New South Wales City Firsts 29 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 0
| 1979 NSW City vs Country Firsts | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22237 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 19th May, 1979 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Kevin Roberts | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 11,242 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 18 | – | 9 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Larry COROWA | 3 | T | ||||||
| Kerry BOUSTEAD | 2 | |||||||
| Graham EADIE | ||||||||
| Rod REDDY | ||||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 4/11 | G | ||||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Graham EADIE [Manly] | 1 | FB | 1 | Sam VUCAGO | ||||
| Larry COROWA [Balmain] | 2 | W | 2 | David MICHAEL | ||||
| Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] | 3 | C | 3 | Ashley BARNETT | ||||
| Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] | 4 | C | 4 | Owen WALLACE | ||||
| Kerry BOUSTEAD [Eastern Suburbs] | 5 | W | 5 | John PENNO | ||||
| Alan THOMPSON [Manly] | 6 | FE | 6 | Brian WALDEN | ||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 7 | Phil BISHOP | ||||
| Ray PRICE [Parramatta] | 8 | L | 8 | Pat SMITH (c) | ||||
| Rod REDDY [St George] | 9 | 2R | 9 | Geoff FOSTER | ||||
| Les BOYD [Western Suburbs] | 10 | 2R | 10 | Dave EDWARDS | ||||
| Craig YOUNG [St George] | 11 | FR | 11 | Dave STAFFORD | ||||
| George PEPONIS (c) [Canterbury] | 12 | HK | 12 | Jeff MASTERMAN | ||||
| Rod MORRIS [Balmain] | 13 | FR | 13 | Bob EVERSON | ||||
| John DORAHY [Western Suburbs] | 16 | B | 17 | Howard HUGHES | ||||
| B | 26 | Roger BEETSON | ||||||
| Frank STANTON | HC | Phil JACKSON | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1978 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1980 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Allan McMahon (fullback), Terry Fahey (wing), Bob Fulton (five-eighth), Paul Khan (front row), Noel Maybury (hooker), Ian Thomson (front row), Terry Randall (second row), John Ribot (second row), Greg Pierce (lock)
- In:
- Graham Eadie (fullback), Kerry Boustead (wing), Alan Thompson (five-eighth), Rod Morris (front row), George Peponis (hooker), Craig Young (front row), Les Boyd (second row), Rod Reddy (second row), Ray Price (lock), John Dorahy (bench)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1978 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1979 AMCO Cup - Round 1 vs. South Sydney
- Out:
- Brian Johnson (fullback), Allan Sheppard (wing), Brian Johnston (centre), Greg Hilliard (wing), Joe Craigie (halfback), Bob Belford (front row), Ray Brown (hooker), Len Bertoldo (front row), Graeme Wynn (second row), Peter Wynn (second row), Colin Scott (lock), Mark Smith (bench), Steve Morris (bench), Steve Thompson (bench), Don Prior (bench), Gary Souter (bench)
- In:
- Sam Vucago (fullback), David Michael (wing), Owen Wallace (centre), John Penno (wing), Brian Walden (five-eighth), Phil Bishop (halfback), Bob Everson (front row), Jeff Masterman (hooker), Dave Stafford (front row), Dave Edwards (second row), Geoff Foster (second row), Howard Hughes (bench), Roger Beetson (bench)
- Changes:
- Pat Smith (five-eighth to lock)
Match Notes
Dorahy replaced Rogers just after halftime.
Masterman suffered a possible leg fracture late in the 1st half and was replaced by Beetson.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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