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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 .
Coached by Tahnee Norris and captained by Ali Brigginshaw, the team is administered by the Queensland Rugby League. Until 2017, the team competed in the Women's Interstate Challenge before the game was rebranded as State of Origin in 2018. [2] From 1999 to 2015, the Maroons went on an unprecedented 17-year undefeated streak. [3]
The Blues team is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League and the Maroons by the Queensland Rugby League. The New South Wales team are sometimes referred to by the nickname "Cockroaches" and the Queensland team as "Cane Toads" [citation needed], due to names given to them by Barry Muir and Johnny Raper respectively. It was reinforced ...
There have been over 200 rugby league footballers who have played for Queensland in State of Origin since its inception in 1980. All players who have been selected to debut for the Queensland in State of Origin matches have been assigned a number by the Queensland Rugby League. [1] Arthur Beetson is first as he was the first captain. Players ...
In November 2008, O'Neill played for the Australian Institute of Sport rugby league team that toured France and the United Kingdom. [6] In 2009, he was selected for the Queensland under-18 team. He was a member of the Storm's S. G. Ball Cup team in early 2009, [ 3 ] before moving into their NYC team until 2010.
The 2019 State of Origin series was the 38th annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series, Queensland had won 21 times, NSW 14 times, with two series drawn.
The new Women's Super League marks the start of a new era for reigning champions Chelsea, with long-serving boss Emma Hayes having departed in summer to start a new adventure with the USA Women's ...
The 43-22 Maroons victory was the biggest since 1955 [10] and set the standing record for the most points scored by Queensland in an Origin match and also featured another record - the first time three tries were scored by a single player in an Origin match (by Blues' winger Chris Anderson). Another record was set a week later when Queensland ...