City Cup 1915

Game 1

Newtown 24 def. Western Suburbs Magpies 6

City Cup 1915
Game 1

Newtown
24
6 Western Suburbs
Magpies
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/26875
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 28th August, 1915
Referee Tom Dickenson
Venue Erskineville (Sydney)
Crowd 1,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 3 3
Newtown Scoresheet Western Suburbs
Roy FARNSWORTH 3 T F HOLT
Henry BROWN   William JOASS
Jim LEONARD      
Dick TOWNSEND      
 
Jim LEONARD 3 G    
Newtown Teams Western Suburbs
Ed RIGNEY 1 FB 1 Harry CLARKE
Henry BROWN 2 W 2 Bill CONNELLY
Herbert BOLT 3 C 3 Claude McFADYEN
Charlie RUSSELL 4 C 4 Athol WHITE
Paddy BURNS 5 W 5 W SIMPSON
 
Roy FARNSWORTH 6 FE 6 Tom McCAULEY
Jim LEONARD 7 HB 7 G VILES
 
Jack BARNETT 8 L 8 F HOLT
Felix RYAN 9 2R 9 William JOASS
Jim McCUE 10 2R 10 A SMITH
Edward BURDETT 11 FR 11 Clarrie TYE
Paddy McCUE 12 HK 12 Harold LEDDY
Dick TOWNSEND 13 FR 13 Ed COURTNEY
 
    B 14 Cec FOORD
   
 

Team Info

Newtown

Previous Game:
Round 14 vs. North Sydney
Next Game:
City Cup 1915 - Semi Final vs. Eastern Suburbs
Out:
Wally Collins (wing), George Bain (centre), S Martin (five-eighth), Robert Coulter (second row), Anthony Martin (lock)
In:
Charlie Russell (centre), Paddy Burns (wing), Roy Farnsworth (five-eighth), Dick Townsend (front row), Jim McCue (second row)
Changes:
Felix Ryan (front row to second row), Jack Barnett (hooker to lock), Paddy McCue (second row to hooker)

Western Suburbs

Previous Game:
Round 14 vs. Annandale
Next Game:
n/a
Out:
Archie Prentice (wing), Clarrie Prentice (hooker), D Woodward (second row)
In:
Harry Clarke (fullback), Ed Courtney (front row), Harold Leddy (hooker), Cec Foord (bench)
Changes:
Athol White (fullback to centre), Claude McFadyen (wing to centre), Bill Connelly (centre to wing), W Simpson (centre to wing), William Joass (front row to second row), A Smith (front row to second row), Clarrie Tye (second row to front row)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson