Game 1
New South Wales Firsts 30 def. Queensland Firsts 7
| Interstate Series 1968 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17443 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 18th May, 1968 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Don Lancashire (Toowoomba) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 17,794 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 19 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 13 | – | 11 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Don PASCOE | 3 | T | Barry DOWLING | |||||
| Johnny GREAVES | 2 | |||||||
| Tony BRANSON | ||||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||||||
| Dick THORNETT | ||||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | 2/6 | G | Peter LOBEGEIGER | |||||
| Billy SMITH | ||||||||
| FG | James WHITE | |||||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] |
1 | FB | 1 | Peter LOBEGEIGER | ||||
| Brian JAMES [South Sydney] |
2 | W | 2 | Jeff DENMAN | ||||
| Johnny GREAVES [Canterbury] |
3 | C | 3 | Barry DOWLING | ||||
| Ron SADDLER [Eastern Suburbs] |
4 | C | 4 | Ray CATTANACH | ||||
| Don PASCOE | 5 | W | 5 | Lionel WILLIAMSON | ||||
| Tony BRANSON [St George] |
6 | FE | 6 | James WHITE | ||||
| Billy SMITH [St George] |
7 | HB | 7 | Brian BEVAN | ||||
| John RAPER (c) [St George] |
8 | L | 8 | Wayne ABDY | ||||
| Dick THORNETT [Parramatta] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Geoff CONNELL | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON [Balmain] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Gary PEARSON | ||||
| Elton RASMUSSEN [St George] |
11 | FR | 11 | Peter HALL | ||||
| Allan BUMAN | 12 | HK | 12 | Brian FITZSIMMONS | ||||
| John WITTENBERG [St George] |
13 | FR | 13 | Dennis MANTEIT (c) | ||||
| Johnny RHODES [Canterbury] |
14 | B | 14 | Jeff MARSHALL | ||||
| Allan THOMSON | 15 | B | 15 | Col REYNOLDS | ||||
| Harry BATH | HC | Des CROW | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1967 - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1968 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Ken Irvine (wing), Reg Gasnier (centre), Les Hanigan (wing), Noel Kelly (front row), Ron Lynch (second row), Bill Bradstreet (bench)
- In:
- Brian James (wing), Don Pascoe (wing), John Wittenberg (front row), Arthur Beetson (second row), Dick Thornett (second row), Johnny Rhodes (bench)
- Changes:
- Allan Thomson (second row to bench), Johnny Greaves (bench to centre)
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1967 - Game 4 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Lions World Cup Tour 1968 - Game 5 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- John McDonald (centre), Reg Cooke (centre), John Gleeson (five-eighth), Abe Wiemers (halfback), Peter Gallagher (front row), Col Weiss (lock), Les Geeves (bench)
- In:
- Jeff Denman (wing), Barry Dowling (centre), James White (five-eighth), Brian Bevan (halfback), Peter Hall (front row), Gary Pearson (second row), Wayne Abdy (lock)
- Changes:
- Ray Cattanach (wing to centre), Jeff Marshall (second row to bench)
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