Game 1
New South Wales Firsts 56 def. New Zealand 9
| 1921 All Blacks Tour Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30582 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 4th June, 1921 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:20pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom McMahon (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 50,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 30 | – | 2 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Cec BLINKHORN | 3 | T | Bert AVERY | |||||
| Frank BURGE | 2 | |||||||
| Harry CAPLES | 2 | |||||||
| Jack ROBINSON | 2 | |||||||
| Jim CRAIG | ||||||||
| Frank RULE | ||||||||
| Duncan THOMPSON | ||||||||
| Jim CRAIG | 6 | G | 3 | Bill DAVIDSON | ||||
| Frank BURGE | 4 | |||||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Ted TAPLIN [North Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Frank DELGROSSO | ||||
| Cec BLINKHORN [North Sydney] | 2 | W | 2 | Bill DAVIDSON | ||||
| Jim CRAIG [Balmain] | 3 | C | 3 | Charles WOOLLEY | ||||
| Frank RULE [North Sydney] | 4 | C | 4 | Billy WILSON | ||||
| Jack ROBINSON [Balmain] | 5 | W | 5 | Bert LAING | ||||
| Harry CAPLES [Eastern Suburbs] | 6 | FE | 6 | Horace NUNN | ||||
| Duncan THOMPSON (c) [North Sydney] | 7 | HB | 7 | Clarence POLSON | ||||
| Frank BURGE [Glebe] | 8 | FR | 8 | Abbie SHADBOLT | ||||
| Sandy PEARCE [Eastern Suburbs] | 9 | HK | 9 | Henry TANCRED (c) | ||||
| Bill SCHULTZ [Balmain] | 10 | FR | 10 | Bert AVERY | ||||
| Ted McGRATH [South Sydney] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Bill WILLIAMS | ||||
| Bert GRAY [Glebe] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Wally SOMERS | ||||
| Jack WATKINS [Eastern Suburbs] | 13 | L | 13 | Stan WALTERS | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1921 Interstate Series - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- - vs. NSW Seconds
- Out:
- Charles Fraser (fullback), Harold Horder (wing), Cecil Seddon (centre), Jim Flattery (centre), Rex Norman (wing), Roderick Hodgins (five-eighth), Albert Johnston (halfback), Jack Ives (front row), Horace Watt (hooker), Felix Ryan (front row), James Pye (second row), Clarrie Prentice (second row), Reg Latta (lock)
- In:
- Ted Taplin (fullback), Cec Blinkhorn (wing), Jim Craig (centre), Frank Rule (centre), Jack Robinson (wing), Harry Caples (five-eighth), Duncan Thompson (halfback), Frank Burge (front row), Sandy Pearce (hooker), Bill Schultz (front row), Ted McGrath (second row), Bert Gray (second row), Jack Watkins (lock)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1920 New Zealand vs England - Game 3 vs. Northern Union
- Next Game:
- 1921 All Blacks Tour - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Billy Mitchell (fullback), Karl Ifwersen (wing), Jim Sanders (centre), Eric Grey (wing), Thomas McClymont (five-eighth), Bill Stormont (front row), Joe Bennett (second row), Nelson Bass (lock), Stanley Dobson (bench)
- In:
- Frank Delgrosso (fullback), Bill Davidson (wing), Billy Wilson (centre), Bert Laing (wing), Horace Nunn (five-eighth), Abbie Shadbolt (front row), Henry Tancred (hooker), Bill Williams (second row)
- Changes:
- Stan Walters (front row to lock), Wally Somers (hooker to second row), Bert Avery (second row to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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