New South Wales City Firsts 32 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 17
| City vs Country (Firsts) 1956 Annual |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22213 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 19th May, 1956 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Col Pearce (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 37,396 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 20 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 29 | – | 13 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Merv LEES | 2 | T | 2 | Brian CARLSON | ||||
| Roy BULL | Arthur COLLINSON | |||||||
| Darcy HENRY | ||||||||
| Ross KITE | ||||||||
| Ian MOIR | ||||||||
| Ron WILLEY | 7 | G | 4 | Russ NAUGHTON | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Ron WILLEY [Manly] |
1 | FB | 1 | Russ NAUGHTON | ||||
| Ian MOIR [South Sydney] |
2 | W | 2 | Don ADAMS | ||||
| Merv LEES [St George] |
3 | C | 3 | Ray QUINNELL | ||||
| Dick POOLE (c) [Newtown] |
4 | C | 4 | Brian CLAY | ||||
| Ross KITE [St George] |
5 | W | 5 | Brian CARLSON | ||||
| Darcy HENRY [Western Suburbs] |
6 | FE | 6 | Bob SULLIVAN (c) | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Billy ROBERTS | ||||
| Les COWIE [South Sydney] |
8 | L | 8 | Peter DIVERSI | ||||
| Kel O'SHEA [Western Suburbs] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Don SCHOFIELD | ||||
| Bernie PURCELL [South Sydney] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Arthur COLLINSON | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] |
11 | FR | 11 | Bill MARSH | ||||
| Bryan ORROCK [St George] |
12 | HK | 12 | Col CURRIE | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
13 | FR | 13 | Harry GIBB | ||||
| Jack RAYNER | HC | Pat DEVERY | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1955 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1957 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Noel Pidding (wing), Greg Hawick (centre), Ray Thomas (centre), Bill Bailey (wing), Rees Duncan (five-eighth), Henry Holloway (second row), Norm Provan (second row), Harold Crocker (lock)
- In:
- Ron Willey (fullback), Ian Moir (wing), Merv Lees (centre), Dick Poole (centre), Ross Kite (wing), Darcy Henry (five-eighth), Bernie Purcell (second row), Kel O'Shea (second row), Les Cowie (lock)
- Changes:
- Bryan Orrock (front row to hooker), Ken Kearney (hooker to front row)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1955 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Next Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Sydney Firsts
- Out:
- Harry Wells (centre), Darcy Henry (centre), Cliff Smailles (wing), Frank Stanmore (five-eighth), Doug Cameron (halfback), Kevin Hansen (front row), Ken Fogarty (hooker), Fred Brown (front row), Doug Chapple (second row), Alan Hockley (second row), Albert Paul (lock), Neville Brogan (bench)
- In:
- Ray Quinnell (centre), Brian Clay (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), Bob Sullivan (five-eighth), Billy Roberts (halfback), Harry Gibb (front row), Col Currie (hooker), Bill Marsh (front row), Arthur Collinson (second row), Don Schofield (second row), Peter Diversi (lock)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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