Queensland and New South Wales have reminded everyone that there is no love lost between the two states as tensions boiled over during State of Origin II at the MCG. After the Blues’ blinding start to the game that saw them open up a 34-0 lead at halftime, the Maroons came out with a point … Read more
Nicho Hynes has been axed as NSW State of Origin halfback, with Mitch Moses, Latrell Mitchell and Dylan Edwards among five new faces for game two. Blues coach Michael Maguire on Sunday night made several big calls for the must-win match at the MCG on June 25, with Hynes the highest-profile casualty of the Blues’ … Read more
Reece Walsh is on track to be available for Queensland for the second State of Origin clash, with Broncos coach Kevin Walters insisting Billy Slater will pick him. The 21-year-old Maroons fullback suffered a concussion in game one of the series in Sydney when taken out by NSW centre Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii. His mandatory 11-day stand-down … Read more
Brisbane Broncos and Queensland star Reece Walsh has called out “grown adults” who are demanding selfies by shoving phones in his face. The 21-year-old is on the comeback trail from his high-profile concussion in the State of Origin opener last Wednesday night, sitting out the Broncos’ loss to Cronulla over the weekend. But amid the … Read more
Michael Maguire insists his NSW side are capable of defying history and denying Queensland a third straight State of Origin series victory. The Blues’ series got off to the worst possible start on Wednesday night, beaten 38-10 by the Maroons with Joseph Suaalii’s campaign all but over after his send-off for the high shot on … Read more
Queensland are on the brink of a third straight State of Origin series triumph over New South Wales after a dramatic 38-10 victory in front of 77,214 fans in Sydney on Wednesday night. The series opener reached an extraordinary flashpoint in just the eighth minute when Maroons star Reece Walsh was concussed by Blues debutant … Read more
Queensland assistant coach Josh Hannay has addressed plans around the Maroons’ 105kg super sub Selwyn Cobbo ahead of Game I. In an interesting reveal ahead of the State of Origin opener at Sydney’s Accor Stadium, Hannay was asked about the make-up of the Maroons’ bench and where the dangerous Cobbo fitted in. The 21-year-old Brisbane … Read more
7NEWS Sydney and Brisbane have gone to war one day out from the State of Origin opener. The two broadcasts decked themselves out in NSW blue and Queensland maroon — but that’s not all. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Battlelines drawn as 7NEWS presenters show true State of Origin colours. Know the news with the 7NEWS … Read more
James Tedesco is set to play fullback for NSW in the State of Origin series opener only days after being ousted by Dylan Edwards, who has since injured his left quadriceps. AAP has been told Edwards will remain with the Blues but that former Blues captain Tedesco will join the squad in Sydney instead of … Read more
Nicho Hynes’ training load will need to be modified if he is picked for State of Origin, Cronulla coach Craig Fitzgibbon said after his halfback reported calf tightness the day before the NSW team announcement for game one. Going into the game as the favourite to snare the Blues’ No.7 jersey, Hynes wobbled to his … Read more
