Game 1
New South Wales Firsts 30 def. Queensland Firsts 17
| 1926 Interstate Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17294 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 5th June, 1926 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | William Neill (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 46,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 19 | – | 3 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Frank O'ROURKE | 2 | T | Cecil AYNSLEY | |||||
| Jack TOOHEY | 2 | Harry CAPLES | ||||||
| Edward GODDARD | Arthur EDWARDS | |||||||
| Benny WEARING | Norm POTTER | |||||||
| Herb STEINOHRT | ||||||||
| Jack TOOHEY | 6 | G | Cecil AYNSLEY | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Nelson HARDY [Eastern Suburbs] | 1 | FB | 1 | Jim CRAIG | ||||
| Benny WEARING [South Sydney] | 2 | W | 2 | Bill SPENCER | ||||
| Frank O'ROURKE [University] | 3 | C | 3 | Harry CAPLES | ||||
| Carl ARNEMAN [North Sydney] | 4 | C | 4 | Tom GORMAN [Past Christian Bros] | ||||
| Jack TOOHEY [Glebe] | 5 | W | 5 | Cecil AYNSLEY | ||||
| Keith ELLIS [Newtown] | 6 | FE | 6 | Jeff MOORES [Wests] | ||||
| Alby LANE (c) [University] | 7 | HB | 7 | Arthur EDWARDS [Fortitude Valley] | ||||
| Aub KELLY [St George] | 8 | L | 8 | Vic ARMBRUSTER [Past Grammars] | ||||
| Edward GODDARD [Glebe] | 9 | 2R | 9 | Herb STEINOHRT | ||||
| Ernie LAPHAM [South Sydney] | 10 | 2R | 10 | Harry LEIBKE | ||||
| Bill MAIZEY [Balmain] | 11 | FR | 11 | Jim BENNETT | ||||
| Arthur JUSTICE [St George] | 12 | HK | 12 | Arthur HENDERSON | ||||
| Harry CAVANOUGH [South Sydney] | 13 | FR | 13 | Norm POTTER (c) | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1925 Interstate Series - Game 5 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1926 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Gordon Daisley (fullback), Stan Brain (wing), Frank Rule (centre), Cec Fifield (centre), Gordon Stettler (wing), Norm Robinson (halfback), Tom Leamy (front row), Gwynne Hughes (hooker), Stanley Maker (front row), Bill Hardman (second row), Alf O'Connor (second row), Reg Latta (lock), Jack Laurence (bench)
- In:
- Nelson Hardy (fullback), Benny Wearing (wing), Frank O'Rourke (centre), Carl Arneman (centre), Jack Toohey (wing), Keith Ellis (five-eighth), Harry Cavanough (front row), Arthur Justice (hooker), Bill Maizey (front row), Ernie Lapham (second row), Edward Goddard (second row), Aub Kelly (lock)
- Changes:
- Alby Lane (five-eighth to halfback)
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1925 QLD Tour I - Game 11 vs. Auckland Province
- Next Game:
- 1926 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Eric Frauenfelder (fullback), James Purcell (front row)
- In:
- Harry Caples (centre), Harry Leibke (second row)
- Changes:
- Jim Craig (centre to fullback), Vic Armbruster (front row to lock), Herb Steinohrt (hooker to second row), Jim Bennett (second row to front row), Arthur Henderson (second row to hooker), Norm Potter (lock to front row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson
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