City New South Wales rugby league team

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City
Team information
Governing body New South Wales Rugby League
Head coach Brad Fittler
Captain Paul Gallen
Most caps 12Joe Pearce
Top try-scorer11Brian Carlson
Top point-scorer91Michael Cronin
Team results
First game
City colours.svg City 29–8 Country Country colours.svg
(10 June 1911)
First City vs Country Origin
City colours.svg City Origin 30–22 Country Origin Country colours.svg
(16 May 1987)
Biggest win
City colours.svg City 55–2 Country Country colours.svg (17 May 1980)
Biggest defeat
Country colours.svg Country Origin 42–10 City Origin City colours.svg (8 June 2001)

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.

Contents

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 1998 to 2000.

History

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

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

2022 Squad

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

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

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

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#Player2022 State ClubPosition(s)CityNRLW2021 StateInterstateTestsAll
Stars
DbtSMTGPtsDbtSMTGPts2018201920202021
1 Jaime Chapman Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Fullback 110002020293012 St. George Illawarra colours.svg 3m St. George Illawarra colours.svg 6m 3t Western Suburbs colours.svg 4m 1t Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg 2m 2t
2Taina Naividi Wellington colours.svg Mounties Wing 202122000202115000 Parramatta colours.svg 5m Wellington colours.svg 10m 9t
3Mareva Swann Wellington colours.svg Mounties Centre 1100000000 Wellington colours.svg 8m 6t
4Andie Robinson Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Centre 1110400000 Cronulla colours.svg 9m 4t
5Leianne Fiaoo Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Centre , Wing 11000202117208 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 7m 2t Cronulla colours.svg 11m 11t Canterbury colours.svg 1m 1t
6Emily Curtain Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Five-eighth 11000202113104 Parramatta colours.svg 3m 1t Wests Tigers colours.svg 10m 6t 32g
7 Maddie Studdon Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Halfback 20184821436201841311535 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 2m St. George Illawarra colours.svg 4m 8g St. George Illawarra colours.svg 2m Parramatta colours.svg 5m 1t 7g Cronulla colours.svg 9m 3t 45g New South Wales colours.svg 7m 1t 7g Australian colours.svg 6m 1t 13g Queanbeyan United Colours.png 3m 2g
8 Filomina Hanisi Wellington colours.svg Mounties Prop 202022000202029000 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 4m Parramatta colours.svg 5m Wellington colours.svg 9m New South Wales colours.svg 2m 1t
9Renee Targett North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Hooker 202122000202116000 St. George Illawarra colours.svg 6m North Sydney colours.svg 10m
10Tommaya Kelly-Sines Wellington colours.svg Mounties Prop 202122000202114000 Parramatta colours.svg 4m Wellington colours.svg 7m 2t Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg 2m 1t
11 Shaylee Bent Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Second-row 2019131042019313208 St. George Illawarra colours.svg 4m 1t St. George Illawarra colours.svg 2m St. George Illawarra colours.svg 7m 1t Western Suburbs colours.svg 6m New South Wales colours.svg 1m Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg 4m
12 Talei Holmes Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Second-row 202022000202027000 St. George Illawarra colours.svg 3m St. George Illawarra colours.svg 4m Cronulla colours.svg 11m 13t Fijibaticolours.PNG 1m
13 Kennedy Cherrington Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Lock 202022000202029000 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 4m Parramatta colours.svg 5m Cronulla colours.svg 10m 3t New South Wales colours.svg 1mTino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg 2m
14Shirley Mailangi South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney interchange , Hooker 202122000202115000 Parramatta colours.svg 5m South Sydney colours.svg 11m 4t 1g
15Fatafehi Hanisi Wellington colours.svg Mounties interchange , Prop 1100000000 Wellington colours.svg 2m
16Christian Pio Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers interchange , Prop 202122000202114208 Parramatta colours.svg 4m 2t Ireland colours.svg 10m 2t
17Brooke Anderson Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla interchange 1100000000
18Tayla Preston Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Five-eighth 1100000000 Cronulla colours.svg 6m 2t 6g
19Rima Pirini Butler Hullcolours.svg Wentworthville interchange , Prop 1100000000 Hullcolours.svg 9m 3t
Jocephy Daniels Wellington colours.svg Mounties Centre 202111208202113000 Parramatta colours.svg 3m Wellington colours.svg 10m 12tTino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg 1m
Aliti Namoce Sagano North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Second-row , Prop 201923000201927000 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 3m St. George Illawarra colours.svg 4m North Sydney colours.svg 6m 3t

Match Details

14 May 2017
City colours.svg City Origin20 – 8 Country Origin Country colours.svg
15 May 2021
2:35 PM
City colours.svg City Origin40 – 16 Country Origin Country colours.svg
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

Squad

City NSW rugby league team
2017 squadCoaching staff

Head coach



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


Match Details

7 May 2017
4:00pm (AEST)
Country colours.svg Country Origin 10 – 20City Origin City colours.svg
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: City colours.svg James Tamou

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