New South Wales City Firsts 22 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 18
| City vs Country (Firsts) 1970 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22228 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 16th May, 1970 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Don Lancashire (Toowoomba) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 35,794 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 11 | |||||
| Scrums | 18 | – | 13 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Ron COOTE | 2 | T | Les HUTCHINGS | |||||
| Johnny KING | Bruce STEWART | |||||||
| Brian MOORE | ||||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | 5 | G | 3 | Laurie WAKEFIELD | ||||
| Dennis MOUNT | ||||||||
| FG | Dennis MOUNT | |||||||
| John RAPER | ||||||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS (c) [St George] |
1 | FB | 1 | Laurie WAKEFIELD [Parramatta] |
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| Johnny KING [St George] |
2 | W | 2 | Bruce STEWART | ||||
| John McDONALD [Manly] |
3 | C | 3 | Lionel SIMMONS | ||||
| Brian MOORE [Newtown] |
4 | C | 4 | John COOTES | ||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN [South Sydney] |
5 | W | 5 | Dave GRIMMOND | ||||
| Bob FULTON [Manly] |
6 | FE | 6 | Graham LYE [Parramatta] |
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| Billy SMITH [St George] |
7 | HB | 7 | Les HUTCHINGS [Canterbury] |
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| Ron COOTE [South Sydney] |
8 | L | 8 | Terry PANNOWITZ | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Ken THOMPSON | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON [Balmain] |
10 | 2R | 10 | John RAPER (c) | ||||
| John WITTENBERG [St George] |
11 | FR | 11 | Paul QUINN | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] |
12 | HK | 12 | Kel BROWN | ||||
| John O'NEILL [South Sydney] |
13 | FR | 13 | Dennis MOUNT [Parramatta] |
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| B | 30 | Brian SULLIVAN | ||||||
| Harry BATH | HC | Arthur SUMMONS | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1969 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1971 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Les Johns (fullback), Michael Cleary (wing), Eric Simms (five-eighth), Dennis Ward (halfback), John Sattler (front row), John Spencer (second row), Ron Saddler (bench), Bob Honan (bench)
- In:
- Brian Moore (centre), Ray Branighan (wing), Bob Fulton (five-eighth), Billy Smith (halfback), John O'Neill (front row), Arthur Beetson (second row)
- Changes:
- Graeme Langlands (centre to fullback)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- NSW Country Tour to New Zealand 1970 - Game 3 vs. Waikato
- Next Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Sydney Firsts
Match Notes
Brian Sullivan replaced Des Mount just before halftime.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Tony McCarron

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