Sydney Firsts 19 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 18
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/53925 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 16th August, 1959 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Darcy Lawler (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 12,994 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 16 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 16 | – | 10 | |||||
| Sydney Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Bob HONEYSETT | 2 | T | 2 | Brian HAMBLY | ||||
| Ken IRVINE | 2 | Bill OWEN | ||||||
| Darcy RUSSELL | Bill PROSSER | |||||||
| Darcy RUSSELL | 2 | G | 3 | Don PARISH | ||||
| Sydney Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Darcy RUSSELL [Western Suburbs] |
1 | FB | 1 | Darrel CHAPMAN | ||||
| Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] |
2 | W | 2 | Don ADAMS | ||||
| Kevin MOSMAN [Manly] |
3 | C | 3 | Col RATCLIFF | ||||
| Bob HONEYSETT (c) [North Sydney] |
4 | C | 4 | Bill PROSSER | ||||
| Eddie LUMSDEN [St George] |
5 | W | 5 | Don PARISH | ||||
| Tony BROWN [Newtown] |
6 | FE | 6 | Bob BENNETT (c) | ||||
| Peter BURKE [Manly] |
7 | HB | 7 | George BROWN | ||||
| Neville CHARLTON [Western Suburbs] |
13 | FR | 13 | Bruce OLIVE | ||||
| Bede GOFF [Western Suburbs] |
12 | HK | 12 | Ian WALSH | ||||
| Mark PATCH [Western Suburbs] |
11 | FR | 11 | Bob HEANEY | ||||
| Barry HARRIS [Newtown] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Bill OWEN | ||||
| Fred NELSON [South Sydney] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Brian HAMBLY | ||||
| Dick SEE [Eastern Suburbs] |
8 | L | 8 | Ron LYNCH | ||||
Team Info
Sydney Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1958 - Game 5 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1960 - Game 7 vs. France
- Out:
- Gordon Clifford (fullback), Brian Carlson (wing), Harry Wells (centre), Ron Taylor (centre), Peter Dimond (wing), Keith Holman (halfback), Kevin Brown (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Bill Marsh (front row), Jack Gibson (second row), Norm Provan (second row), John Raper (lock)
- In:
- Darcy Russell (fullback), Ken Irvine (wing), Kevin Mosman (centre), Bob Honeysett (centre), Eddie Lumsden (wing), Peter Burke (halfback), Neville Charlton (front row), Bede Goff (hooker), Mark Patch (front row), Barry Harris (second row), Fred Nelson (second row), Dick See (lock)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1959 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1960 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Out:
- Terry Johnston (fullback), John Cann (wing), Alan Staunton (centre), John Monro (centre), Ron Davies (five-eighth), John Kell (halfback), Terry Beckett (lock)
- In:
- Darrel Chapman (fullback), Don Adams (wing), Col Ratcliff (centre), Bill Prosser (centre), Bob Bennett (five-eighth), George Brown (halfback), Ron Lynch (lock)
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson

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