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City New South Wales rugby league team

December 02, 2023

The Sydney Rugby League team, known as the City Rugby League team, or Sydney Firsts, or Sydney Capitals, is a representative rugby league team. From 2021, the men's team is to consist of players selected from the New South Wales Rugby League Ron Massey Cup competition to play against a combined team selected from Country, New South Wales competitions. The women's team is selected on a region of origin basis from the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

City
Team information
Governing bodyNew South Wales Rugby League
Head coachBrad Fittler
CaptainPaul Gallen
Most caps12 – Joe Pearce
Top try-scorer11 – Brian Carlson
Top point-scorer91 – Michael Cronin
Team results
First game
City 29–8 Country
(10 June 1911)
First City vs Country Origin
City Origin 30–22 Country Origin
(16 May 1987)
Biggest win
City 55–2 Country (17 May 1980)
Biggest defeat
Country Origin 42–10 City Origin (8 June 2001)

The reorganisation in 2021 means the Sydney / City team is selected from a third-tier competition, as the Ron Massey Cup sits below the first-tier National Rugby League and the second-tier New South Wales Cup. Previously, the Sydney / City team was selected from the first-tier competition. The first match by a Sydney Metropolitan team was held in 1909 against New Zealand. The first match against a Country representative team was held in 1911. Matches by Sydney against international touring teams continued until the 1970s. Annual matches by City against Country were played in most years until 1993. A City vs Country Origin match was introduced in 1987 and this ran until 2017, with a three season hiatus in the years 1998 to 2000.

History edit

The New South Wales City team first competed against New South Wales Country on 10 June 1911 which City won 2–8. The first time the match was made an annual event began in 1928 with NSW Country defeating City 35–34.

A Sydney team was assembled for the 1953 American All Stars tour of Australia and New Zealand. The first City V Country origin match occurred on 16 May 1987 with City running out winners 30–22.

In 2016, it was announced by the NRL that the City V Country fixture was to be scrapped beyond the 2017 season. The reasons behind the decision were to clubs pulling their players out of the match and others cited player drain as a reason for the fixture to be culled. There was also a sentiment that the fixture had gone from being a genuine audition match for a potential New South Wales origin jersey to being a regular game as most of the New South Wales side had already been picked prior to the match starting.[1]

On 14 May 2017, the final City v Country fixture was played with NSW City defeating Country 20–8.[2][3]

Overall, New South Wales City were much more successful than New South Wales Country winning a total of 68 games in the annual fixture as opposed to Country's 22 wins with City winning each year from 1976 to 1991.

Location edit

Any players whose junior football was played for a club within the greater area of Sydney city is deemed eligible to play for the City RL. Meanwhile, anyone from outside the Sydney area can be considered for selection for Country RL Team.

Men's City v Country Match edit

2022 Squad edit

The City squad for the 2022 Open Age Men's match against Country. The team is coached by Brett Cook.[4]

J# Position Player Ron Massey Cup Club
1 Five-eighth Clayton Faulalo   Wentworthville Magpies
2 Wing Eparama Navale   Mounties
3 Centre, Five-eighth Eli Roberts   Hills District Bulls
4 Centre Raymond Lesoa   St Marys Saints
5 Wing Edward Aiono   St Marys Saints
6 Five-eighth, Halfback Keiran Hayman   Hills District Bulls
7 Halfback Jesse Marschke   Hills District Bulls
8 Prop Antonio Pelesasa   St Marys Saints
9 Hooker Brad Keighran   Hills District Bulls
10 Prop Niko Apelu   Wentworthville Magpies
11 Second-row Steven Tavita   Hills District Bulls
12 Second-row Patrick Hollis   St Marys Saints
13 Lock Denzal Tonise   Hills District Bulls
14 interchange, Hooker Jarrod Brackenhofer   St Marys Saints
15 interchange, Second-row Joe Vaegaau   St Marys Saints
16 interchange, Second-row Cleveland McGhie   Ryde-Eastwood Hawks
17 interchange, Prop D'rhys Miller   Western Suburbs Magpies
18 interchange, Lock Lopeti Mafi   Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles

Note: Eli Levido, Manaia Rudolph, Caleb Uele (all Glebe) and Semisi Kioa (Mounties) were named in the selected squad but are not named in the programme.

Women's City vs Country Match edit

City v Country Women's matches were occasionally played prior to the re-introduction of a stand-alone match in 2017. 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 edit

The following players were selected in the City Origin Women's team to play on 14 May 2022 at 4 Pines Park.[4] The team was coached by Darrin Borthwick.

J# Player 2022 State Club Position(s) City NRLW 2021 State Interstate Tests All
Stars
Dbt S M T G Pts Dbt S M T G Pts 2018 2019 2020 2021
1 Jaime Chapman   Tweed Heads Fullback — 1 1 0 0 0 2020 2 9 3 0 12 — —   3m   6m 3t   4m 1t — —   2m 2t
2 Taina Naividi   Mounties Wing 2021 2 2 0 0 0 2021 1 5 0 0 0 — — —   5m   10m 9t — — —
3 Mareva Swann   Mounties Centre — 1 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —   8m 6t — — —
4 Andie Robinson   Cronulla Centre — 1 1 1 0 4 — 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —   9m 4t — — —
5 Leianne Fiaoo   Cronulla Centre, Wing — 1 1 0 0 0 2021 1 7 2 0 8 — — —   7m 2t   11m 11t —   1m 1t —
6 Emily Curtain   Wests Tigers Five-eighth — 1 1 0 0 0 2021 1 3 1 0 4 — — —   3m 1t   10m 6t 32g — — —
7 Maddie Studdon   Cronulla Halfback 2018 4 8 2 14 36 2018 4 13 1 15 35   2m   4m 8g   2m   5m 1t 7g   9m 3t 45g   7m 1t 7g   6m 1t 13g   3m 2g
8 Filomina Hanisi   Mounties Prop 2020 2 2 0 0 0 2020 2 9 0 0 0 — —   4m   5m   9m   2m 1t — —
9 Renee Targett   North Sydney Hooker 2021 2 2 0 0 0 2021 1 6 0 0 0 — — —   6m   10m — — —
10 Tommaya Kelly-Sines   Mounties Prop 2021 2 2 0 0 0 2021 1 4 0 0 0 — — —   4m   7m 2t — —   2m 1t
11 Shaylee Bent   Wynnum Manly Second-row 2019 1 3 1 0 4 2019 3 13 2 0 8 —   4m 1t   2m   7m 1t   6m   1m —   4m
12 Talei Holmes   Cronulla Second-row 2020 2 2 0 0 0 2020 2 7 0 0 0 — —   3m   4m   11m 13t —   1m —
13 Kennedy Cherrington   Cronulla Lock 2020 2 2 0 0 0 2020 2 9 0 0 0 — —   4m   5m   10m 3t   1m —   2m
14 Shirley Mailangi   South Sydney interchange, Hooker 2021 2 2 0 0 0 2021 1 5 0 0 0 — — —   5m   11m 4t 1g — — —
15 Fatafehi Hanisi   Mounties interchange, Prop — 1 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —   2m — — —
16 Christian Pio   Wests Tigers interchange, Prop 2021 2 2 0 0 0 2021 1 4 2 0 8 — — —   4m 2t   10m 2t — — —
17 Brooke Anderson   Cronulla interchange — 1 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — —
18 Tayla Preston   Wests Tigers Five-eighth — 1 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —   6m 2t 6g — — —
19 Rima Pirini Butler   Wentworthville interchange, Prop — 1 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —   9m 3t — — —
— Jocephy Daniels   Mounties Centre 2021 1 1 2 0 8 2021 1 3 0 0 0 — — —   3m   10m 12t — —   1m
— Aliti Namoce Sagano   North Sydney Second-row, Prop 2019 2 3 0 0 0 2019 2 7 0 0 0 —   3m —   4m   6m 3t — — —

Match Details edit

14 May 2017
  City Origin 20 – 8 Country Origin  
15 May 2021
2:35 PM
  City Origin 40 – 16 Country Origin  
Tries: 9
Jessica Sergis 3
Shanice Parker 2
Jocephy Daniels 2
Tiana Penitani
Corban Baxter
Goals: 2
Maddie Studdon 2 		Report[5]
 Tries: 3
Jocelyn Kelleher
Tayla Predebon
Rachael Pearson
Goals: 2
Rachael Pearson 2
Bankwest Stadium,
Parramatta, New South Wales
Referee: Cameron Turner
Player of the Match: Jessica Sergis

2017 final City vs Country Origin Match edit

Main article: City vs Country Origin

Squad edit

City NSW rugby league team
2017 squad Coaching staff

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)



Match Details edit

7 May 2017
4:00pm (AEST)
  Country Origin 10 – 20 City Origin  
Tries:
Anthony Don (36') 1
Adam Elliott (58') 1
Goals:
Michael Gordon 1/2
(38') 		[6]
 Tries:
1 (10') David Gower
1 (49') James Tamou
1 (80') Bryce Cartwright
Goals:
3/3 Clint Gutherson
(12', 40' pen, 51')
1/1 Paul Gallen
(80')
Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium,
Mudgee, New South Wales
Attendance: 8,322
Referee: Ashley Klein, Alan Shortall
Player of the Match:   James Tamou

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "NRL 2015: How will the City v Country fixture be remembered?". Fox Sports.
  2. ^ "City v Country Origin: Full-strength line-ups if it were a genuine NSW Origin trial". Fox Sports. May 2017.
  3. ^ "NRL scraps City v Country fixture, last edition to be played in Mudgee in 2017". ABC News. 20 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Country and City squads announced for rep weekend". NSWRL. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  5. ^ Newton, Alicia (15 May 2021). "Studdon puts hand up for Origin recall as City beat Country". NRL. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. ^ https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/city-vs-country-2017/nsw-country-vs-nsw-city.html[dead link]

External links edit

  • Official website

December 02, 2023
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The Sydney Rugby League team known as the City Rugby League team or Sydney Firsts or Sydney Capitals is a representative rugby league team From 2021 the men s team is to consist of players selected from the New South Wales Rugby League Ron Massey Cup competition to play against a combined team selected from Country New South Wales competitions The women s team is selected on a region of origin basis from the NSWRL Women s Premiership CityTeam informationGoverning bodyNew South Wales Rugby LeagueHead coachBrad FittlerCaptainPaul GallenMost caps12 Joe PearceTop try scorer11 Brian CarlsonTop point scorer91 Michael CroninTeam resultsFirst gameCity 29 8 Country 10 June 1911 First City vs Country OriginCity Origin 30 22 Country Origin 16 May 1987 Biggest winCity 55 2 Country 17 May 1980 Biggest defeatCountry Origin 42 10 City Origin 8 June 2001 The reorganisation in 2021 means the Sydney City team is selected from a third tier competition as the Ron Massey Cup sits below the first tier National Rugby League and the second tier New South Wales Cup Previously the Sydney City team was selected from the first tier competition The first match by a Sydney Metropolitan team was held in 1909 against New Zealand The first match against a Country representative team was held in 1911 Matches by Sydney against international touring teams continued until the 1970s Annual matches by City against Country were played in most years until 1993 A City vs Country Origin match was introduced in 1987 and this ran until 2017 with a three season hiatus in the years 1998 to 2000 Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 Men s City v Country Match 3 1 2022 Squad 4 Women s City vs Country Match 4 1 2022 Squad 4 2 Match Details 5 2017 final City vs Country Origin Match 5 1 Squad 5 2 Match Details 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe New South Wales City team first competed against New South Wales Country on 10 June 1911 which City won 2 8 The first time the match was made an annual event began in 1928 with NSW Country defeating City 35 34 A Sydney team was assembled for the 1953 American All Stars tour of Australia and New Zealand The first City V Country origin match occurred on 16 May 1987 with City running out winners 30 22 In 2016 it was announced by the NRL that the City V Country fixture was to be scrapped beyond the 2017 season The reasons behind the decision were to clubs pulling their players out of the match and others cited player drain as a reason for the fixture to be culled There was also a sentiment that the fixture had gone from being a genuine audition match for a potential New South Wales origin jersey to being a regular game as most of the New South Wales side had already been picked prior to the match starting 1 On 14 May 2017 the final City v Country fixture was played with NSW City defeating Country 20 8 2 3 Overall New South Wales City were much more successful than New South Wales Country winning a total of 68 games in the annual fixture as opposed to Country s 22 wins with City winning each year from 1976 to 1991 Location editAny players whose junior football was played for a club within the greater area of Sydney city is deemed eligible to play for the City RL Meanwhile anyone from outside the Sydney area can be considered for selection for Country RL Team Men s City v Country Match edit2022 Squad edit The City squad for the 2022 Open Age Men s match against Country The team is coached by Brett Cook 4 J Position Player Ron Massey Cup Club1 Five eighth Clayton Faulalo nbsp Wentworthville Magpies2 Wing Eparama Navale nbsp Mounties3 Centre Five eighth Eli Roberts nbsp Hills District Bulls4 Centre Raymond Lesoa nbsp St Marys Saints5 Wing Edward Aiono nbsp St Marys Saints6 Five eighth Halfback Keiran Hayman nbsp Hills District Bulls7 Halfback Jesse Marschke nbsp Hills District Bulls8 Prop Antonio Pelesasa nbsp St Marys Saints9 Hooker Brad Keighran nbsp Hills District Bulls10 Prop Niko Apelu nbsp Wentworthville Magpies11 Second row Steven Tavita nbsp Hills District Bulls12 Second row Patrick Hollis nbsp St Marys Saints13 Lock Denzal Tonise nbsp Hills District Bulls14 interchange Hooker Jarrod Brackenhofer nbsp St Marys Saints15 interchange Second row Joe Vaegaau nbsp St Marys Saints16 interchange Second row Cleveland McGhie nbsp Ryde Eastwood Hawks17 interchange Prop D rhys Miller nbsp Western Suburbs Magpies18 interchange Lock Lopeti Mafi nbsp Blacktown Workers Sea EaglesNote Eli Levido Manaia Rudolph Caleb Uele all Glebe and Semisi Kioa Mounties were named in the selected squad but are not named in the programme Women s City vs Country Match editCity v Country Women s matches were occasionally played prior to the re introduction of a stand alone match in 2017 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 edit The following players were selected in the City Origin Women s team to play on 14 May 2022 at 4 Pines Park 4 The team was coached by Darrin Borthwick J Player 2022 State Club Position s City NRLW 2021 State Interstate Tests All StarsDbt S M T G Pts Dbt S M T G Pts 2018 2019 2020 20211 Jaime Chapman nbsp Tweed Heads Fullback 1 1 0 0 0 2020 2 9 3 0 12 nbsp 3m nbsp 6m 3t nbsp 4m 1t nbsp 2m 2t2 Taina Naividi nbsp Mounties Wing 2021 2 2 0 0 0 2021 1 5 0 0 0 nbsp 5m nbsp 10m 9t 3 Mareva Swann nbsp Mounties Centre 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp 8m 6t 4 Andie Robinson nbsp Cronulla Centre 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp 9m 4t 5 Leianne Fiaoo nbsp Cronulla Centre Wing 1 1 0 0 0 2021 1 7 2 0 8 nbsp 7m 2t nbsp 11m 11t nbsp 1m 1t 6 Emily Curtain nbsp Wests Tigers Five eighth 1 1 0 0 0 2021 1 3 1 0 4 nbsp 3m 1t nbsp 10m 6t 32g 7 Maddie Studdon nbsp Cronulla Halfback 2018 4 8 2 14 36 2018 4 13 1 15 35 nbsp 2m nbsp 4m 8g nbsp 2m nbsp 5m 1t 7g nbsp 9m 3t 45g nbsp 7m 1t 7g nbsp 6m 1t 13g nbsp 3m 2g8 Filomina Hanisi nbsp Mounties Prop 2020 2 2 0 0 0 2020 2 9 0 0 0 nbsp 4m nbsp 5m nbsp 9m nbsp 2m 1t 9 Renee Targett nbsp North Sydney Hooker 2021 2 2 0 0 0 2021 1 6 0 0 0 nbsp 6m nbsp 10m 10 Tommaya Kelly Sines nbsp Mounties Prop 2021 2 2 0 0 0 2021 1 4 0 0 0 nbsp 4m nbsp 7m 2t nbsp 2m 1t11 Shaylee Bent nbsp Wynnum Manly Second row 2019 1 3 1 0 4 2019 3 13 2 0 8 nbsp 4m 1t nbsp 2m nbsp 7m 1t nbsp 6m nbsp 1m nbsp 4m12 Talei Holmes nbsp Cronulla Second row 2020 2 2 0 0 0 2020 2 7 0 0 0 nbsp 3m nbsp 4m nbsp 11m 13t nbsp 1m 13 Kennedy Cherrington nbsp Cronulla Lock 2020 2 2 0 0 0 2020 2 9 0 0 0 nbsp 4m nbsp 5m nbsp 10m 3t nbsp 1m nbsp 2m14 Shirley Mailangi nbsp South Sydney interchange Hooker 2021 2 2 0 0 0 2021 1 5 0 0 0 nbsp 5m nbsp 11m 4t 1g 15 Fatafehi Hanisi nbsp Mounties interchange Prop 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp 2m 16 Christian Pio nbsp Wests Tigers interchange Prop 2021 2 2 0 0 0 2021 1 4 2 0 8 nbsp 4m 2t nbsp 10m 2t 17 Brooke Anderson nbsp Cronulla interchange 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Tayla Preston nbsp Wests Tigers Five eighth 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp 6m 2t 6g 19 Rima Pirini Butler nbsp Wentworthville interchange Prop 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp 9m 3t Jocephy Daniels nbsp Mounties Centre 2021 1 1 2 0 8 2021 1 3 0 0 0 nbsp 3m nbsp 10m 12t nbsp 1m Aliti Namoce Sagano nbsp North Sydney Second row Prop 2019 2 3 0 0 0 2019 2 7 0 0 0 nbsp 3m nbsp 4m nbsp 6m 3t Match Details edit 14 May 2017 nbsp City Origin 20 8 Country Origin nbsp North Sydney Oval North Sydney New South Wales 15 May 20212 35 PM nbsp City Origin 40 16 Country Origin nbsp Tries 9 Jessica Sergis 3 Shanice Parker 2 Jocephy Daniels 2 Tiana Penitani Corban Baxter Goals 2 Maddie Studdon 2 Report 5 Tries 3 Jocelyn Kelleher Tayla Predebon Rachael Pearson Goals 2 Rachael Pearson 2Bankwest Stadium Parramatta New South WalesReferee Cameron Turner Player of the Match Jessica Sergis2017 final City vs Country Origin Match editMain article City vs Country Origin Squad edit City NSW rugby league team 2017 squad Coaching staff 1 nbsp Matt Moylan FB 2 nbsp Clint Gutherson WG 3 nbsp Nathan Ross CE 4 nbsp Tyrone Peachey CE 5 nbsp Josh Addo Carr WG 6 nbsp Bryce Cartwright FE 7 nbsp Chad Townsend HB 8 nbsp James Tamou PR 9 nbsp Cameron McInnes HK 10 nbsp Paul Gallen c PR 11 nbsp Curtis Sironen SR 12 nbsp David Gower SR 13 nbsp Hame Sele LK 14 nbsp Joseph Paulo PR 15 nbsp Nathan Cleary HB 16 nbsp Pauli Pauli SR 17 nbsp Jake Marketo SR Head coach Brad Fittler Legend c Captain s vc Vice captain s Match Details edit 7 May 20174 00pm AEST nbsp Country Origin 10 20 City Origin nbsp Tries Anthony Don 36 1Adam Elliott 58 1Goals Michael Gordon 1 2 38 6 Tries 1 10 David Gower1 49 James Tamou1 80 Bryce CartwrightGoals 3 3 Clint Gutherson 12 40 pen 51 1 1 Paul Gallen 80 Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium Mudgee New South WalesAttendance 8 322Referee Ashley Klein Alan ShortallPlayer of the Match nbsp James TamouSee also edit nbsp Sports portal nbsp New South Wales portalList of New South Wales City Origin rugby league team players Brisbane rugby league team Newcastle rugby league team Country New South Wales rugby league teamReferences edit NRL 2015 How will the City v Country fixture be remembered Fox Sports City v Country Origin Full strength line ups if it were a genuine NSW Origin trial Fox Sports May 2017 NRL scraps City v Country fixture last edition to be played in Mudgee in 2017 ABC News 20 November 2016 a b Country and City squads announced for rep weekend NSWRL 4 May 2022 Retrieved 4 May 2022 Newton Alicia 15 May 2021 Studdon puts hand up for Origin recall as City beat Country NRL Retrieved 15 May 2021 https www rugbyleagueproject org matches city vs country 2017 nsw country vs nsw city html dead link External links editOfficial website City vs Country History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title City New South Wales rugby league team amp oldid 1181023927, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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