New South Wales City Firsts 35 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 11
| City vs Country (Firsts) 1963 Annual |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22220 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 11th May, 1963 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Fred Erickson | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 35,751 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 10 | – | 4 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 14 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Eddie LUMSDEN | 3 | T | Bob SMITH | |||||
| Gil MacDOUGALL | 2 | |||||||
| Noel KELLY | ||||||||
| Ron LYNCH | ||||||||
| Les JOHNS | 7/9 | G | 4/7 | Johnny JONES | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Les JOHNS [Canterbury] |
1 | FB | 1 | Johnny JONES | ||||
| Eddie LUMSDEN [St George] |
2 | W | 2 | Bob HORNE | ||||
| Reg GASNIER [St George] |
3 | C | 3 | John KELLY | ||||
| Gil MacDOUGALL [Western Suburbs] |
4 | C | 4 | Barry RUSHWORTH | ||||
| Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] |
5 | W | 5 | Ray BEAVEN | ||||
| Jim MATTHEWS [Canterbury] |
6 | FE | 6 | Earl HARRISON | ||||
| Arthur SUMMONS (c) [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Bob SMITH | ||||
| John RAPER [St George] |
8 | L | 8 | George SMITH (c) | ||||
| Elton RASMUSSEN [St George] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Keith KING | ||||
| Ron LYNCH [Parramatta] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Des TOBIN | ||||
| Kevin RYAN [St George] |
11 | FR | 11 | Bob GILSON | ||||
| Ian WALSH [St George] |
12 | HK | 12 | Ron HOPPER | ||||
| Noel KELLY [Western Suburbs] |
13 | FR | 13 | Paul QUINN | ||||
| Eddie BURNS | HC | Phil JACKSON | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1962 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1964 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Brian Carlson (fullback), William Bischoff Jnr (centre), Don Parish (centre), Tony Brown (five-eighth), Ron Crowe (front row), Norm Provan (second row), Graham Wilson (second row)
- In:
- Les Johns (fullback), Reg Gasnier (centre), Gil MacDougall (centre), Jim Matthews (five-eighth), Noel Kelly (front row), Kevin Ryan (front row), John Raper (lock)
- Changes:
- Elton Rasmussen (front row to second row), Ron Lynch (lock to second row)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1962 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Next Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Sydney Firsts
- Out:
- Graeme Langlands (fullback), Charlie Kentwell (wing), Tony Paskins (centre), Greg McMillan (wing), Bob Honeysett (five-eighth), Robin Gourley (front row), Kevin Negus (hooker), Bruce Olive (front row), Barry Harris (second row), Bill Owen (second row), Vince Everingham (bench)
- In:
- Johnny Jones (fullback), Bob Horne (wing), Barry Rushworth (centre), Ray Beaven (wing), Earl Harrison (five-eighth), Paul Quinn (front row), Ron Hopper (hooker), Bob Gilson (front row), Des Tobin (second row), Keith King (second row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash

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