Game 3
Queensland Firsts 15 def. New South Wales Firsts 8
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17444 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Tuesday, 25th June, 1968 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Henry Albert | |||||||
| Venue | Brisbane Exhibit (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 7,127 | |||||||
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| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 3 | |||||
| Scrums | 16 | – | 12 | |||||
| QLD Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Ian MASSIE | T | Fred JONES | ||||||
| Dick THORNETT | ||||||||
| Peter LOBEGEIGER | 5 | G | Graeme LANGLANDS | |||||
| Peter LOBEGEIGER | FG | |||||||
| OFF | Dick THORNETT | |||||||
| QLD Firsts | Teams | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Peter LOBEGEIGER | 1 | FB | 1 | Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] |
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| Kevin MARTIN | 2 | W | 2 | Don PASCOE | ||||
| John McDONALD (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Johnny RHODES [Canterbury] |
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| Barry GILLS | 17 | C | 4 | George RUEBNER [Balmain] |
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| Bruce COLES | 5 | W | 5 | Brian JAMES [South Sydney] |
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| Eric GELLING | 7 | FE | 6 | Tony BRANSON [St George] |
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| Col REYNOLDS | 16 | HB | 7 | Billy SMITH (c) [St George] |
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| Col WEISS | 8 | L | 8 | Allan FITZGIBBON [Balmain] |
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| Geoff CONNELL | 9 | 2R | 9 | Dick THORNETT [Parramatta] |
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| Ian MASSIE | 10 | 2R | 10 | Allan THOMSON | ||||
| Peter HALL | 11 | FR | 11 | Arthur BEETSON [Balmain] |
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| Brian FITZSIMMONS | 12 | HK | 12 | Fred JONES [Manly] |
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| Gary PEARSON | 13 | FR | 13 | John WITTENBERG [St George] |
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| Barry DOWLING | 18 | B | 15 | Elton RASMUSSEN [St George] |
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| Des CROW | HC | Harry BATH | ||||||
Team Info
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Lions World Cup Tour 1968 - Game 5 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1968 - Game 4 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Pat McCarthy (fullback), Jeff Denman (wing), Lionel Williamson (centre), Tom Duggan (wing), Kevin Stephens (front row), Dennis Manteit (front row), Angelo Crema (second row), Jeff Marshall (bench)
- In:
- Peter Lobegeiger (fullback), Kevin Martin (wing), Barry Gills (centre), Bruce Coles (wing), Gary Pearson (front row), Peter Hall (front row), Ian Massie (second row), Barry Dowling (bench)
- Changes:
- Col Reynolds (five-eighth to halfback), Eric Gelling (halfback to five-eighth)
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1968 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1968 - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Johnny Greaves (centre), Ron Saddler (centre), Allan Buman (hooker), John Raper (lock)
- In:
- George Ruebner (centre), Fred Jones (hooker), Allan Fitzgibbon (lock)
- Changes:
- Elton Rasmussen (front row to bench), Arthur Beetson (second row to front row), Johnny Rhodes (bench to centre), Allan Thomson (bench to second row)
Match Notes
Jeff Marshall & John Lewis were non-playing reserves for Qld.
Bob Fulton, Eric Simms & Johnny Raper were non-playing reserves for NSW.
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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