NSW Country Origin 18 def. NSW City Origin 16
| City vs Country (Origin) 1996 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17265 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 3rd May, 1996 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Paul McBlane | |||||||
| Venue | Steelers (Wollongong) | |||||||
| Crowd | 8,121 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 6 | |||||
| Scrums | 8 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 4 | |||||
| NSW Country | Scoresheet | NSW City | ||||||
| Brandon COSTIN | T | Jamie AINSCOUGH | ||||||
| Adam MUIR | Andrew ETTINGSHAUSEN | |||||||
| Rod WISHART | Terry HILL | |||||||
| Andrew JOHNS | 3/5 | G | 1/2 | Tim BRASHER | ||||
| 1/1 | Andrew WALKER | |||||||
| NSW Country | Teams | NSW City | ||||||
| Brett MULLINS [Canberra] |
1 | FB | 1 | Tim BRASHER [Sydney Tigers] |
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| Rod WISHART [Illawarra] |
2 | W | 2 | Peter JORGENSEN [Sydney City] |
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| David WOODS [Parramatta] |
3 | C | 3 | Andrew ETTINGSHAUSEN [Cronulla] |
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| Jason CROKER [Canberra] |
4 | C | 4 | Terry HILL [Manly] |
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| Darren WILLIS [Western Suburbs] |
5 | W | 5 | Robbie BECKETT [Penrith] |
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| Laurie DALEY (c) [Canberra] |
6 | FE | 6 | Andrew WALKER [Sydney City] |
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| Andrew JOHNS [Newcastle] |
7 | HB | 7 | Geoff TOOVEY [Manly] |
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| Glenn LAZARUS [Brisbane] |
8 | FR | 8 | Paul SIRONEN [Sydney Tigers] |
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| Ciriaco MESCIA [Western Suburbs] |
9 | HK | 9 | Aaron RAPER [Parramatta] |
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| Paul HARRAGON [Newcastle] |
10 | FR | 10 | Mark CARROLL [Manly] |
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| David FURNER [Canberra] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Steve MENZIES [Manly] |
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| Dean PAY [Parramatta] |
12 | 2R | 12 | David FAIRLEIGH [North Sydney] |
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| Adam MUIR [Newcastle] |
13 | L | 13 | Brad FITTLER (c) [Sydney City] |
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| Matthew JOHNS [Newcastle] |
14 | B | 14 | Jamie AINSCOUGH [Newcastle] |
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| Brandon COSTIN [Western Suburbs] |
15 | B | 15 | Anthony MUNDINE [St George] |
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| David BARNHILL [St George] |
16 | B | 17 | Troy STONE [St George] |
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| Danny LEE [Cronulla] |
17 | B | 18 | Luke RICKETSON [Sydney City] |
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| Tom RAUDONIKIS | HC | Phil GOULD | ||||||
Team Info
NSW Country Origin
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Origin) 1995 - Game 2 vs. NSW City
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Origin) 1997 - Game 2 vs. NSW City
- Out:
- Matt Seers (fullback), Ashley Gordon (wing), Brett Rodwell (centre), Paul McGregor (centre), Steve Carter (five-eighth), David Gillespie (front row), Nik Kosef (lock), John Simon (bench), Darren Treacy (bench), John Cross (bench)
- In:
- Brett Mullins (fullback), Rod Wishart (wing), Jason Croker (centre), Laurie Daley (five-eighth), Glenn Lazarus (front row), David Furner (second row), Dean Pay (second row), Matthew Johns (bench), Brandon Costin (bench), Danny Lee (bench)
- Changes:
- David Barnhill (second row to bench), Adam Muir (second row to lock), David Woods (bench to centre)
NSW City Origin
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Origin) 1995 - Game 2 vs. NSW Country
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Origin) 1997 - Game 2 vs. NSW Country
- Out:
- Craig Hancock (wing), Jason Taylor (halfback), Adam Ritson (front row), Jim Serdaris (hooker), Brad Mackay (lock), Greg Florimo (bench), Glenn Grief (bench), Ken McGuinness (bench), Craig Field (bench)
- In:
- Peter Jorgensen (wing), Andrew Ettingshausen (centre), Andrew Walker (five-eighth), Geoff Toovey (halfback), Paul Sironen (front row), Aaron Raper (hooker), Anthony Mundine (bench), Troy Stone (bench), Luke Ricketson (bench)
- Changes:
- Jamie Ainscough (centre to bench), Brad Fittler (five-eighth to lock)
Match Notes
Graeme Langlands did a V.I.P. kicked off in this game.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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