State of Origin series
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The State of Origin series is an annual best-of-three rugby league series between two Australian state representative sides, the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons.
The first State of Origin shield, depicting Queensland's Wally Lewis and New South Wales' Brett Kenny.
The first of the 2018 games, played at Melbourne Cricket Ground
2021 State of Origin Game 1 Queensland Country Bank Stadium Performing the Australian National Anthem
Queensland Country Bank Stadium for State of Origin Game 1 2021 in Townsville
Stadium Australia
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Stadium Australia is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney. The stadium is primarily used for rugby league as the home ground of the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Canterbur
State of Origin series
…The series was played on consecutive Wednesday nights in November (4th, 11th, and 18th), with the venues for the fixtures designated as: Adelaide Oval, ANZ Stadium and Suncorp Stadium. Former New South Wales captain Paul Gallen and Daily Telegraph journalist Dean Ritchie notably described the Queensland team as…
The stadium during the 2022 NRL Grand Final
A rugby league match was the stadium's first event, and has since become the venue's predominant sport, hosting the annual NRL Grand Final since the 1999 match (pictured).
During the 2000 Summer Olympics, the stadium primarily hosted track and field athletics events.
The main entrance to the stadium