Round 1
South Sydney Rabbitohs 25 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 10
| 1979 AMCO Cup Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27622 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 23rd May, 1979 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Gary Cook | |||||||
| Venue | Leichhardt (Sydney) | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Bob McMillan | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 17 | – | 0 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| John BERNE | 2 | T | Rick GRIFFITH | |||||
| Terry FAHEY | David MICHAEL | |||||||
| Nathan GIBBS | ||||||||
| Bob McMILLAN | ||||||||
| Grant JONES | 5/7 | G | 2 | Pat SMITH | ||||
| South Sydney | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Grant JONES | 1 | FB | 1 | Greg GUIDER | ||||
| Jim SWIFT | 2 | W | 2 | David MICHAEL | ||||
| John BERNE | 3 | C | 3 | Ashley BARNETT | ||||
| Gary KNIGHT | 4 | C | 4 | Owen WALLACE | ||||
| Terry FAHEY | 5 | W | 5 | John PENNO | ||||
| Joe SQUADRITO | 6 | FE | 6 | Brian WALDEN | ||||
| Bob McMILLAN (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Rick GRIFFITH | ||||
| Rod McGREGOR | 8 | L | 8 | Pat SMITH (c) | ||||
| Don PRIOR | 9 | 2R | 9 | Geoff FOSTER | ||||
| Nathan GIBBS | 10 | 2R | 10 | Dave EDWARDS | ||||
| Peter REED | 11 | FR | 11 | Dave STAFFORD | ||||
| Steve MAGNUS | 12 | HK | 12 | Jamie JONES | ||||
| Fred PAGANO | 13 | FR | 13 | Bob EVERSON | ||||
| Trevor BARNES | 14 | B | 14 | Michael PREST | ||||
| Darrell BAMPTON | 15 | B | 15 | Tony PRICE | ||||
| Peter TUNKS | 16 | B | 16 | Anthony WEALAND | ||||
| Steve TOPPER | 17 | B | 17 | Terry QUINN | ||||
| Jack GIBSON | HC | Phil JACKSON | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 9 vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- Round 10 vs. St George
- Out:
- John Sellar (fullback), Robert Laurie (centre), John Peek (front row), Dean Rampling (front row), Col Cheeseman (second row)
- In:
- Grant Jones (fullback), Jim Swift (wing), Fred Pagano (front row), Peter Reed (front row), Rod McGregor (lock), Darrell Bampton (bench), Peter Tunks (bench), Steve Topper (bench)
- Changes:
- Gary Knight (wing to centre), Trevor Barnes (five-eighth to bench), Don Prior (lock to second row), Joe Squadrito (bench to five-eighth)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1979 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1979 AMCO Cup - Round 2 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Sam Vucago (fullback), Phil Bishop (halfback), Jeff Masterman (hooker), Howard Hughes (bench), Roger Beetson (bench)
- In:
- Greg Guider (fullback), Rick Griffith (halfback), Jamie Jones (hooker), Michael Prest (bench), Tony Price (bench), Anthony Wealand (bench), Terry Quinn (bench)
Match Notes
Souths named 5 reserves and Brian Smith was dropped from the bench prior to the game.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio
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