Game 2
New South Wales Firsts 28 def. Queensland Firsts 10
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17436 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Thursday, 16th June, 1966 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Les Samuelson | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,028 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 3 | |||||
| Scrums | 16 | – | 10 | |||||
| Penalties | 12 | – | 10 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Michael CLEARY | 2 | T | John McDONALD | |||||
| Johnny KING | 2 | Neil PORTER | ||||||
| Johnny GREAVES | ||||||||
| Noel KELLY | ||||||||
| Johnny KING | 5 | G | 2 | Ray LAIRD | ||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Alan MADDALENA | 1 | FB | 1 | Ray LAIRD | ||||
| Johnny KING [St George] |
2 | W | 15 | Neil PORTER | ||||
| Bob WEIR | 3 | C | 3 | Garry WELLINGTON | ||||
| Johnny GREAVES [Canterbury] |
4 | C | 4 | John McDONALD | ||||
| Michael CLEARY [South Sydney] |
5 | W | 5 | John McGRATH | ||||
| Gary BANKS | 6 | FE | 6 | Eric GELLING | ||||
| Billy SMITH [St George] |
7 | HB | 7 | John GLEESON (c) | ||||
| Bill BRADSTREET [Manly] |
8 | L | 8 | Col WEISS | ||||
| Allan THOMSON | 9 | 2R | 9 | Syd CLARK | ||||
| Graham WILSON [Newtown] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Angelo CREMA | ||||
| Ron CROWE | 11 | FR | 11 | Trevor NIEBLING | ||||
| Allan BUMAN | 12 | HK | 16 | Brian BLOWES | ||||
| Noel KELLY (c) [Western Suburbs] |
13 | FR | 13 | John WITTENBERG | ||||
| B | 14 | Kev LINGARD | ||||||
| B | 17 | Peter HALL | ||||||
| Noel KELLY | HC | Ian DOYLE | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1966 - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1966 - Game 8 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Graeme Langlands (centre), Ken Irvine (wing), Kevin Junee (halfback), Kevin Ryan (front row), Ian Walsh (hooker), Dick Thornett (second row), Arthur Beetson (second row), John Raper (lock)
- In:
- Johnny Greaves (centre), Michael Cleary (wing), Billy Smith (halfback), Noel Kelly (front row), Allan Buman (hooker), Graham Wilson (second row), Allan Thomson (second row), Bill Bradstreet (lock)
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1966 - Game 1 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1966 - Game 13 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Dudley Towers (wing), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker)
- In:
- Neil Porter (wing), Brian Blowes (hooker), Kev Lingard (bench), Peter Hall (bench)
Match Notes
This match was played under floodlights. Game was pushed back a day due to flooding on the Sydney Sports Ground.
Bob Keyes & Ron Lynch were non-playing reserves for NSW.
Dudley Towers & Brian Fitzsimmons were non-playing reserves for Qld.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash

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