Game 1
Queensland Firsts 17 def. New South Wales Firsts 15
| 1959 Interstate Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17407 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 27th May, 1959 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack Casey | |||||||
| Venue | Brisbane Exhibit (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 35,261 | |||||||
| QLD Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Dud BEATTIE | T | 3 | Don PARISH | |||||
| Don MEEHAN | Brian HAMBLY | |||||||
| Trevor McDONALD | Ian MOIR | |||||||
| Paul PYERS | 4 | G | ||||||
| QLD Firsts | Teams | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Frank DRAKE | 1 | FB | 1 | Brian GRAHAM [St George] | ||||
| Paul PYERS | 2 | W | 2 | Don PARISH | ||||
| John KELLY | 3 | C | 3 | Harry WELLS [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Ron BODEN | 4 | C | 4 | Johnny RILEY [St George] | ||||
| Trevor McDONALD | 5 | W | 5 | Ian MOIR [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Bob BANKS (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Brian CLAY [St George] | ||||
| Barry MUIR | 7 | HB | 7 | Bobby WHITTON (c) [Newtown] | ||||
| Don MEEHAN | 8 | L | 8 | Terry BECKETT | ||||
| Jim PATERSON | 9 | 2R | 9 | Norm PROVAN [St George] | ||||
| Elton RASMUSSEN | 10 | 2R | 10 | Brian HAMBLY | ||||
| Henry HOLLOWAY | 11 | FR | 11 | Bruce OLIVE | ||||
| Noel KELLY | 12 | HK | 12 | Ian WALSH | ||||
| Dud BEATTIE | 13 | FR | 13 | Rex MOSSOP [Manly] | ||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1958 Interstate Series - Game 3 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1959 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Mick Shannon (fullback), Des Hendry (wing), Joe Jackson (centre), William Pearson (centre), Don Barrett (five-eighth), Brian Jones (halfback), Bob Gehrke (hooker), Brian Davies (front row), Jim Payne (second row), Ian Doyle (lock)
- In:
- Frank Drake (fullback), John Kelly (centre), Ron Boden (centre), Trevor McDonald (wing), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Barry Muir (halfback), Noel Kelly (hooker), Henry Holloway (front row), Elton Rasmussen (second row), Don Meehan (lock)
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1958 Interstate Series - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1959 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Keith Barnes (fullback), Ross Kite (wing), Greg Hawick (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), Tony Brown (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Ken Kearney (hooker), Bill Marsh (front row), Kel O'Shea (lock)
- In:
- Brian Graham (fullback), Don Parish (wing), Johnny Riley (centre), Ian Moir (wing), Brian Clay (five-eighth), Bobby Whitton (halfback), Ian Walsh (hooker), Brian Hambly (second row), Terry Beckett (lock)
- Changes:
- Rex Mossop (second row 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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