2011 Legends of Origin charity match
The 2011 Legends of Origin charity match was a rugby league football game played on 27 January 2011 at Parramatta Stadium in Sydney. The match was organised by Mark Geyer in response to the 2010–11 Queensland floods. The match was contested between the New South Wales Origin Legends and the Queensland Origin Legends. The teams were made up of former State of Origin players. The match was won by Queensland with a final score of 20 to 16.
2011 Legends of Origin charity match
Mark Bradley Geyer is an Australian radio host and former
professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative second-rower, he is a rugby league media identity. Geyer's club career was played primarily with Penrith, with whom he won a premiership in 1991, as well as the Balmain Tigers and the Western Reds. He is the brother of fellow former professional rugby league footballer Matt Geyer.
Mark Geyer