Game 1
Queensland Firsts 3 lost to New South Wales Firsts 12
| Interstate Series 1971 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17454 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 26th May, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Henry Albert | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 25,876 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 32 | – | 14 | |||||
| Penalties | 13 | – | 6 | |||||
| QLD Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Wayne BENNETT | T | 2 | Bob FULTON | |||||
| G | 3 | Keith CAMPBELL | ||||||
| QLD Firsts | Teams | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Ray LAIRD (c) | 1 | FB | 15 | Ray BRANIGHAN [South Sydney] |
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| Wayne BENNETT | 2 | W | 2 | Mark HARRIS [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Glen HARRISON | 3 | C | 3 | Bob FULTON [Manly] |
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| Ron BEAUCHAMP | 4 | C | 4 | Des KIMMORLEY | ||||
| Henry WILLIAMSON | 5 | W | 5 | Lionel WILLIAMSON [Newtown] |
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| Marty SCANLAN | 6 | FE | 6 | Tony BRANSON [St George] |
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| Lee HUTCHINSON | 7 | HB | 14 | Brian BURKE | ||||
| Jim ADAMS | 8 | L | 8 | Paul SAIT [South Sydney] |
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| Michael SEARY | 9 | 2R | 9 | Bob McCARTHY (c) [South Sydney] |
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| Rod TOLHURST | 10 | 2R | 17 | Keith CAMPBELL [Parramatta] |
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| Len DITTMAR | 11 | FR | 11 | John O'NEILL [South Sydney] |
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| Brian FITZSIMMONS | 12 | HK | 12 | Dick JEFFERY | ||||
| Jim MURPHY | 13 | FR | 13 | John BARBER | ||||
| Bob BAX | HC | Harry BATH | ||||||
Team Info
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1970 - Game 4 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1971 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Tony Scott (fullback), Doug Muir (wing), Rob Thompson (wing), Doug Stapleton (five-eighth), John Brown (halfback), Des Morris (front row), Hugh O'Doherty (hooker), Ian Massie (front row), Reg Cannon (second row), Col Weiss (lock)
- In:
- Ray Laird (fullback), Wayne Bennett (wing), Henry Williamson (wing), Marty Scanlan (five-eighth), Lee Hutchinson (halfback), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker), Len Dittmar (front row), Rod Tolhurst (second row), Michael Seary (second row), Jim Adams (lock)
- Changes:
- Jim Murphy (second row to front row)
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1970 - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1971 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Graeme Langlands (fullback), Owen O'Donnell (centre), Brian Moore (centre), Dave Grimmond (wing), Denis Pittard (five-eighth), Elwyn Walters (hooker), Bob O'Reilly (front row), Jim Morgan (second row), Ron Coote (lock), Tom Raudonikis (bench)
- In:
- Mark Harris (wing), Bob Fulton (centre), Des Kimmorley (centre), Lionel Williamson (wing), Tony Branson (five-eighth), John Barber (front row), Dick Jeffery (hooker), Keith Campbell (second row)
- Changes:
- Ray Branighan (wing to fullback), Paul Sait (bench to lock)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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