Queensland rugby league team

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The Queensland rugby league team represents the Australian state of Queensland in rugby league football. Nicknamed the Maroons after the colour of their jersey, they play three times a year against arch-rivals New South Wales in the State of Origin series. The team was most recently coached by Billy Slater and captained by Cameron Munster, and is administered by the Queensland Rugby League. They play all of their home matches at Brisbane's Lang Park (known due to naming rights as Suncorp Stadium). Since 1908, a rugby league team representing Queensland has been assembled from players based in the state to compete annually against New South Wales. The team used to play matches against other high-profile foreign and domestic touring teams, but has not played anyone other than New South Wales in several decades. From 1980 onwards, when Queensland was first allowed to select players of local origin even if they were currently at clubs outside its borders, the team's success rate against New...

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