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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 .
Nicknamed the "Maroons", after the colour of their jersey, the team compete in the annual Women's State of Origin game against arch-rivals New South Wales. Coached by Tahnee Norris and captained by Ali Brigginshaw , the team is administered by the Queensland Rugby League .
Record Player Detail When Youngest Player: Ben Ikin: 18 years, 83 days: Game 1, 1995 Oldest Player: Petero Civoniceva: 36 years, 53 days: Game 3, 2012 Most Consecutive Appearances
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 ...
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 ...
The 1992 State of Origin series saw the 11th time that the annual three-game series between the New South Wales and Queensland representative rugby league football teams was contested entirely under "state of origin" selection rules.
The 1980 State of Origin game was the first game between the Queensland Maroons and the New South Wales Blues rugby league teams to be played under "state of origin" selection rules. It was the third match of 1980s annual interstate series between the Blues and the Maroons, and was only allowed to go ahead because the first two matches (and the ...
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 ...