Game 2
New South Wales Firsts 20 lost to Queensland Firsts 28
| 1956 Interstate Series Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17397 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 26th May, 1956 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack Casey | |||||||
| Venue | RAS Showground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 34,788 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 25 | – | 15 | |||||
| Penalties | 15 | – | 15 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Don ADAMS | 2 | T | 2 | Des McGOVERN | ||||
| Col DONOHOE | 2 | Tom TYQUIN | ||||||
| Ross KITE | Ian DOYLE | |||||||
| Dennis JACKWITZ | ||||||||
| Ron WILLEY | 4/7 | G | 5/8 | Cyril CONNELL JR | ||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Ron WILLEY [Manly] | 1 | FB | 1 | Ken McCROHON | ||||
| Don ADAMS | 2 | W | 2 | Des McGOVERN | ||||
| Dick POOLE (c) [Newtown] | 3 | C | 15 | Les HARDY | ||||
| Kevin O'BRIEN [St George] | 4 | C | 4 | Alex WATSON | ||||
| Ross KITE [St George] | 5 | W | 5 | Denis FLANNERY | ||||
| Johnny DOUGHERTY [South Sydney] | 6 | FE | 6 | Cyril CONNELL JR (c) | ||||
| Col DONOHOE [South Sydney] | 7 | HB | 7 | Sammy HUNTER | ||||
| Peter O'CONNOR | 8 | L | 8 | Ian DOYLE | ||||
| Bernie PURCELL [South Sydney] | 9 | 2R | 9 | Tom TYQUIN | ||||
| Kel O'SHEA [Western Suburbs] | 10 | 2R | 10 | Don FURNER | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] | 11 | FR | 11 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] | 12 | HK | 12 | Dennis JACKWITZ | ||||
| Bryan ORROCK [St George] | 13 | FR | 13 | Ron PROUDFOOT | ||||
| HC | Gordon MACRAE | |||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1956 Interstate Series - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1956 Kiwis Tour - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Bob Honeysett (centre), Ian Moir (wing), Bill Marsh (front row)
- In:
- Don Adams (wing), Kevin O'Brien (centre), Roy Bull (front row)
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1956 Interstate Series - Game 1 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1956 Kiwis Tour - Game 7 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Tom Payne (centre), Bob Banks (five-eighth)
- In:
- Les Hardy (centre), Sammy Hunter (halfback)
- Changes:
- Cyril Connell Jr (halfback to five-eighth)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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