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Sydney Firsts vs. New South Wales Country Firsts

Sydney Firsts 34 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 22


Sydney Firsts
34
22
New South Wales Country Firsts
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/51986
StatusCompleted
DateSunday, 26th August, 1956
Kick Off3:00pm (local time)
RefereeDarcy Lawler (Sydney)
VenueSports Ground (Sydney)
Crowd21,089
Match Stats
Scrums2416
Penalties1216
Sydney FirstsScoresheetNSW Country Firsts
Ian JOHNSTON2T2Don ADAMS
Ernie HAMMERTON Ron CROWE
Kevin MOSMAN Bill MARSH
Dick POOLE   
Dick SEE   
 
Bernie PURCELL8G3Gary PHILLIPS
   2Brian CARLSON
Sydney FirstsTeamsNSW Country Firsts
Clive CHURCHILL (c)
[South Sydney]
1FB1Johnny SLADE
Tommy RYAN
[St George]
2W2Don ADAMS
Dick POOLE
[Newtown]
3C3Brian CLAY
Kevin O'BRIEN
[St George]
4C4Matt GRAHAM
Ross KITE
[St George]
5W5Brian CARLSON (c)
 
Ian JOHNSTON
[Western Suburbs]
6FE6Stuart CHASE
Keith HOLMAN
[Western Suburbs]
7HB7Doug CAMERON
 
Bryan ORROCK
[St George]
8FR8Ron CROWE
Ernie HAMMERTON
[South Sydney]
9HK9Ted JOHNSON
Les HAMPSON
[Newtown]
10FR10A FERGUSON
Norm PROVAN
[St George]
112R11Don SCHOFIELD
Bernie PURCELL
[South Sydney]
122R12Bill MARSH
Dick SEE
[Eastern Suburbs]
13L13Matt GRENFELL
 
Kevin MOSMAN
[Balmain]
14B14Gary PHILLIPS
   
 

Team Info

Sydney Firsts

Previous Game:
1955 Les Chanticleers Tour - Game 5 vs. France
Next Game:
1956 Maori Tour - Game 13 vs. NZ Maori
Out:
Johnny Slade (fullback), Noel Pidding (wing), Merv Lees (centre), Greg Hawick (centre), Rees Duncan (five-eighth), Col Donohoe (halfback), Ken Kearney (hooker), Roy Bull (front row), Henry Holloway (second row), Martin Jackson (second row), Peter Diversi (lock)
In:
Clive Churchill (fullback), Tommy Ryan (wing), Dick Poole (centre), Kevin O'Brien (centre), Ian Johnston (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Ernie Hammerton (hooker), Les Hampson (front row), Norm Provan (second row), Bernie Purcell (second row), Dick See (lock), Kevin Mosman (bench)

New South Wales Country Firsts

Previous Game:
1956 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
Next Game:
1957 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
Out:
Russ Naughton (fullback), Ray Quinnell (centre), Bob Sullivan (five-eighth), Billy Roberts (halfback), Harry Gibb (front row), Col Currie (hooker), Arthur Collinson (second row), Peter Diversi (lock)
In:
Johnny Slade (fullback), Matt Graham (centre), Stuart Chase (five-eighth), Doug Cameron (halfback), Ron Crowe (front row), Ted Johnson (hooker), A Ferguson (front row), Matt Grenfell (lock), Gary Phillips (bench)
Changes:
Bill Marsh (front row to second row)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash