New South Wales City Firsts 23 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 21
| City vs Country (Firsts) 1952 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22209 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 17th May, 1952 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack O'Brien | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 34,188 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 15 | – | 13 | |||||
| Scrums | 15 | – | 27 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Noel PIDDING | 3 | T | 2 | Brian CARLSON | ||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | 2 | Ron ROBERTS | ||||||
| Col GEELAN | Colin DE LORE | |||||||
| Noel PIDDING | 4 | G | 3 | Bruce SMITH | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Bert HEWITT | ||||
| Noel PIDDING [St George] |
2 | W | 2 | Ron ROBERTS | ||||
| Col RATCLIFF [Western Suburbs] |
3 | C | 3 | Harry WELLS | ||||
| Col GEELAN [Newtown] |
4 | C | 4 | Colin DE LORE | ||||
| Tommy RYAN [St George] |
5 | W | 5 | Brian CARLSON | ||||
| Wally O'CONNELL (c) [Manly] |
6 | FE | 6 | Laurie BURKE | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Noel HILL (c) | ||||
| Peter DIVERSI [North Sydney] |
8 | L | 8 | Neil FRAZER | ||||
| Ferris ASHTON [Eastern Suburbs] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Albert PAUL | ||||
| Ben HASLAM [North Sydney] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Bruce SMITH | ||||
| Fred BROWN [Manly] |
11 | FR | 11 | Ken MOGG | ||||
| Kevin SCHUBERT [Manly] |
12 | HK | 12 | Harry GIBB | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] |
13 | FR | 13 | Charlie GILL | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1951 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1953 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Johnny Bliss (wing), Matt McCoy (centre), Keith Middleton (centre), Johnny Graves (wing), Frank Stanmore (five-eighth), Jack Holland (front row), Ernie Hammerton (hooker), Denis Donoghue (front row), Tom Tyrrell (second row), Jack Rayner (second row), Les Cowie (lock)
- In:
- Noel Pidding (wing), Col Ratcliff (centre), Col Geelan (centre), Tommy Ryan (wing), Wally O'Connell (five-eighth), Roy Bull (front row), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Fred Brown (front row), Ben Haslam (second row), Ferris Ashton (second row), Peter Diversi (lock)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1951 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Next Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Sydney Firsts
- Out:
- Max Preston (fullback), J Mills (wing), Doug McRitchie (centre), Jim Ruge (centre), K McPherson (wing), A Welsh (five-eighth), Eric Carney (halfback), Ken Fogarty (hooker), H Ritchie (front row), Jim Evans (second row), Bob Alexander (second row), Ken Slattery (lock)
- In:
- Bert Hewitt (fullback), Ron Roberts (wing), Harry Wells (centre), Colin De Lore (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), Laurie Burke (five-eighth), Noel Hill (halfback), Harry Gibb (hooker), Ken Mogg (front row), Bruce Smith (second row), Albert Paul (second row), Neil Frazer (lock)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson

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