Interstate Series 1966 Series

Game 3

Queensland Firsts 20 lost to New South Wales Firsts 28

Interstate Series 1966

Queensland Firsts
20
28
New South Wales Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17437
Status Completed
Date Tuesday, 5th July, 1966
Kick Off 8:00 PM (local time)
Referee Don Lancashire (Toowoomba)
Venue Lang Park (Brisbane)
Crowd 15,209
Match Stats
Halftime Score 13 12
Scrums 10 5
QLD Firsts Scoresheet NSW Firsts
Wayne ABDY T 2 Kevin JUNEE
John DOYLE   Michael CLEARY
Eric GELLING   Johnny GREAVES
Ray LAIRD   John RAPER
      Mick VEIVERS
 
Ray LAIRD 4/8 G 5/9 Les JOHNS
QLD Firsts Teams NSW Firsts
Ray LAIRD 1 FB 1 Les JOHNS
[Canterbury]
Ray MIGUEL 2 W 5 Johnny KING
[St George]
Garry WELLINGTON 3 C 3 Johnny GREAVES
[Canterbury]
Kev LINGARD 17 C 4 Alec TENNANT
[Manly]
John DOYLE 5 W 14 Michael CLEARY
[South Sydney]
 
Eric GELLING 4 FE 6 Gary BANKS
Abe WIEMERS 14 HB 15 Kevin JUNEE
[Eastern Suburbs]
 
Wayne ABDY 8 L 9 Bill BRADSTREET
[Manly]
Col WEISS 15 2R 16 Allan THOMSON
Dennis MANTEIT 10 2R 8 John RAPER (c)
[St George]
Jim PATERSON (c) 11 FR 11 Mick VEIVERS
[Manly]
Noel GALLAGHER 12 HK 12 Allan BUMAN
John WITTENBERG 13 FR 17 John WALKER
 
Ian DOYLE   HC   John RAPER
   
 

Team Info

Queensland Firsts

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1966 - Game 13 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1966 - Game 4 vs. NSW Firsts
Out:
Fonda Metassa (wing), John Gleeson (five-eighth), Syd Clark (second row), Angelo Crema (second row)
In:
Kev Lingard (centre), John Doyle (wing), Dennis Manteit (second row), Wayne Abdy (lock)
Changes:
Eric Gelling (centre to five-eighth), Col Weiss (lock to second row)

New South Wales Firsts

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1966 - Game 8 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1966 - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
Out:
Ken Irvine (wing), Bob Weir (centre), Billy Smith (centre), Kevin Ryan (front row), Ian Walsh (hooker), Noel Kelly (front row), Arthur Beetson (second row), Dick Thornett (second row)
In:
Johnny King (wing), Johnny Greaves (centre), Alec Tennant (centre), John Walker (front row), Allan Buman (hooker), Mick Veivers (front row), Allan Thomson (second row), Bill Bradstreet (lock)
Changes:
John Raper (lock to second row)

Match Notes

This was a night match. The "Centenary of the Greatest Game Under The Sun" reports a crowd figure of 15217. Bill Bradstreet (NSW) left the field in the 62nd minute due to a gash which extended from the base of his nose to his top lip, which required six stitches.

Des Tracey was a non-playing reserve for Qld.

Ken Irvine, Billy Smith & Jim Morgan were non-playing reserves for NSW.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin