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Country
Team information
Governing bodyCountry Rugby League
Head coachCraig Fitzgibbon
CaptainMitchell Aubusson
Most caps9 – Jack Kingston
Top try-scorer6 – Brian Carlson
Top point-scorer29 – Eric Weissel
Team results
First game
City 29–8 Country
(10 June 1911)
First City vs Country Origin
City Origin 30–22 Country Origin
(1987)
Biggest win
Country Origin 42–10 City Origin (2001)
Biggest defeat
City 55–2 Country (1980)

The Country New South Wales rugby league team was a representative rugby league football team that consisted of professional players who originated from clubs of the Country Rugby League, one of two federations in the state of New South Wales. Country annually played 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.

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":[1]

No. Position Player

1 Clive Churchill – FB 2 Brian Carlson – WG 3 Michael Cronin – CE 4 Graeme Langlands – CE 5 Eddie Lumsden – WG 6 Bob Fulton – FE 7 Andrew Johns – HB 8 Steve Roach – PR 9 Ian Walsh – HK

No. Position Player

10 Glenn Lazarus – PR 11 Herb Narvo – SR 12 Bradley Clyde – SR 13 Wally Prigg – LK

Kit suppliers and sponsors

Period Manufacturers Sponsors
1999– Classic Sportswear Victoria Bitter

2017 Country NSW squad

Main article: City vs Country Origin
Country NSW rugby league team
2017 squad Coaching staff

Head coach


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



2017 Women's Country NSW squad

Main article: City vs Country Origin

The Women's City vs Country Origin is the Women's rugby league version of the game and has been running since 2017.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ abc.net.au (1 May 2008). "Three Immortals in best Country side". ABC News. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  2. ^ http://www.nrl.com/womens-nsw-city-country-squads-named/tabid/10874/newsid/106564/default.aspx
  3. ^ http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/04/28/team_announcement_wo.html

External links

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