Game 2
Queensland Firsts 8 lost to New South Wales Firsts 22
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17451 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 23rd May, 1970 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Page | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 22,747 | |||||||
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| Halftime Score | 9 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 17 | – | 10 | |||||
| QLD Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| T | 2 | John BRASS | ||||||
| 2 | Johnny KING | |||||||
| Ron COOTE | ||||||||
| John COOTES | ||||||||
| Wayne STEWART | 3 | G | 1/4 | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||
| Rob THOMPSON | John McDONALD | |||||||
| QLD Firsts | Teams | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Ray LAIRD | 1 | FB | 1 | Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] |
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| Rob THOMPSON | 2 | W | 15 | John COOTES | ||||
| Max ANDERSON | 3 | C | 3 | John McDONALD [Manly] |
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| Paul COOTE | 4 | C | 4 | John BRASS [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Wayne STEWART | 5 | W | 5 | Johnny KING [St George] |
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| Doug STAPLETON | 6 | FE | 6 | Phil HAWTHORNE [St George] |
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| Les CAHILL | 7 | HB | 7 | Les HUTCHINGS [Canterbury] |
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| Col WEISS (c) | 8 | L | 8 | Ron COOTE [South Sydney] |
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| Reg CANNON | 9 | 2R | 9 | John RAPER (c) | ||||
| Des MORRIS | 10 | 2R | 16 | Ron COSTELLO [Canterbury] |
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| Greg VEIVERS | 11 | FR | 11 | John WITTENBERG [St George] |
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| Brian FITZSIMMONS | 12 | HK | 12 | Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] |
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| Ian MASSIE | 13 | FR | 13 | Arthur BEETSON [Balmain] |
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| B | 14 | Laurie WAKEFIELD [Parramatta] |
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| B | 10 | Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] |
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| Des CROW | HC | Harry BATH | ||||||
Team Info
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1970 - Game 1 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1970 - Game 5 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Peter Hall (front row)
- Changes:
- Greg Veivers (bench to front row)
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1970 - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1970 - Game 9 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Dave Grimmond (wing), Jim Morgan (front row)
- In:
- Graeme Langlands (fullback), John McDonald (centre), John Wittenberg (front row), John Raper (second row)
- Changes:
- Laurie Wakefield (fullback to bench), John Cootes (centre to wing), Bob McCarthy (second row to bench)
Match Notes
John Brass was replaced by Laurie Wakefield in the 2nd half with a neck injury & midway through the 2nd half Bob McCarthy replaced Arthur Beetson due to a corked thigh.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash

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