Game 4
Queensland Firsts 21 lost to New South Wales Firsts 26
| Interstate Series 1954 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17391 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 26th June, 1954 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Aub Oxford (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | The Gabba (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 25,212 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 20 | |||||
| QLD Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Brian DAVIES | T | 2 | Noel PIDDING | |||||
| Denis FLANNERY | Brian CARLSON | |||||||
| Bevan HOYLE | Bob SULLIVAN | |||||||
| Noel HAZZARD | 3 | G | 6 | Noel PIDDING | ||||
| Bevan HOYLE | 3 | |||||||
| FG | Clive CHURCHILL | |||||||
| QLD Firsts | Teams | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Bevan HOYLE | 1 | FB | 1 | Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] |
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| Denis FLANNERY | 2 | W | 2 | Brian CARLSON | ||||
| Alex WATSON | 3 | C | 3 | Harry WELLS | ||||
| Noel HAZZARD (c) | 4 | C | 4 | Martin GALLAGHER [South Sydney] |
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| Des McGOVERN | 5 | W | 5 | Noel PIDDING | ||||
| Ted BARNES | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob SULLIVAN [North Sydney] |
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| Cyril CONNELL JR | 7 | HB | 7 | Bobby WHITTON [Newtown] |
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| Neale TEYS | 8 | L | 8 | Harold CROCKER [Parramatta] |
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| Bernie DREW | 9 | 2R | 9 | Jack RAYNER [South Sydney] |
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| Kel O'SHEA | 10 | 2R | 10 | Norm PROVAN [St George] |
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| Brian DAVIES | 11 | FR | 11 | Jim EVANS [Newtown] |
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| Allan HORNERY | 12 | HK | 12 | Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
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| Jack ROONEY | 13 | FR | 13 | Roy BULL [Manly] |
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Team Info
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1954 - Game 3 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1955 - Game 1 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Norm Pope (fullback), Bob Buckley (wing), Ken McCaffery (centre), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Duncan Hall (front row), Ron Teys (lock)
- In:
- Bevan Hoyle (fullback), Alex Watson (centre), Des McGovern (wing), Ted Barnes (five-eighth), Jack Rooney (front row), Neale Teys (lock)
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1954 - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1954 - Game 18 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Ross Kite (wing), Merv Lees (centre), Keith Holman (halfback), Don Evenden (front row), Peter Diversi (lock)
- In:
- Brian Carlson (wing), Harry Wells (centre), Bobby Whitton (halfback), Roy Bull (front row), Harold Crocker (lock)
Match Notes
Bob Banks withdrew from the Qld team late in the week with a hip injury, Duncan hall was ruled out late on Friday with the flu and was replaced by Jack Rooney with Noel Hazzard taking over as captain.
NSW lost Keith Holman also on Friday due to a finger injury and Bob Whitten flew up to Brisbane Friday afternoon as the replacement.
EE Christensens 1955 Yearbook and other publications list Banks, Hall & Holman as playing this game, they did not.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson

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