dave GRIMMOND
    Graeme LANGLANDS   
     
    Graeme LANGLANDS11/13G2Peter DIMOND
       2Peter INSKIP
     
      OFFRon COSTELLO
    NSW City FirstsTeamsNSW Country Firsts
    Les JOHNS
    [Canterbury]
    1FB1Peter INSKIP
    Brian JAMES
    [South Sydney]
    2W2Dave GRIMMOND
    Graeme LANGLANDS
    [St George]
    3C3William BISCHOFF JNR (c)
    Johnny GREAVES
    [Canterbury]
    4C4Peter DIMOND
    Johnny KING
    [St George]
    5W5Don PASCOE
     
    Bob FULTON
    [Manly]
    6FE6Graeme ATHERTON
    Billy SMITH
    [St George]
    7HB7Les HUTCHINGS
     
    John RAPER (c)
    [St George]
    8L8Terry PANNOWITZ
    Arthur BEETSON
    [Balmain]
    92R9Allan THOMSON
    Dick THORNETT
    [Parramatta]
    102R10Ron COSTELLO
    John WITTENBERG
    [St George]
    11FR11Ron CROWE
    Fred JONES
    [Manly]
    12HK12Allan BUMAN
    Bill HAMILTON
    [Manly]
    13FR13Peter KELLY
     
    Harry BATH HC Brian CARLSON
       
     

    Team Info

    New South Wales City Firsts

    Previous Game:
    1967 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 2 vs. NSW Country Firsts
    Next Game:
    1969 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
    Out:
    Alan Maddalena (fullback), George Ruebner (wing), Brian Moore (centre), Alec Tennant (centre), David Applebee (wing), Syd Williams (halfback), Mick Veivers (front row), Ross Warner (hooker), Kevin Ashley (second row), Bill Bradstreet (lock), Peter Dimond (bench), John Spencer (bench)
    In:
    Les Johns (fullback), Brian James (wing), Graeme Langlands (centre), Johnny Greaves (centre), Johnny King (wing), Billy Smith (halfback), Bill Hamilton (front row), Fred Jones (hooker), John Wittenberg (front row), John Raper (lock)
    Changes:
    Arthur Beetson (front row to second row)

    New South Wales Country Firsts

    Previous Game:
    1968 NSW Country Tour - Game 3 vs. NZ Maori
    Next Game:
    1969 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
    Out:
    Lionel Simmons (centre), Ian Kennedy (wing), Alan Powell (five-eighth), Pat Kelly (front row), Bert Elford (hooker), Keith Broad (second row)
    In:
    Peter Dimond (centre), Don Pascoe (wing), Peter Kelly (front row), Allan Buman (hooker)
    Changes:
    Graeme Atherton (bench to five-eighth), Ron Costello (bench to second row)

    Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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    Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash