Interstate Series 1968 Series

Game 2

Queensland Firsts 15 def. New South Wales Firsts 8

Interstate Series 1968

Queensland Firsts
15
8
New South Wales Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17444
Status Completed
Date Tuesday, 25th June, 1968
Kick Off 8:00 PM (local time)
Referee Henry Albert
Venue Brisbane Exhibit (Brisbane)
Crowd 7,127
Match Stats
Halftime Score 6 3
Scrums 16 12
QLD Firsts Scoresheet NSW Firsts
Ian MASSIE T Fred JONES
      Dick THORNETT
 
Peter LOBEGEIGER 5 G Graeme LANGLANDS
 
Peter LOBEGEIGER FG    
 
    OFF Dick THORNETT
QLD Firsts Teams NSW Firsts
Peter LOBEGEIGER 1 FB 1 Graeme LANGLANDS
[St George]
Kevin MARTIN 2 W 2 Don PASCOE
John McDONALD (c) 3 C 3 Johnny RHODES
[Canterbury]
Barry GILLS 17 C 4 George RUEBNER
[Balmain]
Bruce COLES 5 W 5 Brian JAMES
[South Sydney]
 
Eric GELLING 7 FE 6 Tony BRANSON
[St George]
Col REYNOLDS 16 HB 7 Billy SMITH (c)
[St George]
 
Col WEISS 8 L 8 Allan FITZGIBBON
[Balmain]
Geoff CONNELL 9 2R 9 Dick THORNETT
[Parramatta]
Ian MASSIE 10 2R 10 Allan THOMSON
Peter HALL 11 FR 11 Arthur BEETSON
[Balmain]
Brian FITZSIMMONS 12 HK 12 Fred JONES
[Manly]
Gary PEARSON 13 FR 13 John WITTENBERG
[St George]
 
Barry DOWLING 18 B 15 Elton RASMUSSEN
[St George]
 
Des CROW   HC   Harry BATH
   
 

Team Info

Queensland Firsts

Previous Game:
Lions World Cup Tour 1968 - Game 5 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1968 - Game 3 vs. NSW Firsts
Out:
Pat McCarthy (fullback), Jeff Denman (wing), Lionel Williamson (centre), Tom Duggan (wing), Kevin Stephens (front row), Dennis Manteit (front row), Angelo Crema (second row), Jeff Marshall (bench)
In:
Peter Lobegeiger (fullback), Kevin Martin (wing), Barry Gills (centre), Bruce Coles (wing), Gary Pearson (front row), Peter Hall (front row), Ian Massie (second row), Barry Dowling (bench)
Changes:
Col Reynolds (five-eighth to halfback), Eric Gelling (halfback to five-eighth)

New South Wales Firsts

Previous Game:
Interstate Series 1968 - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1968 - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
Out:
Johnny Greaves (centre), Ron Saddler (centre), Allan Buman (hooker), John Raper (lock)
In:
George Ruebner (centre), Fred Jones (hooker), Allan Fitzgibbon (lock)
Changes:
Elton Rasmussen (front row to bench), Arthur Beetson (second row to front row), Johnny Rhodes (bench to centre), Allan Thomson (bench to second row)

Match Notes

Jeff Marshall & John Lewis were non-playing reserves for Qld.

Bob Fulton, Eric Simms & Johnny Raper 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