City vs Country (Firsts) 1947

New South Wales City Firsts 33 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 10

City vs Country (Firsts) 1947

New South Wales City Firsts
33
10
New South Wales Country Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22203
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 7th June, 1947
Kick Off 3:15 PM (local time)
Referee Tom McMahon Jnr
Venue RAS Showground (Sydney)
Crowd 50,253
Match Stats
Halftime Score 17 4
NSW City Firsts Scoresheet NSW Country Firsts
Pat DEVERY 3 T Ron BARRY
Johnny BLISS 2   Clem KENNEDY
Bobby LULHAM 2      
Frank COTTLE      
Jack RAYNER      
 
Len HOLMES 2 G 2 Matt McCOY
Pat DEVERY      
NSW City Firsts Teams NSW Country Firsts
Noel PIDDING
[St George]
13 FB 13 Les GILBERT
Johnny BLISS
[Manly]
12 W 12 Ron BARRY
Len SMITH
[Newtown]
11 C 11 Denis BOOCKER
Frank COTTLE
[North Sydney]
10 C 10 Matt McCOY
Bobby LULHAM
[Balmain]
9 W 9 Johnny GRAVES
[Souths]
 
Pat DEVERY (c)
[Balmain]
8 FE 8 Ken STEPHEN
Bruce HOPKINS
[Canterbury]
7 HB 7 Clem KENNEDY (c)
 
Len HOLMES
[Canterbury]
6 L 6 Noel MULLIGAN
Jack RAYNER
[Souths]
5 2R 5 William WYLIE
Kevin HANSEN
[Western Suburbs]
4 2R 4 Gus MILLER
Jack WALSH
[Western Suburbs]
3 FR 3 Alf GIBBS
Frank JOHNSON
[Newtown]
2 HK 2 Bob CRANE
Nevyl HAND
[North Sydney]
1 FR 1 Fred BROWN
 
    B 27 Noel WATTS
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales City Firsts

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. South Coast
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1948 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
Out:
Dave Parkinson (fullback), Denis Boocker (centre), Doug McRitchie (centre), Alan Taylor (wing), Max Hayward (halfback), Jim Armstrong (front row), George Watt (hooker), Jack Spencer (front row), Don Milton (second row), Jack Hampstead (lock)
In:
Noel Pidding (fullback), Len Smith (centre), Frank Cottle (centre), Bobby Lulham (wing), Bruce Hopkins (halfback), Nevyl Hand (front row), Frank Johnson (hooker), Jack Walsh (front row), Kevin Hansen (second row), Jack Rayner (second row)
Changes:
Len Holmes (second row to lock)

New South Wales Country Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1946 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1948 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
Out:
Jack Wedgwood (fullback), Charlie Hazelton (wing), Trevor Eather (centre), Noel White (wing), Ned Andrews (five-eighth), Perce Pritchard (halfback), G Grills (front row), Jack Russell (second row), Frank Johnson (second row)
In:
Les Gilbert (fullback), Denis Boocker (centre), Matt McCoy (centre), Johnny Graves (wing), Ken Stephen (five-eighth), Clem Kennedy (halfback), Fred Brown (front row), Bob Crane (hooker), Gus Miller (second row), Noel Mulligan (lock)
Changes:
Noel Watts (centre to bench), William Wylie (hooker to second row), Ron Barry (front row to wing), Alf Gibbs (lock to front row)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson