Country New South Wales rugby league team explained

Country
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Governing Body:	Country Rugby League
Coach:	Craig Fitzgibbon
Captain:	Mitchell Aubusson
Most Caps:	9 – Jack Kingston
Top Try-Scorer:	6 – Brian Carlson
Top Point-Scorer:	29 – Eric Weissel
First Game:	City 29–8 Country (10 June 1911)
First International Title:	First City vs Country Origin
First International:	City Origin 30–22 Country Origin (1987)
Largest Win:	Country Origin 42–10 City Origin (2001)
Largest Loss:	City 55–2 Country (1980)

The Country New South Wales rugby league team is a representative rugby league football team. Between 1987 and 2017 there were two tiers: the Origin team that consisted of professional players who originated from clubs of the Country Rugby League and a representative team of amateur and semi-professional players. The Country Origin team played annually in the City vs Country Origin competition against the City New South Wales rugby league team, which was made up of players originating from Sydney. This match was discontinued in 2017.^[1]

The representative team has played in a number of formats over the years: quad and tri series, annual fixtures and tour matches. The most recent change is the introduction of an Under 23 age limit to the top representative team. The Country Rugby League was absorbed by the New South Wales Rugby League at the end of 2019. The NSWRL continued to run competitions for country regions in February and March 2020 until they were curtailed by lockdown restrictions. This suggests that a NSW Country representative side will be reinstated in the future.

Men's Open Age Country Team

The following players werre selected in the Country squad for the 2022 Open Age Men's match against City at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday, 15 May 2022. The team is coached by Terry Campese.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

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J#	Position	Player	Club	Region
1		align=left	Oliver Regan	align=left		align=left	Northern Rivers Titans
2		align=left	Dillon Rota	align=left	Goulburn City Bulldogs	align=left	Monaro Colts
3		align=left	Mitchell Andrews	align=left	Forbes Magpies	align=left	Western Rams
4		align=left	Kayne Brennan	align=left		align=left	Illawarra South Coast Dragons
5		align=left	Donte Efaraimo	align=left		align=left	Illawarra South Coast Dragons
6		align=left	Jake Brisbane	align=left		align=left	Illawarra South Coast Dragons
7		align=left	Blair Grant	align=left		align=left	Illawarra South Coast Dragons
8		align=left	Caleb Ziebell	align=left		align=left	Northern Rivers Titans
9		align=left	James Luff	align=left	Gundagai Tigers	align=left	Riverina Bulls
10		align=left	Zac Saddler	align=left	Tuggeranong Bushrangers	align=left	Monaro Colts
11		align=left	Matthew Delbanco	align=left	Stingrays of Shellharbour	align=left	Illawarra South Coast Dragons
12		align=left	Ron Leapai	align=left	Goulburn City Bulldogs	align=left	Monaro Colts
13		align=left	Keiran Rankmore	align=left	Stingrays of Shellharbour	align=left	Illawarra South Coast Dragons
14		align=left	Toby McIntosh	align=left	Murwillumbah Mustangs	align=left	Northern Rivers Titans
15		align=left	Darby Medlyn	align=left	Tuggeranong Bushrangers	align=left	Monaro Colts
16		align=left	Connor Ziebell	align=left		align=left	Northern Rivers Titans.
17		align=left	Zachary Masters	align=left	Tumut Blues	align=left	Riverina Bulls
18		align=left	Richard Roberts	align=left		align=left	North Coast Bulldogs
		align=left	Bradley Prior	align=left		align=left	Monaro Colts

CRL Team of the Century

In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, the Country Rugby League named its "Team of the Century":^[7]

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2017 Country NSW squad

See main article: City vs Country Origin.

Women's City vs Country Match

See main article: City vs Country Origin. City v Country Women's matches were occasionally played prior to the re-introduction of a stand-alone match in 2017.^{[8] [9]} In 2018 and 2019 the games were played within the National Championships. The 2020 National Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia. In 2021 the National Championships were reorganised, and an open age City v Country Women's Origin was scheduled separately from the National Championships.

2022 Squad

The following players were selected in the Country Origin Women's team to play on Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 4 Pines Park. The team is coached by Ruan Sims.^[2]

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J#	Player	2022 State Club	Position(s)	Country						NRLW										2021 State	Interstate	Tests	All Stars
				Dbt	S	M	T	G	Pts	Dbt	S	M	T	G	Pts	2018	2019	2020	2021
align=right	1	align=left		align=left			2018	2	4	1	0	align=right	4	2018	2	align=right	4	1	0	align=right	4	align=left	1m 1t		align=left	3m
align=right	2	align=left		align=left				1	1	0	0	align=right	0	2020	2	align=right	8	5	1	align=right	22			align=left	1m 1t 1g	align=left	7m 4t	align=left	3m 6t
align=right	3	align=left	Keele Browne	align=left				1	1	0	0	align=right	0	2021	1	align=right	3	1	0	align=right	4				align=left	3m 1t	align=left	3m 2t
align=right	4	align=left		align=left			2020	4	6	1	0	align=right	4	2020	2	align=right	7	1	0	align=right	4			align=left	3m	align=left	4m 1t	align=left	9m 6t
align=right	5	align=left	Abbi Church	align=left				1	1	0	0	align=right	0	2021	1	align=right	5	2	0	align=right	8				align=left	5m 2t	align=left	8m 3t
align=right	6	align=left		align=left			2019	2	4	3	0	align=right	12	2019	3	align=right	7	2	0	align=right	8		align=left	1m 1t	align=left	1m 1t	align=left	5m				align=left	2m
align=right	7	align=left		align=left			2020	2	2	1	0	align=right	4	2020	2	align=right	10	1	0	align=right	4			align=left	3m	align=left	7m 1t	align=left	11m 7t 12g
align=right	8	align=left		align=left			2021	2	2	0	0	align=right	0	2021	1	align=right	4	1	0	align=right	4				align=left	4m 1t
align=right	9	align=left	Olivia Higgins	align=left				1	1	0	0	align=right	0	2021	1	align=right	7	1	0	align=right	4				align=left	7m 1t	align=left	11m 1t
align=right	10	align=left		align=left			2019	2	2	1	0	align=right	4	2019	2	align=right	4	0	0	align=right	0		align=left	3m		align=left	1m	align=left	10m 5t			align=left	4m
align=right	11	align=left		align=left			2020	2	4	1	0	align=right	4	2020	2	align=right	7	1	0	align=right	4			align=left	2m	align=left	5m 1t	align=left	6m 1t			align=left	3m
align=right	12	align=left	Olivia Kernick	align=left				1	1	0	0	align=right	0	2021	1	align=right	7	3	0	align=right	12				align=left	7m 3t	align=left	11m 2t			align=left	1m 1m
align=right	13	align=left		align=left			2019	2	4	0	7	align=right	14	2019	3	align=right	11	1	12	align=right	28		align=left	3m 4g	align=left	3m 1t 4g	align=left	5m 4g	align=left	10m 4t 26g	align=left	1m 1g	align=left	1m	align=left	1m 3g
align=right	14	align=left	Shawden Burton	align=left				1	1	0	0	align=right	0	2021	1	align=right	2	0	0	align=right	0				align=left	2m	align=left	11m 3t
align=right	15	align=left		align=left			2018	3	5	1	0	align=right	4	2018	3	align=right	11	0	0	align=right	0	align=left	4m	align=left	3m	align=left	4m			align=left	6m 1t	align=left	6m 4t	align=left	1m
align=right	16	align=left	Tayla Predebon	align=left			2021	2	2	1	0	align=right	4	2021	1	align=right	7	0	0	align=right	0				align=left	7m	align=left	11m 7t
align=right	17	align=left		align=left			2018	3	6	0	8	align=right	16	2018	3	align=right	7	2	0	align=right	8	align=left	3m	align=left	2m 1t	align=left	2m 1t		align=left	4m	align=left	1m 1g
align=right		align=left		align=left			2018	3	5	2	0	align=right	8	2018	4	align=right	11	1	0	align=right	4	align=left	3m 1t	align=left	3m	align=left	1m	align=left	4m	align=left	8m 6t

Notes:

• In the above tables J# = Jersey number, Dbt = Debut Year, S = Seasons, M = Matches, T = Tries, G = Goals
• Tallies in the table include the 2022 match.
• Olivia Kernick played for the Indigenous All Stars team in 2021 and for the Māori All Stars team in 2022.

Matches

Country Firsts / Combined Country

Year	Date	Team Name	WLD	Score	Opposition	Location	Game Type	Team List	Report
1911	Jun 10th	Country	align=center	L	align=center	8-29	Metropolis	Sydney	Opener	SMH^[10]	Times^[11]
1912	Jun 3rd	Country	align=center	L	align=center	2-51	Metropolis	Sydney	Main	Referee^[12]	Sun^[13]
1912	Jun 24th	Country	align=center	L	align=center	5-23	Metropolis	Sydney	Main	MDM^[14]	SMH^[15]
1913	Jun 23rd	Country	align=center	L	align=center	0-18	Metropolis	Sydney	Opener	SMH^[16]	SMH^[17]
1914	Jun 29th	Country	align=center	L	align=center	0-25	Metropolis	Sydney	Opener	Times^[18]	SMH^[19]
1919	Jul 19th	Country	align=center	L	align=center	5-18	AIF	Sydney	Opener	Sun^[20]	Times^[21]
1920	Jun 5th	Country	align=center	L	align=center	7-36	Metropolis	Sydney	Opener	RLN	Referee^[22]
1922	Jun 5th	Country	align=center	L	align=center	26-28	Newcastle	Sydney	Opener	RLN	nSun^[23]
1923	Jun 23rd	Combined Country 1st	W	align=center	14-8	Newcastle	Sydney	Opener	RLN	Times^[24]
1923	Jun 25th	Combined Country-Newcastle	align=center	L	align=center	12-22	Metropolis	Sydney	Opener	RLN	SMH^[25]
1924	May 24	Combined Country	W	align=center	10-5	Newcastle	Sydney	Opener	RLN	NMH^[26]
1925	Jul 11th	Combined Country	W	align=center	10-8	Newcastle	Sydney	Opener	RLN	Sun^[27]
1925	Aug 11th	Country	W	align=center	13-11	Metropolis	Sydney	Main		SMH^[28]
1925	Aug 15th	Country	align=center	L	align=center	8-28	Metropolis	Sydney	Opener	RLN	SMH^[29]
1927	Jun 6th	Combined Country	align=center	L	align=center	7-66	Combined Metropolis	Sydney	Main	RLN	SMH^[30]
1927	Jun 25th	Combined Country	align=center	L	align=center	10-19	A Metropolitan Thirteen	Sydney	Opener	RLN	EN^[31]
1928	May 9	Country	W	align=center	35-34	City Firsts	Sydney	Main	SMH^[32]	NMH^[33] SMH
1928	May 12	Combined Country	W	align=center	23-14	Combined City	Sydney	Opener	RLN	Sun^[34]
1929	May 27	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	5-16	City Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1929	Jun 1st	Combined Country	align=center	L	align=center	9-13	Combined City	Sydney	Opener	RLN
1930	May 31	Country Firsts	W	align=center	35-26	City Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1931	May 30	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	15-17	City Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1932	Apr 30th	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	15-27	City Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1932	May 7	Country Firsts	W	align=center	39-23	Metropolis	Sydney	Opener	RLN
1932	Jul 16th	Country	align=center	L	align=center	19-25	Sydney	Sydney	Opener	RLN
1933	May 27	Combined Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	6-47	Combined Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1933	Jun 5th	Country	align=center	D	align=center	17-17	Sydney	Sydney	Opener	RLN
1934	May 26	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	14-28	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1934	Sep 15th	Country	align=center	L	align=center	29-32	Sydney	Sydney	Main	RLN
1935	May 25	Country Combined Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	5-20	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1936	May 9	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	8-41	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	Sun^[35] NMH^[36]
1937	May 29	Country Firsts	W	align=center	20-12	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1937	Jun 5th	Country	W	align=center	15-5	Sydney	Sydney	Opener	RLN
1938	Jun 4th	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	12-42	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1939	Jun 3rd	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	17-38	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1940	Jun 8th	Far Northern	align=center	L	align=center	5-30	Combined Team	Sydney	Opener	RLN	^[37]
1940	Aug 10th	Country	align=center	L	align=center	10-28	Sydney	Sydney	Main	RLN	Sun^[38] Sun^[39]
1941	Jun 7th	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	21-44	City Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1942	Jul 4th	Country Firsts	W	align=center	14-11	City Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1943	Jun 12th	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	25-37	City Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1944	Jun 12th	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	10-17	City Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1945	Jun 9th	Country	align=center	L	align=center	12-41	Sydney	Sydney	Main	RLN
1946	May 4	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	10-31	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1947	Jun 7th	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	10-33	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1948	May 8	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	13-28	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	Sun^[40] DT^[41]
1948	May 26	Combined Country	align=center	L	align=center	16-30	New Zealand	Wollongong	Main	RLN	IM^[42]
1948	May 29	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	5-6	City Firsts	Wollongong		RLN	IM^[43]
1949	Jun 4th	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	2-23	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	Sun^[44] Sun^[45]
1949	Jun 19th	Combined Country	W	align=center	18-6	Queensland	Wollongong	Tour		SMH^[46] SCT^[47]
1950	May 13	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	13-51	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	Sun^[48]
1951	May 12	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	6-24	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	Sun^[49] DT^[50]
1952	May 17	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	21-23	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	DT^[51]
1952	Jun 1st	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	18-27	Sydney	Sydney	Rep Weekend	RLN	IM^[52] DT^[53]
1953	May 16	Country Firsts	W	align=center	28-27	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	Sun^[54] CT^[55]
1953	Jun 7th	Country Firsts	W	align=center	35-9	American All Stars	Wollongong	Tour		IM^[56] DT^[57]
1954	May 8	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	9-50	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	DT^[58] SH^[59]
1955	May 14	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	18-31	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1956	May 19	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	17-32	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1956	Aug 26th	Country	align=center	L	align=center	22-34	Sydney	Sydney	Trial	RLN	CT^[60]
1957	May 18	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	2-53	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1958	May 17	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	14-55	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	CT^[61]
1959	May 23	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	7-37	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1959	Aug 16th	Country	align=center	L	align=center	18-19	Sydney	Sydney	Trial	RLN	CT^[62]
1960	May 14	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	2-20	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	CT^[63]
1960	Aug 28th	Country	align=center	L	align=center	18-27	Metropolis	Sydney	Trial	RLN	CT^[64]
1961	Jun 3rd	Country Firsts	W	align=center	19-5	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1962	May 12	Country Firsts	W	align=center	18-8	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	CT^[65]
1963	May 11	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	11-35	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1963	Aug 25th	Country	align=center	L	align=center	10-15	Sydney	Sydney	Trial	RLN
1964	May 16	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	4-27	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1965		NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	5-18	Auckland	Auckland	On Tour		CT^[66]
1965	May 22	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	2-32	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	CT^[67]
1966	May 29	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	-	Auckland	NZ	On Tour	CT^[68]
1966	Jun 4th	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	14-18	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	CT^[69]
1967	May 6	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	17-18	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	CT^[70]
1967	Sep 3rd	Country	W	align=center	16-12	Sydney	Sydney	Trial	RLN	CT^[71]
1968	May 1	Combined Country	align=center	L	align=center	10-12	South Island	Christchurch	On Tour		CT^[72]
1968	May 4	Combined Country	align=center	L	align=center	5-13	North Island	Auckland	On Tour
1968	May 5	Combined Country	align=center	L	align=center	12-18	New Zealand Maori	Auckland	On Tour
1968	May 11	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	14-34	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	CT^[73]
1969	May 10	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	20-27	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	CT^[74]
1970	May 16	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	18-22	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	CT^[75]
1970	Sep 13th	Country	align=center	L	align=center	20-26	Sydney	Sydney	Trial	RLN	CT^[76]
1971	May 2	Combined Country	W	align=center	13-2	North Queensland	Townsville	On Tour		CT^[77]
1971	May 5	Combined Country	W	align=center	25-6	Central Queensland	Rockhampton	On Tour
1971	May 8	Combined Country	W	align=center	11-9	Brisbane	Brisbane	On Tour
1971	May 22	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	0-17	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1971	Aug 7th	Combined Country	align=center	L	align=center	18-19	Queensland	Newcastle	Tour	CT^[78]
1972	May 7	Combined Country	W	align=center	26-9	North Queensland	Townsville	On Tour
1972	May 10	Combined Country	W	align=center	24-0	Central Queensland	Rockhampton	On Tour
1972	May 13	Combined Country	W	align=center	20-14	Southern Queensland	Brisbane	On Tour
1972	May 20	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	8-35	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN
1972	Jul 4th	Combined Country	W	align=center	26-10	New Zealand	Queanbeyan	Tour	CT^[79]	CT^[80]
1973	May 6	Combined Country	W	align=center	24-16	North Queensland	Mackay	On Tour	CT^[81]
1973	May 9	Combined Country	W	align=center	14-11	Southern Queensland	Brisbane	On Tour		CT^[82]
1973	May 13	Combined Country	W	align=center	34-24	South Queensland Country	Toowoomba	On Tour		CT^[83]
1973	May 19	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	17-33	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Main	RLN	CT^[84]
1974	May 5	Combined Country	W	align=center	34-11	South Island	Christchurch	On Tour		CT^[85]
1974	May 8	Combined Country	W	align=center	16-5	Wellington	Wellington	On Tour
1974	May 11	Combined Country	W	align=center	21-6	Auckland	Auckland	On Tour	CT^[86]	CT^[87]
1974	May 18	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	0-23	City Firsts	Sydney	Main	CT^[88]	CT^[89]
1975	May 4	Combined Country	W	align=center	31-8	North Queensland	Townsville	On Tour
1975	May 7	Combined Country	W	align=center	39-5	Central Queensland	Rockhampton	On Tour		CT^[90]
1975	May 11	Combined Country	W	align=center	27-14	Southern Queensland	Brisbane	On Tour	CT^[91]	CT^[92]
1975	May 17	Country Firsts	W	align=center	19-9	City Firsts	Sydney	Main	CT^[93]	YT^[94] CT^[95]
1975	May 24	Combined Country	align=center	L	align=center	26-33	New Zealand	Newcastle	Tour	CT^[96]
1976	May 2	Combined Country	W	align=center	56-9	Central Queensland	Rockhampton	On Tour	CT^[97]	CT^[98]
1976	May 5	Combined Country	W	align=center	25-10	Toowoomba	Toowoomba	On Tour	CT^[99]	CT^[100]
1976	May 9	Combined Country	align=center	L	align=center	11-18	Southern Queensland	Brisbane	On Tour		CT^[101]
1976	May 15	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	0-47	City Firsts	Sydney	Main	CT^[102]	CT^[103]
1977	May 1	Combined Country	W	align=center	31-18	Wide Bay	Wondai	On Tour	CT^[104]	CT^[105]
1977	May 4	Combined Country	W	align=center	22-13	Central Queensland	Rockhampton	On Tour		CT^[106]
1977	May 8	Combined Country	W	align=center	22-18	Southern Queensland	Brisbane	On Tour
1977	May 14	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	0-36	City Firsts	Sydney	Main	CT^[107]	CT^[108]
1978	May 9	Combined Country	W	align=center	33-13	Southern North Coast	Wauchope	On Tour
1978	May 11	Combined Country	W	align=center	34-8	Far North Coast	Tweed Heads	On Tour
1978	May 13	Combined Country	W	align=center	23-7	Ipswich	Ipswich	On Tour
1978	May 14	Combined Country	W	align=center	28-21	Southern Queensland	Brisbane	On Tour
1978	May 16	Combined Country	W	align=center	26-17	Northern	West Tamworth	On Tour
1978	May 20	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	13-30	City Firsts	Sydney	Main	CT^[109]
1979	May 9	Combined Country	W	align=center	20-15	Monaro	Queanbeyan	Split Tour		CT^[110]
1979	May 9	Combined Country	W	align=center	13-5	Group 12 (Central Coast)	Gosford	Split Tour
1979	May 12	Combined Country	W	align=center	28-5	Riverina	Wagga	Split Tour		CT^[111]
1979	May 13	Combined Country	align=center	L	align=center	23-32	Western Division	Dubbo	Split Tour
1979	May 19	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	0-29	City Firsts	Sydney	Main	CT^[112]	CT^[113]
1979	May 23	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	10-25	South Sydney	Sydney	Midweek Cup		CT^[114]
1979	Jun 6th	NSW Country	W	align=center	14-11	Western Suburbs	Sydney	Midweek Cup
1979	Jul 11th	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	11-25	Balmain	Lismore	Midweek Cup		CT^[115]
1980	May 7	Combined Country	W	align=center	17-3	Far North Coast	Tweed Heads	On Tour
1980	May 9	Combined Country	align=center	L	align=center	16-18	Riverina	Wagga	On Tour
1980	May 11	Combined Country	W	align=center	35-5	Monaro	Queanbeyan	On Tour	CT^[116]	CT^[117]
1980	May 17	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	2-55	City Firsts	Sydney	Main	CT^[118]	CT^[119]
1980	May 21	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	3-35	Canterbury	Sydney	Midweek Cup		CT^[120]
1980	Jul 2nd	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	9-18	Penrith	Queanbeyan	Midweek Cup		CT^[121]
1981	Apr 30th	NSW Country	W	align=center	20-7	Central Coast	Gosford	On Tour
1981	May 2	NSW Country	align=center	D	align=center	5-5	Far North Coast	Lismore	On Tour
1981	May 6	NSW Country	W	align=center	12-5	Monaro	Queanbeyan	On Tour		CT^[122]
1981	May 10	NSW Country	W	align=center	25-20	Western	Dubbo	On Tour
1981	May 16	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	7-38	City Firsts	Canberra	Main	CT^[123]	CT^[124]
1981	May 27	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	14-23	Western Suburbs	Sydney	Midweek Cup
1981	Jun 17th	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	9-13	North Sydney	Sydney	Midweek Cup		CT^[125]
1982	May 8	NSW Country	W	align=center	21-19	Newcastle	Newcastle	On Tour
1982	May 12	NSW Country	W	align=center	28-9	Northern Rivers	Tweed Heads	On Tour
1982	May 16	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	10-21	Riverina	Wagga	On Tour
1982	May 22	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	3-47	City Firsts	Newcastle	Main	CT^[126]	CT^[127]
1982	May 26	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	2-15	Cronulla	Sydney	Midweek Cup		CT^[128]
1982	Jun 16th	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	3-41	Parramatta	Sydney	Midweek Cup		CT^[129] CT^[130]
1983	May 15	Combined Country	W	align=center	52-12	South Island	Christchurch	On Tour		CT^[131]
1983	May 21	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	14-30	City Firsts	Newcastle	Partly Origin	CT^[132]	CT^[133]
1983	May 25	NSW Country	W	align=center	20-12	South Sydney	Sydney	Midweek Cup		CT^[134]
1983	Jul 20th	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	14-54	Brisbane Firsts	Sydney	Midweek Cup		YT^[135] CT^[136]
1984	May 9	NSW Country	W	align=center	17-4	Western Suburbs	Bathurst	Midweek Cup
1984	May 19	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	12-38	City Firsts	Sydney	Partly Origin	CT^[137]	CT^[138]
1984	Jul 4th	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	4-24	Eastern Suburbs	Sydney	Midweek Cup		CT^[139]
1985	Apr 10th	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	4-24	Cronulla	Tamworth	Midweek Cup		CT^[140]
1985	May 18	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	12-18	City Firsts	Newcastle	Partly Origin	CT^[141]	CT^[142]
1986	Apr 23rd	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	4-36	St George	Bathurst	Midweek Cup		CT^[143]
1986	May 17	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	18-34	City Firsts	Newcastle	Partly Origin	CT^[144]	CT^[145]
1987	Apr 29th	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	0-54	Eastern Suburbs	Sydney	Midweek Cup		CT^[146]
1987	May 6	NSW Country	W	align=center	18-0	Waikato League	Huntly	On Tour
1987	May 10	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	8-44	Auckland	Auckland	On Tour		CT^[147]
1987	May 16	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	12-52	Sydney Firsts	Parramatta	Opener	CT^[148]	CT^[149]
1988	Feb 20th	Country Firsts	W	align=center	28-18	Balmain	Bathurst	Trial		CT^[150]
1988	Mar 22nd	NSW Country	W	align=center	25-0	Port Moresby Vipers	Goroka	Midweek Cup
1988	Mar 25th	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	0-8	Combined Brisbane	Brisbane	Midweek Cup		CT^[151]
1988	May 11	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	16-54	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Opener	CT^[152]	CT^[153]
1988	Jul 24th	NSW Country	W	align=center	28-10	Papua New Guinea	Bathurst	Tour		CT^[154]
1989	Feb 25th	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	14-36	Canberra Raiders	Queanbeyan	Trial	CT^[155]	CT^[156]
1989	Apr 7th	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	2-9	Combined Brisbane	Tweed Heads	Midweek Cup
1989	May 13	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	10-18	Sydney Firsts	Broadmeadow	Opener		CT^[157]
1990	Apr 25th	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	26-38	Sydney Firsts	Sydney	Opener	CT^[158]	CT^[159]
1990	May 16	NSW Country	W	align=center	23-18	Brisbane	Moree	Quad Series
1990	May 19	NSW Country	W	align=center	17-4	Queensland Country	Brisbane	Quad Series
1990	May 22	NSW Country	W	align=center	54-10	Port Moresby	Tweed Heads	Quad Series
1991	Apr 25th	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	20-36	City Firsts	Sydney	Opener	CT^[160]	CT^[161]
1991	Jun 2nd	NSW Country	W	align=center	36-28	Western Australia	Perth	On Tour
1992	Apr 24th	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	8-28	City Firsts	Sydney	Opener	CT^[162]
1992	Jun 16th	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	6-24	Great Britain	Parkes	Tour	CT^[163]	CT^[164]
1992	Jul 3rd	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	8-28	Queensland Country	Brisbane	Main	CT^[165]
1993	Apr 23rd	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	4-40	City Firsts	Parramatta	Opener	CT
1994	May 6	Country Firsts	W	align=center	25-22	Metropolitan Cup	Broadmeadow	Opener		CT^[166]
1995	May 5	Country Firsts	W	align=center	16-8	Metropolitan Cup	Wollongong	Opener
1996	May 3	Country Firsts	align=center	D	align=center	10-10	Metropolitan Cup	Wollongong	Opener
1998	May 22	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	18-28	Presidents Cup	Sydney	Opener
1999	Apr 23rd	Country Firsts	align=center	D	align=center	18-18	NSWRL First Division	Olympic Park	Opener
2000	Apr 21st	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	0-38	NSWRL First Division	Olympic Park	Opener
2001	Jun 8th	Country Firsts	align=center	L	align=center	22-32	NSWRL First Division	Bathurst	Opener
2002	Jun 15th	Country Firsts	W	align=center	54-16	Queensland Country	Narrabri	Quad Series
2002		NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	10-28	UTS Perpignan	France	On Tour
2002		NSW Country	W	align=center	30-22	St Gaudens	France	On Tour
2002		NSW Country	W	align=center	46-16	Toulouse	France	On Tour
2004	Jun 26th	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	22-50	Queensland Rangers	Murwillumbah	On Tour		RLW^[167]
2004	Jul 7th	NSW Country	W	align=center	24-14	Auckland	Auckland	On Tour
2004	Jul 7th	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	18-36	New Zealand A	Auckland	On Tour
2005	Jun 26th	NSW Country	W	align=center	28-24	Queensland Rangers	Blackwater	Tri Series
2005	Oct 1st	NSW Country	W	align=center	34-4	New Zealand Residents	Wollongong	Tri Series
2006	Jun 21st	NSW Country	W	align=center	28-10	Jim Beam Cup	NZ	Quad Series	RLW^[168]
2006	Jun 24th	NSW Country	W	align=center	34-32	Queensland Rangers	NZ	Quad Series		RLW^[169]
2006	Jun 27th	NSW Country	W	align=center	22-8	New Zealand Residents	NZ	Quad Series
2006	Jul 1st	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	18-32	New Zealand Residents	NZ	Quad Series
2007	Jul 10th	NSW Country	W	align=center	32-14	Affiliated States	Narrabri	Quad Series
2007	Jul 11th	NSW Country	W	align=center	40-22	Queensland Rangers	Tamworth	Quad Series
2007	Jul 14th	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	16-29	Jim Beam Cup	Narrabri	Quad Series
2007	Jul 21st	NSW Country	W	align=center	26-16	Jim Beam Cup	Tamworth	Quad Series		RLW^[170]
2008	July	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	14-28	Jim Beam Cup		Quad Series
2008	July	NSW Country	W	align=center	28-26	Queensland Rangers		Quad Series
2008	July	NSW Country	W	align=center	64-8	GB Community Lions		Quad Series
2008	July	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	8-28	Jim Beam Cup	Kawana	Quad Series		RLW^[171]
2009	Jul 11th	NSW Country	W	align=center	28-24	Queensland Rangers	Forster	Annual		RLW^[172]
2010	Jul 10th	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	16-19	Queensland Rangers	Bundaberg	Annual	RLW^[173]
2010	Oct 16th	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	22-26	Cook Islands	Tamworth	Warm-Up
2011	Jul 9th	NSW Country	W	align=center	34-24	Queensland Rangers	Coonabarabran	Annual
2013	Oct 12th	NSW Country	W	align=center	50-0	Combined Clubs	South Arica	On Tour
2013	Oct 18th	NSW Country	W	align=center	58-18	South African Rhinos	Brakpen	On Tour		NH^[174]
2014	July	NSW Country Bulls	align=center	L	align=center	22-34	Queensland Rangers	Rockhampton	Annual
2014	July	NSW Country	W	align=center	-	Hawaiian Chiefs	Hawaii	On Tour
2014	July	NSW Country	W	align=center	52-12	Hawaiian Chiefs	Hawaii	On Tour
2015		NSW Country Firsts	align=center		align=center	-	Fiji	Fiji	On Tour	APRL^[175]
2016	Jul 16th	NSW Country Bulls	align=center	L	align=center	12-22	Western Australia	Perth	On Tour	NDL^[176]	FA^[177]
2017	October	NSW Country U23	align=center	L	align=center	26-40	Samoa	Wagga	Warm-Up		YT^[178]
2017	October	NSW Country U23	W	align=center	50-14	Scotland	Ballina	Warm-Up		YT^[179]
2018	October	NSW Country U23	W	align=center	44-10	Australian Defence Force	Ipswich	On Tour		YT^[180]
2018	October	NSW Country U23	align=center	L	align=center	12-18	Papua New Guinea U23	Port Moresby	On Tour		YT^[181]
2019	Oct 8th	NSW Country U23	W	align=center	74-6	North Island Champions	Rotorua	On Tour		YT^[182]
2019	Oct 12th	NSW Country U23	align=center	L	align=center	16-17	Canterbury Bulls	Christchurch	On Tour		YT^[183]
2021	May 16th	Country	align=center	L	align=center	12-38	City	Collegians Sporting Complex	Residential	NSWRL^[184]	NSWRL^[185]
2022	May 15th	Country	W	align=center	36-34	City		Residential	NSWRL	NSWRL^[186]

Origin

Year	Date	Team Name	WLD	Score	Opposition	Location	Game Type	Team List	Report
1987	May 16	Country Origin	align=center	L	align=center	22-30	City Origin	Sydney	Origin	CT	CT^[187]
1988	May 11	Country Origin	align=center	L	align=center	18-20	City Origin	Sydney	Origin	CT	CT
1989	May 13	Country Origin	align=center	L	align=center	8-16	City Origin	Newcastle	Origin	CT^[188]	CT
1990	Apr 25th	Country Origin	align=center	L	align=center	26-28	City Origin	Sydney	Origin	CT	CT^[189]
1991	Apr 25th	Country Origin	align=center	L	align=center	12-22	City Origin	Sydney	Origin	CT	CT^[190]
1992	Apr 24th	Country Origin	W	align=center	17-10	City Origin	Sydney	Origin	CT	YT^[191] CT^[192]
1993	Apr 23rd	Country Origin	align=center	L	align=center	0-7	City Origin	Sydney	Origin	CT	CT^[193]
1994	May 6	Country Origin	W	align=center	22-2	City Origin	Newcastle	Origin	CT^[194]	CT^[195]
1995	May 5	Country Origin	align=center	L	align=center	8-16	City Origin	Wollongong	Origin	CT^[196]	CT^[197]
1996	May 3	Country Origin	W	align=center	18-16	City Origin	Wollongong	Origin
1997	Apr 25th	Country Origin	W	align=center	17-4	City Origin	Newcastle	Origin
2001	Jun 8th	Country Origin	W	align=center	42-10	City Origin	Bathurst	Origin
2002	May 10	Country Origin	align=center	L	align=center	16-26	City Origin	Wagga Wagga	Origin
2003	May 16	Country Origin	align=center	L	align=center	16-17	City Origin	Gosford	Origin
2004	May 7	Country Origin	W	align=center	22-18	City Origin	Gosford	Origin
2005	May 6	Country Origin	align=center	L	align=center	22-29	City Origin	Lismore	Origin
2006	May 12	Country Origin	W	align=center	12-10	City Origin	Dubbo	Origin
2007	May 3	Country Origin	align=center	L	align=center	6-12	City Origin	Coffs Harbour	Origin
2008	May 2	Country Origin	align=center	D	align=center	22-22	City Origin	Wollongong	Origin
2009	May 8	Country Origin	align=center	L	align=center	18-40	City Origin	Orange	Origin
2010	May 7	Country Origin	W	align=center	36-18	City Origin	Port Macquarie	Origin		YT^[198]
2011	May 6th	Country Origin	W	align=center	18-12	City Origin	Albury	Origin
2012	Apr 22nd	Country Origin	align=center	L	align=center	22-24	City Origin	Mudgee	Origin		YT^[199]
2013	Apr 21st	Country Origin	W	align=center	18-12	City Origin	Coffs Harbour	Origin
2014	May 4th	Country Origin	align=center	D	align=center	26-26	City Origin	Dubbo	Origin
2015	May 3rd	Country Origin	W	align=center	34-22	City Origin	Wagga Wagga	Origin		YT^[200]
2016	May 8th	Country Origin	align=center	L	align=center	30-44	City Origin	Tamworth	Origin
2017	May 7th	Country Origin	align=center	L	align=center	10-20	City Origin	Mudgee	Origin

Women's

Year	Date	Team Name	WLD	Score	Opposition	Location	Game Type	Team List	Report
2017	May 14	Country Origin	align=center	L	align=center	8-20	City Origin	North Sydney	Origin	NRL^[201]
2018	Jun 1st	NSW Country	W	align=center	34-10	Australian Defence Force	Southport	Nationals	NRL^[202]	QRL^[203]
2018	Jun 2nd	NSW Country	W	align=center	16-6	Queensland City	Southport	Nationals		QRL^[204]
2018	Jun 3rd	NSW Country	W	align=center	16-12	NSW City	Southport	Nationals		QRL^[205]
2019	May 30th	NSW Country	W	align=center	54-0	Australian Defence Force	Burleigh	Nationals	NRL^[206]	QRL^[207]
2019	Jun 1st	NSW Country	W	align=center	20-14	Queensland Country	Burleigh	Nationals		NRL^[208]
2019	Jun 2nd	NSW Country	align=center	L	align=center	4-34	NSW City	Burleigh	Nationals		NRL^[209]
2021	May 15	Country Origin	align=center	L	align=center	16-40	City Origin	Bankwest Stadium	Origin	NSWRL	NRL^[210]
2022	May 14th	Country Origin	W	align=center	14-6	City Origin	4 Pines Park	Origin	NSWRL	NSWRL^[211]

Country Origin Player of the Year

Year	Player	Club
1992		Canberra Raiders
1993		Newcastle Knights
1994		Illawarra Steelers
1995	Paul Harragon	Newcastle Knights
1996	Paul Harragon	Newcastle Knights
1997		Illawarra Steelers
2001		Newcastle Knights
2002		Newcastle Knights
2003		North Queensland Cowboys
2004		Melbourne Storm
2005		St. George Illawarra Dragons
2006		Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
2007		Sydney Roosters
2008		Gold Coast Titans
2009		St. George Illawarra Dragons
2010		Canberra Raiders
2011		Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
2012		Gold Coast Titans
2013		Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
2014		Penrith Panthers
2015		Melbourne Storm
2016		Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
2017		Melbourne Storm

See also

• List of Country Origin team players
• Sydney rugby league team
• Newcastle rugby league team
• Brisbane rugby league team

Sources

Years	Acronym	Item	Available Online	Via
1911 to 2017	align=center	RLP	Rugby League Project	align=center	Yes	RLP website
1920 to 1973	align=center	RLN	Rugby League News	align=center	Yes	Trove
1911 to 1954	align=center	SMH	The Sydney Morning Herald	align=center	Yes	Trove
1911 to 1954	align=center	Sun	The Sun	align=center	Yes	Trove
1911 to 1954	align=center	DT	Daily Telegraph	align=center	Yes	Trove
1911 to 1954	align=center	NMH	Newcastle Morning Herald	align=center	Yes	Trove
1911 to 1954	align=center	IM	Illawarra Mercury	align=center	Yes	Trove
1955 to 1991	align=center	CT	Canberra Times	align=center	Yes	Trove
1911 to 1954	align=center		Various other Newspapers	align=center	Yes	Trove
1967-69, 1971–96	align=center	-	Country Rugby League Annual Report	align=center	No	State Library of NSW
1935, 41-44, 48, 53, 58, 72-76, 78, 80-81, 1991-96, 1998-2009	align=center	-	New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report	align=center	No	State Library of NSW
2014-19	align=center	-	New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report	align=center	Yes	NSWRL website
2003 to 2014	align=center	RLW	Rugby League Week	align=center	Yes	eResources at State Library of NSW
1974 to 2016	align=center	BL	Big League	align=center	No	State Library of NSW
2010 to 2019	align=center	-	Various Newspaper Websites	align=center	Yes	As referenced

Notes and References

1. Web site: City versus Country: A match almost as old as rugby league itself. Mara. Darren. 20 Apr 2017. YouTube. 15 May 2020.
2. Web site: Country and City squads announced for rep weekend. 4 May 2022. NSWRL. 4 May 2022.
3. Web site: Monaro & Junior Raiders representing NSW Country in exhibition matches this weekend. 11 May 2022. Raiders. Canberra Region Rugby League. 11 May 2022.
4. Web site: Four players selected for clash against City rivals. Craig. Mitchell. 4 May 2022. Lismore City News. Australian Community Media. 11 May 2022.
5. Web site: Luff gains NSW Country selection. Hanson. Jeff. 6 May 2022. Gundagai Independent. 11 May 2022.
6. Web site: Peter McDonald Premiership: Mitch Andrews scores hat-trick in Forbes' win over Macquarie. Guthrie. Nick. 9 May 2022. Daily Liberal. Australian Community Media. 11 May 2022.
7. News: abc.net.au. Three Immortals in best Country side. 19 November 2011. ABC News. 1 May 2008.
8. Web site: Women's NSW City, Country squads named. 9 May 2017.
9. Web site: UPDATED TEAMS | Women's Country and City Origin. 10 May 2017.
10. News: League Football. . Sydney . 8 Jun 1911 . 13 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
11. News: Metropolis Defeats Combined Country By 29 Points To 8. . Sydney . 11 Jun 1911 . 13 May 2020 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
12. News: Metropolis Against Country. . Sydney . 5 Jun 1912 . 13 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
13. News: Well passed. . Sydney . 3 Jun 1912 . 13 May 2020 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
14. News: Combined Country v. City. . Maitland . 22 Jun 1912 . 13 May 2020 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
15. News: Rugby League. . Sydney . 25 Jun 1912 . 13 May 2020 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
16. News: The Early Games. . Sydney . 23 Jun 1913 . 13 May 2020 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
17. News: Rugby League. . Sydney . 30 Jun 1914 . 13 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
18. News: TO-MORROW'S LEAGUE CARNIVAL. . Sydney . 28 Jun 1914 . 13 May 2020 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
19. News: Rugby League. . Sydney . 30 Jun 1914 . 14 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
20. News: League Football. . Sydney . 17 Jul 1919 . 13 May 2020 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
21. News: A.I.F. Defeats Country. . Sydney . 20 Jul 1919 . 13 May 2020 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
22. News: League Victory for Sydney. . Sydney . 10 Aug 1940 . 14 May 2020 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
23. News: Rugby - Sydney Matches - Newcastle v. Country. . Newcastle . 5 Jun 1922 . 14 May 2020 . 22 . National Library of Australia.
24. News: Rugby League - Country beats Newcastle. . Sydney . 24 Jun 1923 . 14 May 2020 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
25. News: Rugby League. . Sydney . 26 June 1923 . 14 May 2020 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
26. News: Country Football. . Newcastle . 26 May 1924 . 14 May 2020 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
27. News: Countrymen Win. . Sydney . 12 Jul 1925 . 14 May 2020 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
28. News: Rugby League. . Sydney . 12 Aug 1925 . 13 May 2020 . 17 . National Library of Australia.
29. News: Metropolis Beats Country. . Sydney . 17 Aug 1925 . 13 May 2020 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
30. News: Rugby League. . Sydney . 7 Jun 1927 . 14 May 2020 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
31. News: Metrop. v. Country. Sydney . 25 Jun 1927 . 14 May 2020 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
32. News: Rugby League - Triumph for Country. . Sydney . 10 May 1928 . 14 May 2020 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
33. News: Rugby League Football - Country Beats City. . Newcastle . 10 May 1928 . 14 May 2020 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
34. News: City v. Country. . Sydney . 12 May 1928 . 14 May 2020 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
35. News: Rugby League - Big Deficit Did Not Disgrace Country. . Sydney . 10 May 1936 . 19 May 2020 . 45 . National Library of Australia. Corbett. Claude.
36. News: Rugby League Wide Margins. . Newcastle . 11 May 1936 . 19 May 2020 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
37. News: City's League Dash - Far North Left Standing. . Sydney . 9 Jun 1940 . 14 May 2020 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
38. News: League Victory for Sydney. . Sydney . 10 Aug 1940 . 16 May 2020 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
39. News: Drab League Display. . Sydney . 11 Aug 1940 . 16 May 2020 . 17 . National Library of Australia. Corbett. Claude.
40. News: City beats Country 28-13 in drab game; big crowd. . Sydney . 8 May 1948 . 16 May 2020 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
41. News: Claim referee cost Country chance. . Sydney . 9 May 1948 . 16 May 2020 . 22 . National Library of Australia. Crawford. George.
42. News: Rugby League. . Wollongong . 27 May 1948 . 16 May 2020 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
43. News: Rugby League. . Wollongong . 3 Jun 1948 . 16 May 2020 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
44. News: City beats Country 23-2 in mud-bath League clash. . Sydney . 4 Jun 1949 . 16 May 2020 . 7 . National Library of Australia. Corbett. W.F.
45. News: Amazing Goal Kicking By McCoy. . Sydney . 5 Jun 1949 . 16 May 2020 . 25 . National Library of Australia. Hulls. Alan.
46. News: Country Scores In Muck. . Sydney . 20 Jun 1949 . 16 May 2020 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
47. News: Interstate Rugby League at Wollongong. . Wollongong . 23 Jun 1949 . 16 May 2020 . 30 . National Library of Australia.
48. News: Sydney Overwhelms Country; Pidding's Goals. . Sydney . 13 May 1950 . 16 May 2020 . 6 . National Library of Australia. Christensen. E.E..
49. News: Sydney's 24-6 League Victory Over Country. . Sydney . 12 May 1951 . 16 May 2020 . 7 . National Library of Australia. Corbett. W.F.
50. News: Disgusted League fans didn't wait for end of drab match. . Sydney . 13 May 1951 . 16 May 2020 . 20 . National Library of Australia. Crawford. George.
51. News: Great finish by Country just fails to down City No. 1 team. . Sydney . 18 May 1952 . 16 May 2020 . 24 . National Library of Australia. Crawford. George.
52. News: Country Beaten 27-18; Moir Injured. . Wollongong . 2 Jun 1952 . 16 May 2020 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
53. News: Moir Hurt After Great Try. . Sydney . 2 Jun 1952 . 16 May 2020 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
54. News: Bartlett is brilliant in League victory. . Sydney . 17 May 1953 . 16 May 2020 . 31 . National Library of Australia. Allen. Geoff.
55. News: Country Team Downs City R.L. By One Point. . Canberra . 18 May 1953 . 16 May 2020 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
56. News: Record Crowd Sees American All Stars Lose To Country. . Wollongong . 8 Jun 1953 . 16 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
57. News: Country Wins Tough Game 35-9 - Americans Improve. . Sydney . 8 Jun 1953 . 16 May 2020 . 23 . National Library of Australia. Crawford. George.
58. News: City thrashes Country in heaviest League defeat. . Sydney . 9 May 1954 . 16 May 2020 . 35 . National Library of Australia. Crawford. George.
59. News: Sydney Scores 12 Tries. . Sydney . 9 May 1954 . 16 May 2020 . 36 . National Library of Australia. Goodman. Tom.
60. News: Sydney Beats Country League. . Canberra . 27 Aug 1956 . 16 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
61. News: Sydney Beats Country. . Canberra . 19 May 1958 . 16 May 2020 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
62. News: Narrow Rugby League Win For City. . Canberra . 17 Aug 1959 . 16 May 2020 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
63. News: City In Easy League Win Over Country. . Canberra . 16 May 1960 . 16 May 2020 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
64. News: City Defeat Country In League Trial. . Canberra . 29 Aug 1960 . 16 May 2020 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
65. News: Country Wins League For Second Year. . Canberra . 14 May 1962 . 16 May 2020 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
66. News: Difficult task for tourists. . Canberra . 28 May 1966 . 20 May 2020 . 30 . National Library of Australia.
67. News: City untroubled to win rugby league. . Canberra . 24 May 1965 . 20 May 2020 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
68. News: Monaro players in Country team. . Canberra . 23 May 1966 . 20 May 2020 . 14 . National Library of Australia. Reid. Alan.
69. News: Country's moral RL Victory. . Canberra . 6 Jun 1966 . 20 May 2020 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
70. News: Late try gives City victory. . Canberra . 8 May 1967 . 20 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
71. News: Country 16; Sydney 12 - Brawling mars league clash. . Canberra . 4 Sep 1967 . 20 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
72. News: Unlucky start to RL tour of NZ. . Canberra . 2 May 1968 . 21 May 2020 . 30 . National Library of Australia.
73. News: Balmain defeats Manly 26-9. . Canberra . 13 May 1968 . 21 May 2020 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
74. News: Rugby League Thriller - City Lucky To Hold Country. . Canberra . 12 May 1969 . 21 May 2020 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
75. News: Rugby League - City scambles to close win. . Canberra . 18 May 1970 . 21 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
76. News: World Cup trial matches are disappointing. . Canberra . 14 Sep 1970 . 19 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
77. News: Blues causes black day for East. . Canberra . 3 May 1971 . 21 May 2020 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
78. News: Strong Queensland team to face Country. . Canberra . 7 Aug 1971 . 22 May 2020 . 36 . National Library of Australia.
79. News: Kiwis tipped to beat NSW Country. . Canberra . 4 Jul 1972 . 22 May 2020 . 18 . National Library of Australia. Miller. Tony.
80. News: Country beats Kiwis at Seiffert. . Canberra . 5 Jul 1972 . 22 May 2020 . 32 . National Library of Australia. Miller. Tony.
81. News: Powerful team for tour. . Canberra . 4 Jul 1973 . 22 May 2020 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
82. News: N.S.W. Country Wins Despite Penalties. . Canberra . 10 May 1973 . 22 May 2020 . 30 . National Library of Australia.
83. News: Souths pay high price for win. . Canberra . 14 May 1973 . 22 May 2020 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
84. News: Langlands, Fulton outclass Sydney. . Canberra . 21 May 1973 . 22 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
85. News: First win on tour. . Canberra . 6 May 1974 . 22 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
86. News: NSW CRL faces Auckland bogey. . Canberra . 11 May 1974 . 22 May 2020 . 36 . National Library of Australia.
87. News: Country beats Auckland. . Canberra . 13 May 1974 . 22 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
88. News: Teams indicate rugby league is rising. . Canberra . 14 May 1974 . 15 May 2020 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
89. News: Csnterbury, Easts share lead. . Canberra . 20 May 1974 . 22 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
90. News: Easy win for Country in Queensland. . Canberra . 8 May 1975 . 22 May 2020 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
91. News: Ballesty At Lock For Country. . Canberra . 9 May 1975 . 22 May 2020 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
92. News: Newcomer in City league team. . Canberra . 12 May 1975 . 22 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
93. News: Sports details. . Canberra . 13 May 1975 . 15 May 2020 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
94. Web site: 1975 City vs. Country rugby league full game. ABC. 1 Mar 2023. 1975. YouTube. Cody Cruickshank. 27 March 2023.
95. News: Four Country players in NSW squad. . Canberra . 19 May 1975 . 15 May 2020 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
96. News: Newcastle centre in NSW team. . Canberra . 20 May 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
97. News: Ballesty Leads Country Team. . Canberra . 26 Apr 1976 . 22 May 2020 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
98. News: Cronin spearheads big Country win. . Canberra . 3 May 1976 . 22 May 2020 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
99. News: 57kg half in Country debut. . Canberra . 4 May 1976 . 22 May 2020 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
100. News: Country Had Fight To Hold Record. . Canberra . 6 May 1976 . 15 May 2020 . 26 . National Library of Australia.
101. News: Country's unbeaten run ends. . Canberra . 10 May 1976 . 22 May 2020 . 17 . National Library of Australia.
102. News: Irvine names in Country seconds. . Canberra . 11 May 1976 . 15 May 2020 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
103. News: Country Demoralised in Rugby League. . Canberra . 17 May 1976 . 15 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
104. News: New-Look Country Team. . Canberra . 25 Apr 1977 . 26 May 2020 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
105. News: Osborne To Miss Match. . Canberra . 3 May 1977 . 26 May 2020 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
106. News: Country team calls for prop. . Canberra . 6 May 1977 . 26 May 2020 . 27 . National Library of Australia.
107. News: Ballesty For Country. . Canberra . 9 May 1977 . 15 May 2020 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
108. News: Entire City team in NSW side. . Canberra . 16 May 1977 . 15 May 2020 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
109. News: Rugby League. . Canberra . 20 May 1978 . 15 May 2020 . 39 . National Library of Australia.
110. News: Monaro loses 15-20, but emerges with credit. . Canberra . 10 May 1979 . 17 May 2020 . 30 . National Library of Australia. Harrison. Ian.
111. News: Rugby League - Jackson unhappy over run. . Canberra . 13 May 1979 . 17 May 2020 . 28 . National Library of Australia.
112. News: Rake has key to Country's fate. . Canberra . 19 May 1979 . 15 May 2020 . 38 . National Library of Australia.
113. News: Rugby League: Sydney Firsts 29 d Country Firsts 0 An 'Eadie' victory to City. . Canberra . 20 May 1979 . 15 May 2020 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
114. News: British Arrive - NSW Country loses in Cup. . Canberra . 24 May 1979 . 17 May 2020 . 26 . National Library of Australia.
115. News: Cronulla into Amco semis. . Canberra . 13 Jul 1979 . 17 May 2020 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
116. News: Monaro v NSW Country. . Canberra . 11 May 1980 . 17 May 2020 . 18 . National Library of Australia. Harrison. Ian.
117. News: Rugby League - Country runs over lacklustre Monaro. . Canberra . 12 May 1980 . 17 May 2020 . 14 . National Library of Australia. Harrison. Ian.
118. News: Yesterday's football scores. . Canberra . 12 May 1980 . 15 May 2020 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
119. News: City Wins League 55-2 Dorahy may mss rest of season. . Canberra . 18 May 1980 . 17 May 2020 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
120. News: Country not in Tooth hunt. . Canberra . 22 May 1980 . 17 May 2020 . 30 . National Library of Australia.
121. News: Rugby League - Balmain and Penrith keep Tooth Cup hopes alive. . Canberra . 3 Jul 1980 . 17 May 2020 . 26 . National Library of Australia.
122. News: Rugby League - Lively Monaro pushes Country all the way. . Canberra . 7 May 1981 . 17 May 2020 . 30 . National Library of Australia. Deayton. Danny.
123. News: Easts' five in City team. . Canberra . 11 May 1981 . 15 May 2020 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
124. News: Rugby League - City Firsts beat a depleted Country. . Canberra . 17 May 1981 . 17 May 2020 . 17 . National Library of Australia. Harrison. Ian.
125. News: Cut-off for Cup missed. . Canberra . 18 Jun 1981 . 28 May 2020 . 28 . National Library of Australia.
126. News: Rugby League - Country has simple plan to topple City 'giants'. . Canberra . 16 May 1981 . 15 May 2020 . 40 . National Library of Australia.
127. News: Rugby League - Sydney just too slick. . Canberra . 23 May 1982 . 15 May 2020 . 23 . National Library of Australia.
128. News: Rugby League - Sharks cruise to uninspiring win. . Canberra . 27 May 1982 . 28 May 2020 . 28 . National Library of Australia.
129. News: Rugby League -The Eels steamroll into the last four. . Canberra . 17 Jun 1982 . 28 May 2020 . 40 . National Library of Australia.
130. News: Sports results, details. . Canberra . 17 Jun 1982 . 28 May 2020 . 37 . National Library of Australia.
131. News: Sportsround. . Canberra . 16 May 1983 . 28 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
132. News: Rugby League. . Canberra . 16 May 1983 . 15 May 2020 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
133. News: Rugby League - Two Country men make State squad. . Canberra . 22 May 1983 . 15 May 2020 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
134. News: Rabbitohs out-fought and out-witted 12-20. . Canberra . 26 May 1983 . 28 May 2020 . 22 . National Library of Australia.
135. Web site: Combined Brisbane vs NSW Country KB Cup 1983. 4 Apr 2020. 1983. YouTube. NZ Rugby League. 15 May 2020.
136. News: Rugby League - Brisbane, 54-14. . Canberra . 21 Jun 1983 . 28 May 2020 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
137. News: Sports results, details. . Canberra . 14 May 1984 . 15 May 2020 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
138. News: Rugby League - City carves up Country. . Canberra . 20 May 1984 . 28 May 2020 . 27 . National Library of Australia.
139. News: Easts back in the Cup hunt after thrashing Country. . Canberra . 5 Jul 1984 . 28 May 2020 . 24 . National Library of Australia.
140. News: Rugby League - Sharks out of the doldrums. . Canberra . 11 Apr 1985 . 28 May 2020 . 26 . National Library of Australia.
141. News: Fearnley delighted with selectors' decisions. . Canberra . 13 May 1985 . 15 May 2020 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
142. News: Rugby League - Charging Grothe rescues City. . Canberra . 19 May 1985 . 28 May 2020 . 27 . National Library of Australia.
143. News: St George too classy - Dragons keep Country quite. . Canberra . 24 Apr 1986 . 28 May 2020 . 24 . National Library of Australia.
144. News: All the sports results and details. . Canberra . 12 May 1986 . 15 May 2020 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
145. News: Rugby League. . Canberra . 18 May 1986 . 28 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
146. News: Roosters rout Country. . Canberra . 30 Apr 1987 . 28 May 2020 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
147. News: Auckland mauls NSW Country. . Canberra . 11 May 1987 . 28 May 2020 . 23 . National Library of Australia.
148. News: Simmons sacked for Cochrane. . Canberra . 11 May 1987 . 28 May 2020 . 26 . National Library of Australia.
149. News: It Was Wurth Doing Well. . Canberra . 17 May 1987 . 28 May 2020 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
150. News: Balmain, North Sydney Lost To NSW Country, Western Suburbs - Top Sides Tumble. . Canberra . 21 Feb 1988 . 29 May 2020 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
151. News: Jacko, Backo may not play today. . Canberra . 26 Mar 1988 . 29 May 2020 . 40 . National Library of Australia.
152. News: Daley makes Origin team. . Canberra . 2 May 1988 . 29 May 2020 . 22 . National Library of Australia.
153. News: Brilliant Canberra connection Daley and Ferguson Fails to stop City might. . Canberra . 12 May 1988 . 29 May 2020 . 24 . National Library of Australia. Turner. Brad.
154. News: Sport results and details. . Canberra . 25 Jul 1988 . 29 May 2020 . 25 . National Library of Australia.
155. News: Operation Broncos begins against Country. . Canberra . 25 Feb 1989 . 29 May 2020 . 64 . National Library of Australia. Turner. Brad.
156. News: Raiders' rookie stars. . Canberra . 26 Feb 1989 . 29 May 2020 . 16 . National Library of Australia. Turner. Brad.
157. News: Few hard leads for Gibson's search. . Canberra . 14 May 1989 . 29 May 2020 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
158. News: Weekend teams. . Canberra . 25 Apr 1990 . 16 May 2020 . 28 . National Library of Australia.
159. News: Newcastle flyer stands out. . Canberra . 26 Apr 1990 . 29 May 2020 . 24 . National Library of Australia. Hannan. Bevan.
160. News: Raider's reject to make best of chance. . Canberra . 25 Apr 1991 . 16 May 2020 . 19 . National Library of Australia.
161. News: County coach lashes out at Fulton. . Canberra . 26 Apr 1991 . 29 May 2020 . 26 . National Library of Australia. Hepworth. Kevin.
162. News: Weekend Teams. . Canberra . 22 Apr 1992 . 16 May 2020 . 36 . National Library of Australia.
163. News: Country coach Fish calls for tackle talks. . Canberra . 16 Jun 1992 . 29 May 2020 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
164. News: British 'hunted heads, gouged'. . Canberra . 17 Jun 1992 . 29 May 2020 . 38 . National Library of Australia.
165. News: Weekend Teams. . Canberra . 1 Jul 1992 . 29 May 2020 . 38 . National Library of Australia.
166. News: National Results. . Canberra . 7 May 1994 . 29 May 2020 . 60 . National Library of Australia.
167. Statewide Scoreboard. Rugby League Week . 16/06/2004 . Sydney . Bauer Media Group . 48.
168. NSW & Qld Country Scores. Rugby League Week . 7/06/2006 . Sydney . Bauer Media Group . 49.
169. Time to Lift!. Rugby League Week . 28/06/2006 . Sydney . Bauer Media Group . Logue. Matt . 45.
170. Pure Spirit!. Rugby League Week . 25/07/2007 . Sydney . Bauer Media Group . Logue. Matt . 45.
171. Revenge is Oh So Sweet. Rugby League Week . 23/07/2009 . Sydney . Bauer Media Group . 45.
172. Blue Boys Make It Five on the Trot. Rugby League Week . 22/07/2009 . Sydney . Bauer Media Group . Logue. Matt . 42.
173. Scoreboard. Rugby League Week . 23/06/2010 . Sydney . Bauer Media Group . 46.
174. Web site: Seu Seu stars as NSW Country down South African Rhinos. Kerry. Craig. 19 Oct 2013. Newcastle Herald. 17 May 2020.
175. Web site: CRL name Country Firsts team for Fiji tour. 4 Jul 2015. Asia Pacific Rigby League. 15 May 2020.
176. Web site: NSW Country calls 'flying' lock to Perth. Newling. Geoff. 14 Jun 2016. Northern Daily Leader. 15 May 2020.
177. Web site: Forbes gun Mitch Andrews scores double in NSW Country's 60-point win over WA. McGrath. Nick. 18 Jul 2016. Forbes Advocate. 15 May 2020.
178. Web site: HIGHLIGHTS - Country U23's v Samoa. 14 Oct 2017. YouTube. Country Rugby League of NSW. 15 May 2020.
179. Web site: Scotland vs Country Rugby League Under 23s 2017. 21 Oct 2017. YouTube. Stadium Thirteen. 15 May 2020.
180. Web site: Country Under-23's v Australian Defence Force Highlights. 9 Oct 2018. YouTube. Country Rugby League of NSW. 15 May 2020.
181. Web site: Highlights: Country Under-23's v PNG Digicel Cup Representative Team. 15 Oct 2018. YouTube. Country Rugby League of NSW. 15 May 2020.
182. Web site: NSW Country Under-23's v North Island Championship Team Full Game. 9 Oct 2019. YouTube. Country Rugby League of NSW. 15 May 2020.
183. Web site: NSW Country Under-23's v Canterbury Bulls Full Game. 13 Oct 2019. YouTube. Country Rugby League of NSW. 15 May 2020.
184. Web site: Team List Tuesday - Country v City. 11 May 2021. NSWRL. 14 May 2021.
185. Web site: City men turn it on against Country . 16 May 2021. NSWRL. 17 May 2021 .
186. Web site: Men's Country complete clean sweep in thrilling contest. 15 May 2022. NSWRL. 15 May 2022.
187. News: City Beats The Blitz. . Canberra . 17 May 1987 . 28 May 2020 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
188. News: Shocks in City Origin selections. . Canberra . 8 May 1989 . 29 May 2020 . 26 . National Library of Australia.
189. News: City beats Country but Canberra's green-machine stars do little wrong. . Canberra . 26 Apr 1990 . 29 May 2020 . 24 . National Library of Australia. Turner. Brad.
190. News: City's giants wreak havoc with Country. . Canberra . 26 Apr 1991 . 29 May 2020 . 26 . National Library of Australia. Hepworth. Kevin.
191. Web site: City vs Country 1992. Channel 9. 13 Feb 2019. 1992. YouTube. NZ Rugby League Vids. 15 May 2020.
192. News: Daley takes the prize. . Canberra . 25 Apr 1992 . 29 May 2020 . 12 . National Library of Australia. Hepworth. Kevin.
193. News: More questions for the NSW selectors. . Canberra . 24 Apr 1993 . 29 May 2020 . 54 . National Library of Australia. Hepworth. Kevin.
194. News: Record six Raiders named in Country side. . Canberra . 2 May 1994 . 29 May 2020 . 28 . National Library of Australia. Hannan. Bevan.
195. News: Daley leads Country to a crushing 22-2 victory. . Canberra . 7 May 1994 . 29 May 2020 . 62 . National Library of Australia. Hannan. Bevan.
196. News: Canberra players notable by their absence in Country side. . Canberra . 1 May 1995 . 29 May 2020 . 28 . National Library of Australia.
197. News: Taylor sets up win in the wet for Sydney. . Canberra . 6 May 1995 . 29 May 2020 . 66 . National Library of Australia.
198. Web site: NRL 2010: City vs Country Highlights. Christian. Charles. 20 Jul 2014. 2010. YouTube. Love Footy. 15 May 2020.
199. Web site: City vs. Country Origin 2012 - Extended highlights. Channel 9. 25 Apr 2012. YouTube. 15 May 2020.
200. Web site: NSW Country vs NSW City Origin 2015. Channel 9. 5 May 2016. 2015. YouTube. Rugby League Footage. 15 May 2020.
201. Web site: Women's NSW City, Country squads named. 9 May 2017. NRL.com. 23 May 2020.
202. Web site: NSW Country name women's representative squad. 26 Apr 2019. NRL.com. 23 May 2020.
203. Web site: Harvey Norman Women's National Championships - Day 1 results. 1 Jun 2018. QRL. 23 May 2020.
204. Web site: Women's National Championship Day 2 results. 2 Jun 2018. QRL. 23 May 2020.
205. Web site: Final Day results - Women's National Championships. 3 Jun 2018. QRL. 23 May 2020.
206. Web site: Line-ups named for Women's National Championships. Newton. Alicia. 22 May 2019. QRL. 23 May 2020.
207. Web site: Day 1 results: Women's National Championships. Edwards. Colleen. 30 May 2019. QRL. 23 May 2020.
208. Web site: Day 3: City to square off with Country in all-NSW showdown. Newton. Alicia. 1 Jun 2019. NRL.com. 15 May 2020.
209. Web site: Day 4: NSW City crowned national champions. Newton. Alicia. 2 Jun 2019. QRL. 23 May 2020.
210. Web site: Studdon puts hand up for Origin recall as City beat Country. Newton. Alicia. 15 May 2021. NRL. 15 May 2021.
211. Web site: Johnston leads Country to victory in hard-fought battle. 14 May 2022. NSWRL. 14 May 2022.