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 (NSW) and the Queensland Maroons. Referred to as "Australian sport's greatest rivalry", the State of Origin series is one of Australia's premier sporting events, attracting huge television audiences and usually selling out the stadiums in which the games are played. It is regularly described as the pinnacle of rugby league, inclusive of comparisons with international competitions. Unlike any other football or sporting contests and competitions in the world, the two rival State of Origin teams only come into existence each year to meet each other. Players are selected to represent the Australian state in which they played their first senior rugby league game (either high school or local senior club). Before 1980 players were only selected for interstate matches based on where they were playing their club football at the time. Queensland was...

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