Game 1
South Sydney Rabbitohs 25 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 10
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 9 vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- Round 10 vs. St George
- Out:
- John Sellar (fullback), Robert Laurie (centre), John Peek (front row), Dean Rampling (front row), Col Cheeseman (second row)
- In:
- Grant Jones (fullback), Jim Swift (wing), Fred Pagano (front row), Peter Reed (front row), Rod McGregor (lock), Darrell Bampton (bench), Peter Tunks (bench), Steve Topper (bench)
- Changes:
- Gary Knight (wing to centre), Trevor Barnes (five-eighth to bench), Don Prior (lock to second row), Joe Squadrito (bench to five-eighth)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1979 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Next Game:
- AMCO Cup 1979 - Round 2 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Sam Vucago (fullback), Phil Bishop (halfback), Jeff Masterman (hooker), Howard Hughes (bench), Roger Beetson (bench)
- In:
- Greg Guider (fullback), Rick Griffith (halfback), Jamie Jones (hooker), Michael Prest (bench), Tony Price (bench), Anthony Wealand (bench), Terry Quinn (bench)
Match Notes
Souths named 5 reserves and Brian Smith was dropped from the bench prior to the game.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin