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Changes to Maroons squad ahead of Origin decider

The Queensland Maroons are making some changes for State of Origin Game III tomorrow night. Harry Grant who is the Rugby League Players Association Rookie of the year, is one of three changes to the Maroons' line-u

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Semi Turaga 1 min read
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Cleary stars as Blues hammer the Maroons 34-10

New South Wales Blues halfback Nathan Cleary produced a man of the match performance as they beat the Queensland Maroons 34-10 in game 2 of the State of Origin Series. He tallied a line break and line-break assist

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Naveel Krishant 1 min read
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Cleary and Cody to shine if given half a chance – Cook

New South Wales Blues hooker Damien Cook says the onus is on the Blues forward pack to allow new halves combination Cody Walker and Nathan Cleary to flourish in the must-win clash tonight. Cook told NRL.com that he

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Naveel Krishant 1 min read
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Origin set for mid-year return as NRL gets 'back to normal'

Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V'landys says the potential return of large State of Origin crowds in 2021 would mean the series shifts back to its regular midseason slot. This year's interstate

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Naveel Krishant 1 min read
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Major setback for Queensland

Queensland Maroons fullback AJ Brimson is out of the rest of the State of Origin series after suffering a leg injury in their 18-14 win over the New South Wales Blues on Wednesday night. Brimson who was making his

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Naveel Krishant 1 min read
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Queensland edges NSW 18-14 in Origin thriller

An inexperienced Queensland Maroons team edged New South Wales Blues 18-14 in Game 1 of the State of Origin Series last night. Debutants Xavier Coates and Aj Brimson and Cameron Munster scored for Queensland as the

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Naveel Krishant 1 min read
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Can the Queensland Maroons muscle up to the Blues?

Maroons coach Wayne Bennett has hit back at critics of his injury-plagued squad, which has been labelled as Queensland’s worst State of Origin team in 25 years. Bennett says Queensland’s new-look team will musc

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Semi Turaga 1 min read
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Can the NSW Blues make it three in a row?

For the first time today in State of Origin's 40-year history, the interstate series will take place at the end of the season. In another series first, Adelaide will host a match for the first time, with the player

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Semi Turaga 1 min read
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Saifiti eager to lead inexperienced Blues engine room

NSW prop Daniel Saifiti believes an increase in ruck speed will make up for the experience lost upfront as NSW prepares to field one of its youngest crops of forwards in State of Origin history. NRL.com reports Sai

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Semi Turaga 1 min read
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Six-again rule to make Origin even more intense

Origin I is set to be one of the quickest and most intense matches ever played, with predictions that the six-again rule could increase the speed of the game by up to 15%. While Origin is known for being played at

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Naveel Krishant 1 min read
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NRL to honour retiring players at sold-out Grand Final

The NRL will pay tribute to 27 retiring and departing players including female stars during the build-up to the NRL Premiership 2020 Grand Final tonight. Players to be honoured in a tribute tonight include Mitchell

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Navitalai Naivalurua 1 min read
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Slater predicts Storm will win 24-18 in NRL Grand Final

Former Melbourne Storm and Australian rugby league legendary fullback Billy Slater is predicting that the NRL Grand Final on Sunday will be nice and close. He told 9News that his prediction is that Storm will beat

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Semi Turaga 1 min read
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Tearful Kikau left speechless by family message

An emotional Viliame Kikau has reacted to a surprise message from his family and has reflected on his journey from Fiji to rugby league's biggest stage ahead of his first NRL Grand Final. Kikau says he never dreamt

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Navitalai Naivalurua 1 min read