New South Wales City Firsts 27 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 4
| City vs Country (Firsts) 1964 Annual |
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
– |
|
||||||
| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22221 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 16th May, 1964 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Fred Erickson | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 28,924 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 11 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 13 | |||||
| Penalties | 11 | – | 17 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Ken IRVINE | 3 | T | ||||||
| Bobby BUGDEN | ||||||||
| Michael CLEARY | ||||||||
| Reg GASNIER | ||||||||
| Dick THORNETT | ||||||||
| Bobby BUGDEN | 2 | G | 2 | Dave BARSLEY | ||||
| Brian HAMBLY | ||||||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Ken THORNETT [Parramatta] |
1 | FB | 1 | Bill PETLEY | ||||
| Michael CLEARY [South Sydney] |
2 | W | 2 | Bob HORNE | ||||
| Reg GASNIER (c) [St George] |
3 | C | 3 | Dave BROWN | ||||
| Bob KEYES [Newtown] |
4 | C | 4 | Doug RICKETSON | ||||
| Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] |
5 | W | 5 | Dave BARSLEY | ||||
| Jimmy LISLE [South Sydney] |
6 | FE | 6 | Trevor BARNES | ||||
| Bobby BUGDEN [Parramatta] |
7 | HB | 7 | Norm BROWN (c) | ||||
| John RAPER [St George] |
8 | L | 8 | Bill SULLIVAN | ||||
| Dick THORNETT [Parramatta] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Dave HAYBURN | ||||
| John HAYES [Western Suburbs] |
10 | 2R | 10 | John GARTSHORE | ||||
| Brian HAMBLY [Parramatta] |
11 | FR | 11 | Ron CROWE | ||||
| Billy RAYNER [Parramatta] |
12 | HK | 12 | Ron HOPPER | ||||
| Noel KELLY [Western Suburbs] |
13 | FR | 13 | Jim MORGAN | ||||
| Eddie BURNS | HC | Phil JACKSON | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1963 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1965 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Les Johns (fullback), Eddie Lumsden (wing), Gil MacDougall (centre), Jim Matthews (five-eighth), Arthur Summons (halfback), Ian Walsh (hooker), Kevin Ryan (front row), Ron Lynch (second row), Elton Rasmussen (second row)
- In:
- Ken Thornett (fullback), Michael Cleary (wing), Bob Keyes (centre), Jimmy Lisle (five-eighth), Bobby Bugden (halfback), Billy Rayner (hooker), Brian Hambly (front row), John Hayes (second row), Dick Thornett (second row)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Sydney Firsts
- Next Game:
- NSW Country Tour to New Zealand 1965 - Game 1 vs. Canterbury
- Out:
- Brian Carlson (fullback), Barry Rushworth (centre), Charlie Kentwell (wing), Earl Harrison (five-eighth), Bob Smith (halfback), Kevin Negus (hooker), Paul Quinn (front row), M Ensor (second row), Geoff Hampson (second row), George Smith (lock)
- In:
- Bill Petley (fullback), Doug Ricketson (centre), Dave Barsley (wing), Trevor Barnes (five-eighth), Norm Brown (halfback), Jim Morgan (front row), Ron Hopper (hooker), John Gartshore (second row), Dave Hayburn (second row), Bill Sullivan (lock)
Match Notes
Fred Strutt was originally selected at lock & captain of Country Firsts but failed Monday's medical due to a bruised kidney and was replaced by Bill Sullivan. Earl Harrison was also a dropped out of the Country team and was replaced by Trevor Barnes.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson

Your Say
Want to have your say about this match? Add a comment.