New South Wales rugby league team
rugby league team
The New South Wales rugby league team, nicknamed the Blues, represents New South Wales in rugby league. It plays against Queensland in the State of Origin series every year.
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| Nicknames | The Blues Cockroaches | |||||
| Governing body | New South Wales Rugby League | |||||
| Head coach | Michael Maguire | |||||
| Captain | James Tedesco | |||||
| Most caps | Brad Fittler (31) | |||||
| Top try-scorer | Josh Addo-Carr (11) Jarryd Hayne (11) Michael O'Connor (11) | |||||
| Top point-scorer | Michael O'Connor (129) | |||||
| Home stadium | Stadium Australia (84,000) | |||||
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| Team results | ||||||
| First game | ||||||
 New South Wales 8–12 New Zealand  (Royal Agricultural Society Ground, Sydney; 1907) | ||||||
| First State of Origin game | ||||||
 Queensland 20–10 New South Wales (Lang Park, Brisbane; 8 July 1980) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
| New South Wales 69–5 Queensland (Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney; 4 June 1957) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
| Queensland 52–6 New South Wales (Suncorp Stadium; 8 July 2015) | ||||||
