Game 5
New England 8 lost to New South Wales Firsts 16
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31356 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 3rd August, 1927 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | H Frazier | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Armidale) | |||||||
| Crowd | 1,200 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 9 | |||||
| New England | Scoresheet | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| G BISHOP | T | Jack KELLY | ||||||
| C COLEMAN | Vic MARSH | |||||||
| Harry BOLER | G | 4 | Nelson HARDY | |||||
| FG | Frank McMILLAN | |||||||
| New England | Teams | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| F MANN | 1 | FB | 1 | Frank McMILLAN (c) [Western Suburbs] |
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| Cecil BOLER (c) | 2 | W | 2 | Jack KELLY | ||||
| G BISHOP | 3 | C | 3 | Vic MARSH | ||||
| N PEARCE | 4 | C | 4 | Jerry BRIEN [Western Suburbs] |
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| H PINKERTON | 5 | W | 5 | Nelson HARDY [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| C LYES | 6 | FE | 6 | Harry OWEN [Western Suburbs] |
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| F RIXON | 7 | HB | 7 | Archie O'NEILL | ||||
| Harry BOLER | 8 | L | 8 | Aub KELLY [St George] |
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| C COLEMAN | 9 | 2R | 9 | Eddie ROOT [South Sydney] |
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| E CURRAN | 10 | 2R | 10 | Jim PARSONS [Western Suburbs] |
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| H BENNETT | 11 | FR | 11 | Harry CAVANOUGH [South Sydney] |
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| Jack MOGRIDGE | 12 | HK | 12 | Arthur JUSTICE [St George] |
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| ? DEAZLEY | 13 | FR | 13 | George TREWEEK [South Sydney] |
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Team Info
New England
- Previous Game:
- NSW Tour 1926 - Game 1 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1930 - Game 4 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- E Bishop (wing), R McKay (wing), Charlie Ogle (five-eighth), M Faint (halfback), B Laing (hooker), A Bell (front row), A Halloran (second row), B Moore (second row), W Rooke (lock)
- In:
- N Pearce (centre), H Pinkerton (wing), C Lyes (five-eighth), F Rixon (halfback), ? Deazley (front row), Jack Mogridge (hooker), H Bennett (front row), E Curran (second row), C Coleman (second row)
- Changes:
- Cecil Boler (centre to wing), Harry Boler (front row to lock)
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1927 - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1928 - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Stan Brain (wing), Vic Lawrence (centre), Harry Finch (wing), Alf Blair (five-eighth), Ernie Lapham (second row)
- In:
- Jack Kelly (wing), Vic Marsh (centre), Jerry Brien (centre), Archie O'Neill (halfback), Jim Parsons (second row)
- Changes:
- Nelson Hardy (centre to wing), Harry Owen (halfback to five-eighth), Eddie Root (front row to second row), Harry Cavanough (second row to front row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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