Game 1
New South Wales Firsts 16 def. Queensland Firsts 6
| 1966 Interstate Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17435 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 13th June, 1966 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Don Lancashire (Toowoomba) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 7,368 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 4 | |||||
| Scrums | 17 | – | 10 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Alan MADDALENA | T | |||||||
| Bob WEIR | ||||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | 5/8 | G | 3 | Ray LAIRD | ||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Alan MADDALENA | 1 | FB | 1 | Ray LAIRD | ||||
| Johnny KING [St George] | 2 | W | 2 | Dudley TOWERS | ||||
| Bob WEIR | 3 | C | 3 | Garry WELLINGTON | ||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] | 4 | C | 4 | John McDONALD | ||||
| Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] | 5 | W | 5 | John McGRATH | ||||
| Gary BANKS | 6 | FE | 6 | Eric GELLING | ||||
| Kevin JUNEE [Eastern Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 7 | John GLEESON (c) | ||||
| John RAPER [St George] | 8 | L | 8 | Col WEISS | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON [Balmain] | 9 | 2R | 9 | Syd CLARK | ||||
| Dick THORNETT [Parramatta] | 10 | 2R | 10 | Angelo CREMA | ||||
| Ron CROWE | 11 | FR | 11 | Trevor NIEBLING | ||||
| Ian WALSH (c) [St George] | 12 | HK | 12 | Brian FITZSIMMONS | ||||
| Kevin RYAN [St George] | 13 | FR | 13 | John WITTENBERG | ||||
| Ian WALSH | HC | Ian DOYLE | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1965 Interstate Series - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1966 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Les Johns (fullback), Reg Gasnier (centre), Denis Cubis (wing), Billy Smith (halfback), Paul Quinn (front row), Ross Warner (hooker), Mick Veivers (front row), Ron Coote (second row), John Morgan (second row)
- In:
- Alan Maddalena (fullback), Johnny King (wing), Bob Weir (centre), Gary Banks (five-eighth), Kevin Ryan (front row), Ian Walsh (hooker), Ron Crowe (front row), Dick Thornett (second row), Arthur Beetson (second row)
- Changes:
- Kevin Junee (five-eighth to halfback)
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1965 Interstate Series - Game 4 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1966 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Don Jago (wing), Lloyd Little (hooker), Jim Paterson (front row), Dennis Manteit (second row), Glen Brown (second row), Noel Cavanagh (lock)
- In:
- Dudley Towers (wing), John Wittenberg (front row), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker), Angelo Crema (second row), Syd Clark (second row), Col Weiss (lock)
Match Notes
This game was played in appalling conditions brought about by heavy rain. NSW won the scrum count 9-2 in the first half.
Billy Smith & Alan Thomson were non-playing reserves for NSW.
Kevin Lingard, Neil Porter, Brian Blowes & Peter Hall were non-playing reserves for Qld.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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