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Revision as of 12:11, 27 November 2007
The 1980 State of Origin fixture between the Queensland Maroons and the New South Wales Blues was the inaugural match under the newly configured rules by which a player would represent his "state of origin", i.e. the state in which he was born or in which he started playing registered first grade rugby league football. Only a single experimental match took place in 1980 (after two matches using the old selection rules), unlike today where a three-match series is played.
Match report
Led by Arthur Beetson, Queensland won the first ever state of origin game 20-10. Beetson showed that the game was more than a glorified exhibition match early on, when he punched Parramatta Eels teammate Mick Cronin. New South Wales' Greg Brentnall had the honour of scoring the first Origin try. After leading 9-5 at halftime, Queensland took over the game, with Chris Close named man of the match.
Queensland | 20–10 | File:NewSouthWalescolours.png New South Wales |
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Mal Meninga (14) Kerry Boustead (3) Chris Close (3) |
(Report) |
(4) Mick Cronin (3) Greg Brentnall (3) Tommy Raudonikis |
Teams
New South Wales Team
Position | Game |
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Fullback | Graham Eadie |
Wing | Chris Anderson |
Centre | Mick Cronin |
Centre | Steve Rogers |
Wing | Greg Brentnall |
Five-Eighth | Alan Thompson |
Halfback | Tommy Raudonikis |
Prop | Gary Hambly |
Hooker | Steve Edge |
Prop | Craig Young |
Second Row | Bob Cooper |
Second Row | Graeme Wynn |
Lock | Jim Leis |
Interchange | Robert Stone |
Interchange | Steve Martin |
Coach | Ted Glossop |
Queensland Team
Position | Game |
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Fullback | Colin Scott |
Wing | Kerry Boustead |
Centre | Mal Meninga |
Centre | Chris Close |
Wing | Brad Backer |
Five-Eighth | Alan Smith |
Halfback | Greg Oliphant |
Prop | Rod Morris |
Hooker | John Lang |
Prop | Arthur Beetson (C) |
Second Row | Rohan Hancock |
Second Row | Rod Reddy |
Lock | Wally Lewis |
Interchange | Norm Carr |
Interchange | Bruce Astill |
Coach | John McDonald |