New South Wales City Firsts 34 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 14
| City vs Country (Firsts) 1968 Annual |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22226 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 11th May, 1968 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Col Pearce (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 18,155 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 18 | – | 2 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Brian JAMES | 2 | T | Ron COSTELLO | |||||
| Bob FULTON | Dave GRIMMOND | |||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | 11/13 | G | 2 | Peter DIMOND | ||||
| 2 | Peter INSKIP | |||||||
| OFF | Ron COSTELLO | |||||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Les JOHNS [Canterbury] |
1 | FB | 1 | Peter INSKIP | ||||
| Brian JAMES [South Sydney] |
2 | W | 2 | Dave GRIMMOND | ||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] |
3 | C | 3 | William BISCHOFF JNR (c) | ||||
| Johnny GREAVES [Canterbury] |
4 | C | 4 | Peter DIMOND | ||||
| Johnny KING [St George] |
5 | W | 5 | Don PASCOE | ||||
| Bob FULTON [Manly] |
6 | FE | 6 | Graeme ATHERTON | ||||
| Billy SMITH [St George] |
7 | HB | 7 | Les HUTCHINGS | ||||
| John RAPER (c) [St George] |
8 | L | 8 | Terry PANNOWITZ | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON [Balmain] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Allan THOMSON | ||||
| Dick THORNETT [Parramatta] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Ron COSTELLO | ||||
| John WITTENBERG [St George] |
11 | FR | 11 | Ron CROWE | ||||
| Fred JONES [Manly] |
12 | HK | 12 | Allan BUMAN | ||||
| Bill HAMILTON [Manly] |
13 | FR | 13 | Peter KELLY | ||||
| Harry BATH | HC | Brian CARLSON | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1967 - Game 2 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1969 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Alan Maddalena (fullback), George Ruebner (wing), Brian Moore (centre), Alec Tennant (centre), David Applebee (wing), Syd Williams (halfback), Mick Veivers (front row), Ross Warner (hooker), Kevin Ashley (second row), Bill Bradstreet (lock), Peter Dimond (bench), John Spencer (bench)
- In:
- Les Johns (fullback), Brian James (wing), Graeme Langlands (centre), Johnny Greaves (centre), Johnny King (wing), Billy Smith (halfback), Bill Hamilton (front row), Fred Jones (hooker), John Wittenberg (front row), John Raper (lock)
- Changes:
- Arthur Beetson (front row to second row)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- NSW Country Tour to New Zealand 1968 - Game 3 vs. NZ Maori
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1969 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Out:
- Lionel Simmons (centre), Ian Kennedy (wing), Alan Powell (five-eighth), Pat Kelly (front row), Bert Elford (hooker), Keith Broad (second row)
- In:
- Peter Dimond (centre), Don Pascoe (wing), Peter Kelly (front row), Allan Buman (hooker)
- Changes:
- Graeme Atherton (bench to five-eighth), Ron Costello (bench to second row)
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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