New South Wales City Firsts 50 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 9
| City vs Country (Firsts) 1954 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22211 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 8th May, 1954 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Aub Oxford (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 50,846 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 18 | – | 4 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Les COWIE | 2 | T | Brian CARLSON | |||||
| John HOBBS | 2 | |||||||
| Keith HOLMAN | 2 | |||||||
| Norm PROVAN | 2 | |||||||
| Jack RAYNER | 2 | |||||||
| Col GEELAN | ||||||||
| Gordon WILLOUGHBY | ||||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | 3 | G | 3 | Johnny GRAVES | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN | 3 | |||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | FG | |||||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [Souths] |
1 | FB | 1 | Darcy RUSSELL (c) [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Gordon WILLOUGHBY [Manly] |
2 | W | 2 | Johnny GRAVES | ||||
| Col GEELAN [Newtown] |
3 | C | 3 | Harry WELLS | ||||
| John HOBBS [Manly] |
4 | C | 4 | Geoff HAWKEY | ||||
| Kevin HOLE [St George] |
5 | W | 5 | Brian CARLSON | ||||
| Johnny DOUGHERTY [Souths] |
6 | FE | 6 | Frank STANMORE | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Doug CAMERON | ||||
| Les COWIE [Souths] |
8 | L | 8 | Arthur COLLINSON | ||||
| Jack RAYNER [Souths] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Col YARHAM | ||||
| Norm PROVAN [St George] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Ron POTTER | ||||
| Jim EVANS [Newtown] |
11 | FR | 11 | Fred BROWN | ||||
| Kevin SCHUBERT [Manly] |
12 | HK | 12 | Len JOHNSON | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] |
13 | FR | 13 | Kenneth FITZGERALD | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1953 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1955 - vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Noel Pidding (wing), Keith Middleton (centre), George Martin (centre), Ian Moir (wing), Kevin Hansen (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Arthur Collinson (second row), Ken Macreadie (second row), Peter Diversi (lock)
- In:
- Gordon Willoughby (wing), John Hobbs (centre), Kevin Hole (wing), Johnny Dougherty (five-eighth), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Jim Evans (front row), Norm Provan (second row), Jack Rayner (second row), Les Cowie (lock)
- Changes:
- Col Geelan (five-eighth to centre)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- American All Stars Tour 1953 - Game 4 vs. USA
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1955 - vs. NSW City Firsts
- Out:
- Robert Bartlett (centre), Jack Lumsden (wing), Rees Duncan (five-eighth), Noel Hill (halfback), Bryan Orrock (front row), Ernie Hammerton (hooker), Charlie Gill (front row), Don Schofield (second row), Albert Paul (second row), Ron Battye (lock)
- In:
- Johnny Graves (wing), Geoff Hawkey (centre), Frank Stanmore (five-eighth), Doug Cameron (halfback), Kenneth Fitzgerald (front row), Len Johnson (hooker), Fred Brown (front row), Ron Potter (second row), Col Yarham (second row), Arthur Collinson (lock)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash