Game 1
Northern Division 16 def. Illawarra Firsts 9
Team Info
Northern Division
- Previous Game:
- Kiwis World Cup Tour 1975 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- AMCO Cup 1976 - Round 2 vs. Past Christian Bros
- Out:
- J Flick (fullback), Owen Wallace (centre), Arthur Schultz (centre), Kevin Hulbert (five-eighth), Ron Starr (halfback), Barry Glass (front row), M Hurtz (front row), I Pascoe (second row), Frank Fish (second row), G Chaffey (lock), Robert Lonsdale (bench), Ian Ingles (bench)
- In:
- Col Lewis (fullback), Ashley Barnett (centre), Jon Sutherland (centre), Rob Laurie (five-eighth), Alan McDonald (halfback), John Southam (front row), Leon Shearer (front row), Gary Hinklebein (second row), Richard Tongue (second row), Gary Cook (lock), Robert Greise (bench), Gary Sampson (bench), Frank Almond (bench), David Welsh (bench)
Illawarra Firsts
- Previous Game:
- England World Cup Tour 1975 - Game 7 vs. England
- Next Game:
- AMCO Cup 1977 - Round 1 vs. Fortitude Valley
- Out:
- Bob Smithies (fullback), Dave Irvine (wing), John Penno (wing), Maurie Raper (five-eighth), Arthur Mountier (hooker), Royce Ayliffe (front row), Ron Fogarty (second row), John Jansen (second row), Danny Johanson (bench), Pat Hurney (bench)
- In:
- Keith Rugg (centre), Hal Browne (centre), Dennis McGoldrick (wing), Tony Trudgett (five-eighth), Steve Annesley (hooker), John Maguire (second row), Allan Fitzgibbon (second row), Steve Maxwell (bench), Allan Stenning (bench), Peter Herman (bench)
- Changes:
- Brian Hetherington (centre to wing), Peter Schofield (centre to fullback), Bryan Milthorpe (bench to front row)
Match Notes
Fullback Phil Harris & 5/8 Don Green were late withdrawals from the Northern Division team who had earlier lost captain Peter Bouton & winger Doug White all through injury, Barry Glass then failed a fitness test on the morning of the game and Leon Shearer came into the team from the reserve bench and David Welsh was the new reserve forward.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin