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1927 Metropolis v Country Series

Game 2

Metropolis 66 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 7

1927 Metropolis v Country
Game 2

Metropolis
66
7
New South Wales Country Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31349
Status Completed
Date Monday, 6th June, 1927
Kick Off 3:15pm (local time)
Referee William Neill (Sydney)
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 21,403
Match Stats
Halftime Score 25 5
Metropolis Scoresheet NSW Country Firsts
Harry FINCH 5 T Gordon TORPY
Eddie ROOT 3      
Ernie LAPHAM 2      
Frank O'ROURKE 2      
Benny WEARING 2      
Aub KELLY      
Vic LAWRENCE      
 
Harry OWEN 5 G 2 J ABBOTT
Jerry BRIEN      
Aub KELLY      
Frank O'ROURKE      
Eddie ROOT      
Metropolis Teams NSW Country Firsts
Alan RIGHTON
[South Sydney]
1 FB 1 E BUTCHER
Harry FINCH
[South Sydney]
2 W 2 Jack KELLY
Frank O'ROURKE
[University]
3 C 3 Tim O'CONNOR (c)
Vic LAWRENCE (c)
[South Sydney]
4 C 4 Cec WILLARD
Benny WEARING
[South Sydney]
5 W 5 B MAHER
 
Jerry BRIEN
[Western Suburbs]
6 FE 6 J ABBOTT
Harry OWEN
[Western Suburbs]
7 HB 7 Ernie CAPELIN
 
Aub KELLY
[St George]
8 L 8 Gordon TORPY
Jim PARSONS
[Western Suburbs]
9 2R 9 Norman QUINN
Ernie LAPHAM
[South Sydney]
10 2R 10 W JAMES
George TREWEEK
[South Sydney]
11 FR 11 R MAY
Arthur JUSTICE
[St George]
12 HK 12 J JOSEPHS
Eddie ROOT
[South Sydney]
13 FR 13 Stanley MAKER
   
 

Team Info

Metropolis

Previous Game:
- vs. Newcastle (AU)
Next Game:
- vs. Combined Country
Out:
Eddie Cummins (fullback), P Little (wing), Jack McMahon (centre), Sid Harris (centre), Jack Courtney (wing), Frank Brogan (five-eighth), Arnold Traynor (halfback), Tom Leamy (hooker), Leo O'Connor (front row), Tom McGrath (second row), Bill Hardman (second row), Alby Why (lock)
In:
Alan Righton (fullback), Harry Finch (wing), Frank O'Rourke (centre), Vic Lawrence (centre), Benny Wearing (wing), Jerry Brien (five-eighth), Harry Owen (halfback), Arthur Justice (hooker), George Treweek (front row), Ernie Lapham (second row), Jim Parsons (second row), Aub Kelly (lock)

New South Wales Country Firsts

Previous Game:
1925 Metropolis vs NSW Country - Game 1 vs. Metropolis
Next Game:
1928 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
Out:
A Ditton (fullback), R Galli (wing), Sid Hall (centre), Jim Lawrence (centre), Stan Brain (wing), Victor Anderson (five-eighth), Gwyn Hughes (front row), W May (hooker), S Maher (front row), Bob Mudge (second row), W Gibson (second row), Jack Kinneally (lock), G Strong (bench), Bill O'Leary (bench), Charlie Daley (bench), Jack Wunsch (bench), H Watts (bench)
In:
E Butcher (fullback), Jack Kelly (wing), Cec Willard (centre), B Maher (wing), J Abbott (five-eighth), Ernie Capelin (halfback), Stanley Maker (front row), J Josephs (hooker), R May (front row), W James (second row), Norman Quinn (second row), Gordon Torpy (lock)
Changes:
Tim O'Connor (halfback to centre)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash