Game 1
New South Wales Firsts 26 def. Queensland Firsts 23
Interstate Series 1954 | ||||||||
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Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17388 | |||||||
Status | Completed | |||||||
Date | Saturday, 15th May, 1954 | |||||||
Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
Referee | Frank Ballard | |||||||
Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
Crowd | 47,673 | |||||||
Match Stats | ||||||||
Halftime Score | 14 | – | 10 | |||||
NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | QLD Firsts | ||||||
Noel PIDDING | 2 | T | 2 | Bob BUCKLEY | ||||
Johnny DOUGHERTY | Cyril CONNELL JR | |||||||
Col GEELAN | Duncan HALL | |||||||
Alex WATSON | ||||||||
Noel PIDDING | 6 | G | 4 | Norm POPE | ||||
Clive CHURCHILL | FG | |||||||
NSW Firsts | Teams | QLD Firsts | ||||||
Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Norm POPE | ||||
Gordon WILLOUGHBY [Manly] |
2 | W | 2 | Wally McDONALD | ||||
Col GEELAN [Newtown] |
3 | C | 3 | Ken McCAFFERY (c) | ||||
Harry WELLS | 4 | C | 4 | Alex WATSON | ||||
Noel PIDDING | 5 | W | 5 | Bob BUCKLEY | ||||
Johnny DOUGHERTY [South Sydney] |
6 | FE | 6 | Bob BANKS | ||||
Col DONOHOE | 7 | HB | 7 | Cyril CONNELL JR | ||||
Les COWIE [South Sydney] |
8 | L | 8 | Roy TEYS | ||||
Jack RAYNER [South Sydney] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Bernie DREW | ||||
Norm PROVAN [St George] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Kel O'SHEA | ||||
Roy BULL [Manly] |
11 | FR | 11 | Duncan HALL | ||||
Kevin SCHUBERT [Manly] |
12 | HK | 12 | Leo JOHNSON | ||||
Jim EVANS [Newtown] |
13 | FR | 13 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- American All Stars Tour 1953 - Game 18 vs. USA
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1954 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Johnny Rouse (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), Noel Hill (halfback), Charlie Gill (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Ferris Ashton (second row), Jack Gibson (second row), Jack White (lock)
- In:
- Gordon Willoughby (wing), Johnny Dougherty (five-eighth), Col Donohoe (halfback), Jim Evans (front row), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Norm Provan (second row), Jack Rayner (second row), Les Cowie (lock)
- Changes:
- Col Geelan (five-eighth to centre)
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- American All Stars Tour 1953 - Game 8 vs. USA
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1954 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Denis Flannery (wing), T Cooney (centre), Len Blaik (centre), D O'Connell (five-eighth), M Short (halfback), Jack Veivers (front row), Kevin Boshammer (hooker), Neil Teys (front row), Tom Tyquin (second row), A Smith (lock)
- In:
- Wally McDonald (wing), Ken McCaffery (centre), Alex Watson (centre), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Cyril Connell Jr (halfback), Brian Davies (front row), Leo Johnson (hooker), Duncan Hall (front row), Bernie Drew (second row), Roy Teys (lock)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson