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The interest generated by the experimental state of origin matches of 1980 and 1981 and the potential for financial rewards were enough to convince the authorities to play all three games under the state of origin rules the following year. The State of Origin format is the only possible way to allow the interstate series to survive.
The 2023 State of Origin series was the 42nd annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series, Queensland had won 23 times, NSW 16 times, with two series drawn.
After Queensland had won the 1987 State of Origin series 2–1, a further game was played in Long Beach, California to showcase rugby league to the American public. On 15 July 2003 the Australian Rugby League announced that this game was to be classified as an "official match" and that the match would count towards the players' individual ...
The 2025 Women's State of Origin Series will be the eighth official Women's State of Origin rugby league series between New South Wales and Queensland. It will be the second time in Women's State of Origin history that it will be a three-game series. The first game is to be played at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on 1 May 2024. [1]
The first recorded call for 'state of origin' selection rules for interstate football was made in 1900. A journalist known as "The Cynic" writing for a rugby football periodical called The Referee, suggested that Stephen Spragg, who had moved to Queensland, should be able to play for his state of birth, New South Wales. [3]
The Women's State of Origin is an annual rugby league fixture between two Australian state representative women's sides, the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons. [ 1 ] First played in 1999 as the Women's Interstate Challenge , the game was rebranded as State of Origin for the 2018 season.
The 2020 State of Origin series was the 39th annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series, Queensland has won 21 times, NSW 15 times, with two series drawn.
Pages in category "Rugby League State of Origin" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.