NSW coach Laurie Daley has proven a man of his word, naming an unchanged starting side for the State of Origin decider, while the Blues’ perennial 18th man has been left out of the squad. SEE THE FULL BLUES SQUAD
The battle for the Maroons No.1 jersey has taken another stunning turn, as Dolphins star Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow blew the Rabbitohs away with four tries in his 100th NRL match.
Star fullbacks Reece Walsh and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow have gone head-to-head in a Super Saturday shootout, as the race to replace Kalyn Ponga for Origin III heats up. Who will win? VOTE in our poll.
Billy Slater faces a frantic search to find a replacement for the Origin decider after his star was ruled out with injury.
Queensland and NSW will do battle to kick of the 2025 State of Origin series. DOWNLOAD your 2025 Game One State of Origin sweep and get one over your mates.
It has been two years since Cameron Munster played for Queensland at Suncorp Stadium – and the Maroons five-eighth has earned an iconic comparison ahead of his return to The Cauldron.
Twenty-five years after NSW’s hand-grenade celebration, the key players from NSW and Queensland reveal how it changed the course of State of Origin history and the wild genesis of one of rugby league’s most infamous on-field incidents.
They may have being stoic during the Origin build-up, but Blues Spencer Leniu and Latrell Mitchell are ready to unleash in front of rabid Queensland crowd. And DEAN RITCHIE demands on behalf of NSW that they play with the intent to hurt.
Queensland aren’t strangers to outsider status – nor is their captain Daly Cherry-Evans. Now, facing a fresh wave of doubters, DCE has the chance to put one last cherry on top for the Maroons and inspire an underdog series win.
Canberra’s Hudson Young has brushed aside many setbacks in the past 12 months, including become a Blues outcast and his infamous Las Vegas hotel eviction. FATIMA KDOUH talks to the enforcer about turning it all around.
Spencer Leniu’s showdown with Queensland has taken an explosive turn, with the NSW camp reportedly fuming over a commentary around the Blues firebrand.
Some can’t go without mum’s spaghetti bolognese, one has to listen to the same pump-up tune and another leans on the advice of a UFC great. See the pre-game rituals and superstitions of every NSW Origin star.
The son and niece of one of Queensland’s greatest rugby league players Arthur Beetson have been invited into Maroons camp, giving the players an emotional address on how to win with their backs against the wall.
The Blues are using drone footage to try and identify who filmed their private training session in Brisbane as accusations of espionage mar the build-up to the State of Origin series.
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