State of Origin

State of Origin is a major competition that is part of the NRL. Each year, the representative teams of Queensland and New South Wales compete in a best-of-three competition for the State of Origin championship, with each game divided by three weeks.

The key concept in State of Origin is for NRL players to be able to represent the state where they were born, began their rugby league careers, etc. The first interstate match between Queensland and New South Wales using the State of Origin concept was played in 1980.