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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 07: Brumbies players celebrate after winning the Super Rugby Pacific Qualifying Final match between Brumbies and Hurricanes at GIO Stadium, on June 07, 2025, in Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images)

Why the Brumbies have been dudded by new Super Rugby playoffs system

The Brumbies won a hard-fought qualifying final on Saturday. Their reward? Travelling to New Zealand for a semi-final at the home ground of a team who lost.

  • Iain Payten

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Michael Maguire is steering into the advantage star front-rower Payne Haas offers up front.

Blues duo under injury cloud as Canterbury veterans earn Origin call-ups

NSW coach Laurie Daley has named his Origin I squad amid drama around star front-rower Payne Haas and centre Stephen Crichton.

  • Michael Chammas and Dan Walsh
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The Maroons suffered a Blues ambush. These players hope to teach them a lesson

Before the State of Origin furnace is ignited, changes are needed if the shield is to return north of the border.

  • Nick Wright
A devastated 11-year-old Carter McPherson on the train home from Suncorp Stadium.

‘Carter is in tears’: Origin fans turned away from Suncorp Stadium, blame ticket hack

Nicola Healey was turned away at the gates of Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night with her young son, and now believes her Ticketek account has been hacked.

  • Marissa Calligeros
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 17: Reece Walsh of the Maroons reacts during game three of the 2024 Men’s State of Origin series between Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues at Suncorp Stadium on July 17, 2024 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Huge trio’s loss laid bare: Four things learned from end of Maroons’ reign

For all the bravery Queensland displayed, ultimately something had to give. It makes you wonder, how much of a difference would their injured trio have made?

  • Nick Wright
Blues coach Michael Maguire.

‘I was scared of him’: The intensity of the Blues under Maguire

Michael Maguire’s reputation for intensity had intimidated some Blues players, but in the Origin arena, it’s exactly what NSW need to succeed.

  • Billie Eder
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Blues brothers: Christian Crichton with younger sibling Stephen.

Blues brothers: Crichton siblings face off as NSW pumps up the volume

Stephen and Christian Crichton, despite both enjoying NRL stints at Penrith and Canterbury, had never played with or against each other. That changed on Thursday.

  • Adrian Proszenko
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Giants, ‘demons’ and Latrell: Three burning questions Maroons must answer

A third-straight series triumph is within their grasp, but the Queensland Maroons face several burning questions that need answering.

  • Nick Wright
Latrell Mitchell.

Latrell Mitchell wins NSW spot, Sharks pair axed

The Rabbitohs’ star will play his first game for the Blues since 2021, while Nicho Hynes has lost his halfback spot as Michael Maguire rings the changes for game two.

  • Adam Pengilly and Michael Chammas
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow put on a clinic for the Maroons.

Hammer silences debate: Four things learned from Maroons’ triumph

The Maroons have clinched an early lead in the series, with one man silencing suggestions of a move and debate sure to rage over an ugly hit.

  • Nick Wright

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