City vs Country (Firsts) 1946

New South Wales City Firsts 31 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 10

City vs Country (Firsts) 1946

New South Wales City Firsts
31
10
New South Wales Country Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22202
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 4th May, 1946
Kick Off 3:15 PM (local time)
Referee Tom McMahon Jnr
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 52,366
Match Stats
Halftime Score 6 8
NSW City Firsts Scoresheet NSW Country Firsts
George WATT 2 T 2 Noel WHITE
Harry BATH      
Pat DEVERY      
Joe JORGENSON      
Clem KENNEDY      
Jack SPENCER      
 
Joe JORGENSON 5 G Noel WATTS
      Jack WEDGWOOD
NSW City Firsts Teams NSW Country Firsts
Tom KIRK
[Newtown]
13 FB 13 Jack WEDGWOOD (c)
Lionel COOPER
[Eastern Suburbs]
12 W 12 Noel WHITE
Ron BAILEY (c)
[Canterbury]
11 C 11 Trevor EATHER
Joe JORGENSON
[Balmain]
10 C 10 Noel WATTS
Bruce RYAN
[Newtown]
9 W 9 Charlie HAZELTON
 
Pat DEVERY
[Balmain]
8 FE 8 Ned ANDREWS
Clem KENNEDY
[South Sydney]
7 HB 7 Perce PRITCHARD
 
Jack HAMPSTEAD
[Balmain]
6 L 6 George GRILLS
Arthur CLUES
[Western Suburbs]
5 2R 5 Ron BARRY
Harry BATH
[Balmain]
4 2R 4 William WYLIE
Jack SPENCER
[Balmain]
3 FR 3 Alf GIBBS
George WATT
[Eastern Suburbs]
2 HK 2 Frank JOHNSON
Frank FARRELL
[Newtown]
1 FR 1 Jack RUSSELL
 
    HC   Norm ROBINSON
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales City Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1945 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. South Coast
Out:
Dick Johnson (fullback), Norm Jacobson (wing), Tom Bourke (centre), Keith Parkinson (wing), Eric Bennett (five-eighth), Herb Narvo (hooker)
In:
Tom Kirk (fullback), Lionel Cooper (wing), Ron Bailey (centre), Bruce Ryan (wing), Pat Devery (five-eighth), Harry Bath (second row)
Changes:
Jack Hampstead (front row to lock), Arthur Clues (front row to second row), Frank Farrell (second row to front row), George Watt (second row to hooker), Jack Spencer (lock to front row)

New South Wales Country Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1945 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1947 - vs. NSW City Firsts
Out:
F Ball (fullback), Denis Boocker (centre), Viv Madge (centre), R Bouchall (wing), O White (five-eighth), Jim Scoular (halfback), J Norley (front row), W Burgess (front row), Frank Bell (second row), Jack Williams (second row), A Dicker (lock)
In:
Jack Wedgwood (fullback), Trevor Eather (centre), Noel Watts (centre), Charlie Hazelton (wing), Ned Andrews (five-eighth), Perce Pritchard (halfback), Jack Russell (front row), Frank Johnson (hooker), Alf Gibbs (front row), Ron Barry (second row), George Grills (lock)
Changes:
William Wylie (hooker to second row)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash