Sydney Firsts 34 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 22
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/51986 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 26th August, 1956 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Darcy Lawler (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 21,089 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Scrums | 24 | – | 16 | |||||
| Penalties | 12 | – | 16 | |||||
| Sydney Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Ian JOHNSTON | 2 | T | 2 | Don ADAMS | ||||
| Ernie HAMMERTON | Ron CROWE | |||||||
| Kevin MOSMAN | Bill MARSH | |||||||
| Dick POOLE | ||||||||
| Dick SEE | ||||||||
| Bernie PURCELL | 8 | G | 3 | Gary PHILLIPS | ||||
| 2 | Brian CARLSON | |||||||
| Sydney Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Johnny SLADE | ||||
| Tommy RYAN [St George] |
2 | W | 2 | Don ADAMS | ||||
| Dick POOLE [Newtown] |
3 | C | 3 | Brian CLAY | ||||
| Kevin O'BRIEN [St George] |
4 | C | 4 | Matt GRAHAM | ||||
| Ross KITE [St George] |
5 | W | 5 | Brian CARLSON (c) | ||||
| Ian JOHNSTON [Western Suburbs] |
6 | FE | 6 | Stuart CHASE | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Doug CAMERON | ||||
| Bryan ORROCK [St George] |
8 | FR | 8 | Ron CROWE | ||||
| Ernie HAMMERTON [South Sydney] |
9 | HK | 9 | Ted JOHNSON | ||||
| Les HAMPSON [Newtown] |
10 | FR | 10 | A FERGUSON | ||||
| Norm PROVAN [St George] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Don SCHOFIELD | ||||
| Bernie PURCELL [South Sydney] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Bill MARSH | ||||
| Dick SEE [Eastern Suburbs] |
13 | L | 13 | Matt GRENFELL | ||||
| Kevin MOSMAN [Balmain] |
14 | B | 14 | Gary PHILLIPS | ||||
Team Info
Sydney Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1955 - Game 5 vs. France
- Next Game:
- Maori Tour 1956 - Game 13 vs. NZ Maori
- Out:
- Johnny Slade (fullback), Noel Pidding (wing), Merv Lees (centre), Greg Hawick (centre), Rees Duncan (five-eighth), Col Donohoe (halfback), Ken Kearney (hooker), Roy Bull (front row), Henry Holloway (second row), Martin Jackson (second row), Peter Diversi (lock)
- In:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Tommy Ryan (wing), Dick Poole (centre), Kevin O'Brien (centre), Ian Johnston (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Ernie Hammerton (hooker), Les Hampson (front row), Norm Provan (second row), Bernie Purcell (second row), Dick See (lock), Kevin Mosman (bench)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1956 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1957 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Out:
- Russ Naughton (fullback), Ray Quinnell (centre), Bob Sullivan (five-eighth), Billy Roberts (halfback), Harry Gibb (front row), Col Currie (hooker), Arthur Collinson (second row), Peter Diversi (lock)
- In:
- Johnny Slade (fullback), Matt Graham (centre), Stuart Chase (five-eighth), Doug Cameron (halfback), Ron Crowe (front row), Ted Johnson (hooker), A Ferguson (front row), Matt Grenfell (lock), Gary Phillips (bench)
- Changes:
- Bill Marsh (front row to second row)
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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