Game 1
New South Wales Firsts 28 def. Queensland Firsts 26
| Interstate Series 1956 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17396 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 23rd May, 1956 | |||||||
| Referee | Darcy Lawler | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 30,190 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 11 | – | 10 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Johnny DOUGHERTY | T | 2 | Cyril CONNELL JR | |||||
| Bob HONEYSETT | Brian DAVIES | |||||||
| Ken KEARNEY | Denis FLANNERY | |||||||
| Ian MOIR | Des McGOVERN | |||||||
| Tom TYQUIN | ||||||||
| Ron WILLEY | 8 | G | 2 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
| 2 | Ian DOYLE | |||||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Ron WILLEY [Manly] |
1 | FB | 1 | Ken McCROHON | ||||
| Ross KITE [St George] |
2 | W | 2 | Des McGOVERN | ||||
| Bob HONEYSETT [South Sydney] |
3 | C | 3 | Alex WATSON | ||||
| Dick POOLE (c) [Newtown] |
4 | C | 4 | Tom PAYNE | ||||
| Ian MOIR [South Sydney] |
5 | W | 5 | Denis FLANNERY | ||||
| Johnny DOUGHERTY [South Sydney] |
6 | FE | 6 | Bob BANKS | ||||
| Col DONOHOE [South Sydney] |
7 | HB | 7 | Cyril CONNELL JR (c) | ||||
| Peter O'CONNOR | 8 | L | 8 | Ian DOYLE | ||||
| Bernie PURCELL [South Sydney] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Don FURNER | ||||
| Kel O'SHEA [Western Suburbs] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Tom TYQUIN | ||||
| Bryan ORROCK [St George] |
11 | FR | 11 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
12 | HK | 12 | Dennis JACKWITZ | ||||
| Bill MARSH | 13 | FR | 13 | Ron PROUDFOOT | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1955 - Game 23 vs. France
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1956 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Harry Wells (centre), Don Adams (wing), Darcy Henry (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Roy Bull (front row), Henry Holloway (second row), Harold Crocker (second row), Peter Diversi (lock)
- In:
- Ron Willey (fullback), Bob Honeysett (centre), Ian Moir (wing), Johnny Dougherty (five-eighth), Col Donohoe (halfback), Bryan Orrock (front row), Kel O'Shea (second row), Bernie Purcell (second row), Peter O'Connor (lock)
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1955 - Game 4 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1956 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Ron Willey (fullback), Tom Ryan (wing), Ken McCaffery (centre), Russell Brown (wing), Graham Laird (five-eighth), Duncan Hall (front row), Bernie Drew (second row)
- In:
- Ken McCrohon (fullback), Des McGovern (wing), Tom Payne (centre), Denis Flannery (wing), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Ron Proudfoot (front row), Ian Doyle (lock)
- Changes:
- Tom Tyquin (lock to second row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson