New South Wales City Firsts 26 lost to New South Wales Country Firsts 35
| City vs Country (Firsts) 1930 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22183 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 31st May, 1930 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Lal Deane (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 22,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 21 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Nelson HARDY | 3 | T | 2 | Jack GIBBS | ||||
| George BISHOP | Jim FITZGERALD | |||||||
| Cliff PEARCE | Les GRIFFIN | |||||||
| Eddie ROOT | Bill SHANKLAND | |||||||
| Eric WEISSEL | ||||||||
| Colin YORK | ||||||||
| Benny WEARING | 4 | G | 7 | Eric WEISSEL | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Frank McMILLAN [Western Suburbs] |
1 | FB | 1 | William BELL | ||||
| Alan BRADY [Western Suburbs] |
2 | W | 2 | Bill SHANKLAND | ||||
| Cliff PEARCE [Western Suburbs] |
3 | C | 3 | J HAWKES | ||||
| Nelson HARDY [Eastern Suburbs] |
4 | C | 4 | Jim FITZGERALD | ||||
| Benny WEARING [South Sydney] |
5 | W | 5 | Les GRIFFIN [Tumut] |
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| Joe BUSCH [Eastern Suburbs] |
6 | FE | 6 | Billy BUTLER | ||||
| Jack HOLMES [Newtown] |
7 | HB | 7 | Eric WEISSEL (c) [Temora] |
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| Frank MATTERSON [Western Suburbs] |
8 | L | 8 | Jack KINGSTON [Cootamundra] |
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| Joe PEARCE [Eastern Suburbs] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Wally PRIGG | ||||
| George TREWEEK (c) [South Sydney] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Max BAILEY | ||||
| Bill BROGAN [Western Suburbs] |
11 | FR | 11 | Colin YORK | ||||
| George BISHOP [Balmain] |
12 | HK | 12 | C AVERY | ||||
| Eddie ROOT [Newtown] |
13 | FR | 13 | Jack GIBBS | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1929 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1931 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Alan Righton (fullback), Harry Finch (wing), Jim Craig (centre), Cec Fifield (centre), Bill Shankland (wing), Joe Montgomery (five-eighth), Harry Kadwell (halfback), Jenkin Joseph (hooker), George Sewell (second row), Arthur Justice (bench), Ernest Ogg (bench), Stan Brain (bench)
- In:
- Frank McMillan (fullback), Alan Brady (wing), Cliff Pearce (centre), Nelson Hardy (centre), Benny Wearing (wing), Joe Busch (five-eighth), Jack Holmes (halfback), George Bishop (hooker), Joe Pearce (second row)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1929 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1931 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Out:
- M Francis (wing), Cliff Pearce (centre), Alan Ridley (wing), Charlie Cornwell (front row), Ernie Edwards (hooker), W Taylor (bench), C Plater (bench), Vince Marsh (bench)
- In:
- Bill Shankland (wing), J Hawkes (centre), Jim Fitzgerald (centre), Jack Gibbs (front row), C Avery (hooker)
- Changes:
- Les Griffin (centre to wing), Eric Weissel (five-eighth to halfback), Billy Butler (halfback to five-eighth)
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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