Game 1
Queensland Firsts 16 def. New South Wales Firsts 15
| Interstate Series 1970 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17450 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 20th May, 1970 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Sid Volling | |||||||
| Venue | Brisbane Exhibit (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 22,588 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 21 | – | 15 | |||||
| Penalties | 13 | – | 11 | |||||
| QLD Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Des MORRIS | 2 | T | Arthur BEETSON | |||||
| John COOTES | ||||||||
| Bob McCARTHY | ||||||||
| Wayne STEWART | 5/6 | G | 3/7 | Laurie WAKEFIELD | ||||
| QLD Firsts | Teams | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Ray LAIRD | 1 | FB | 1 | Laurie WAKEFIELD [Parramatta] |
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| Rob THOMPSON | 2 | W | 2 | Dave GRIMMOND | ||||
| Max ANDERSON | 3 | C | 3 | John COOTES | ||||
| Paul COOTE | 4 | C | 4 | John BRASS (c) [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Wayne STEWART | 5 | W | 5 | Johnny KING [St George] |
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| Doug STAPLETON | 6 | FE | 6 | Phil HAWTHORNE [St George] |
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| Les CAHILL | 7 | HB | 7 | Les HUTCHINGS [Canterbury] |
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| Col WEISS (c) | 8 | L | 8 | Ron COOTE [South Sydney] |
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| Reg CANNON | 9 | 2R | 9 | Ron COSTELLO [Canterbury] |
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| Des MORRIS | 10 | 2R | 10 | Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] |
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| Peter HALL | 11 | FR | 11 | Arthur BEETSON [Balmain] |
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| Brian FITZSIMMONS | 12 | HK | 12 | Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] |
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| Ian MASSIE | 13 | FR | 13 | Jim MORGAN [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Greg VEIVERS | 16 | B | ||||||
| Des CROW | HC | Harry BATH | ||||||
Team Info
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1969 - Game 4 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1970 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Jeff Denman (wing), Mick Retchless (centre), Barry Kenning (wing), Robert Hardie (five-eighth), John Brown (halfback), Gary Pearson (front row), Trevor Niebling (front row), Ian Robson (second row), Col Dwyer (bench)
- In:
- Max Anderson (centre), Paul Coote (centre), Wayne Stewart (wing), Doug Stapleton (five-eighth), Les Cahill (halfback), Ian Massie (front row), Peter Hall (front row), Des Morris (second row), Greg Veivers (bench)
- Changes:
- Rob Thompson (centre to wing)
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1969 - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1970 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Les Johns (fullback), Graeme Langlands (centre), John McDonald (wing), Bob Fulton (five-eighth), Billy Smith (halfback), Adrian Haertsch (front row), John Sattler (front row), Paul Sait (lock), John O'Neill (bench)
- In:
- Laurie Wakefield (fullback), Dave Grimmond (wing), John Brass (centre), Phil Hawthorne (five-eighth), Les Hutchings (halfback), Jim Morgan (front row), Arthur Beetson (front row), Ron Coote (lock)
Match Notes
Greg Veivers replaced Peter Hall in the 2nd half.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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