State of Origin - by Augustine

State of Origin - by Augustine

State of Origin is one of the most popular rugby league game in Australia. Once a year, the two teams New South Wales and Queensland Maroons battle for the State of Origin shield.

The History of State of Origin

State of Origin is a game that the two biggest states Queensland and New South Wales. When they are picked to be in either these two teams, it depends if they play good and play in that state. The two teams battle. NSW against Maroons play 1 game. If one team wins that game, than they win the State Of Origin shield. Then, until 1982, the game turned out to have 3 games. The biggest crowd was in 2015. There were 91,513. During 1999 Queensland and NSW had their very first draw. The points were 10 - 10. The very first State of Origin game was in 1980.

NSW History From Beginning To The Present Time.

New South Wales State of Origin team colour is Blue. NSW Blues has won in 2018. Won twice but lost to Queensland in the last State of Origin game. NSW wales was the champions on that day but Queensland are the winners. During 1980’s NSW Blues lost the first game against Queensland Maroons. NSW Blues have won their first ever game in 2005. 

Queensland History From Beginning To The Present Time.

Queensland State of Origin team colour is Maroon. The 1980’s huge game was won by Queensland Maroons by 20 pts - 10 pts. 8 games they have won. The longest player ever to play State Of Origin was Darren Lockyer and Cameron Smith. They both played 36 matches. Queensland has the longest winning marks. Finally their longest win was from 2006 - 2013.

You can get some more facts on these websites:

https://www.nrl.com/draw/state-of-origin/2019/game-1/maroons-v-blues/ retrieved on 27th June 2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Origin_series retrieved on 27th June 2019

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/state-of-origin/match-centre/SOO20190101 retrieved on 27th June 2019.