Game 1
New South Wales City Firsts 28 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 13
City vs Country (Firsts) 1948 | ||||||||
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Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22204 | |||||||
Status | Completed | |||||||
Date | Saturday, 8th May, 1948 | |||||||
Kick Off | 2:30 PM (local time) | |||||||
Referee | Jack O'Brien | |||||||
Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
Crowd | 44,443 | |||||||
Match Stats | ||||||||
Halftime Score | 20 | – | 7 | |||||
NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
Norm JACOBSON | 3 | T | Ned ANDREWS | |||||
Frank FARRELL | Alf GIBBS | |||||||
Nevyl HAND | Ron ROWLES | |||||||
Col MAXWELL | ||||||||
Keith FROOME | 4 | G | Ron ROWLES | |||||
Noel PIDDING | William WYLIE | |||||||
NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
Noel PIDDING [St George] |
13 | FB | 13 | William KELLY | ||||
Bobby LULHAM [Balmain] |
12 | W | 12 | Ron ROWLES | ||||
Len SMITH (c) [Newtown] |
11 | C | 11 | Ned ANDREWS (c) | ||||
Col MAXWELL [Western Suburbs] |
10 | C | 10 | W HALVORSEN | ||||
Norm JACOBSON [Newtown] |
9 | W | 9 | Bobby DIMOND | ||||
Frank STANMORE [Western Suburbs] |
8 | FE | 8 | Johnny HAWKE | ||||
Keith FROOME [Newtown] |
7 | HB | 7 | Jim SCOULAR | ||||
Noel MULLIGAN [Newtown] |
6 | L | 6 | Bill EDWARDS | ||||
Fred DE BELIN [Balmain] |
5 | 2R | 5 | William WYLIE | ||||
Jack RAYNER [South Sydney] |
4 | 2R | 4 | Jack GALVIN | ||||
Nevyl HAND [North Sydney] |
3 | FR | 3 | Alf GIBBS | ||||
Frank JOHNSON [Newtown] |
2 | HK | 2 | Kevin SCHUBERT | ||||
Frank FARRELL [Newtown] |
1 | FR | 1 | Ron MANN | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1947 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1948 - Game 2 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Johnny Bliss (wing), Frank Cottle (centre), Pat Devery (five-eighth), Bruce Hopkins (halfback), Jack Walsh (front row), Kevin Hansen (second row), Len Holmes (lock)
- In:
- Col Maxwell (centre), Norm Jacobson (wing), Frank Stanmore (five-eighth), Keith Froome (halfback), Frank Farrell (front row), Fred De Belin (second row), Noel Mulligan (lock)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1947 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Next Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1948 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Les Gilbert (fullback), Ron Barry (wing), Denis Boocker (centre), Matt McCoy (centre), Johnny Graves (wing), Ken Stephen (five-eighth), Clem Kennedy (halfback), Fred Brown (front row), Bob Crane (hooker), Gus Miller (second row), Noel Mulligan (lock), Noel Watts (bench)
- In:
- William Kelly (fullback), Ron Rowles (wing), Ned Andrews (centre), W Halvorsen (centre), Bobby Dimond (wing), Johnny Hawke (five-eighth), Jim Scoular (halfback), Ron Mann (front row), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Jack Galvin (second row), Bill Edwards (lock)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson