2020 State of Origin series
2020 State of Origin series | |
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Won by | ![]() |
Series margin | 2–1 |
Points scored | 110 |
Attendance | 110,585 (ave. 36,862 per match) |
Player of the series | ![]() |
Top points scorer(s) | ![]() |
Top try scorer(s) | ![]() |
The 2020 State of Origin series was the 39th annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series, Queensland has won 21 times, NSW 15 times, with two series drawn.
Originally, the series was to have been played in the traditional mid-season slot; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic which caused the season to be suspended after round two, the series was moved to November, with the three matches to be played on consecutive Wednesday nights.[1] On 15 May, the NRL announced that the matches would be played on three consecutive Wednesdays after the season's end, these being 4, 11 and 18 November.[2]
For just the third time, a game was played away from Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne, with Game 1 played at Adelaide’s Adelaide Oval.[3][4]
Before the start of the series, Daily Telegraph journalist Dean Ritchie described the Queensland team as the worst ever Maroons side. Queensland would go on to upset a highly fancied New South Wales side and win the series 2–1.[5]
Game I[]
Wednesday, 4 November 2020
7:40pm (ACDT) |
New South Wales ![]() |
14 – 18 | ![]() |
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Tries: Josh Addo-Carr (20', 75') 2 Damien Cook (15') 1 Goals: Nathan Cleary 1/3 (16') |
Report 1st: 10 – 0 2nd: 4 – 18 |
Tries: 1 (49') Alexander Brimson 1 (53') Xavier Coates 1 (65') Cameron Munster Goals: 3/4 Daly Cherry-Evans (51', 55', 66') Sin Bin: (80') Felise Kaufusi |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Gerard Sutton Player of the Match: ![]() |
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Game II[]
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
8:10pm (AEDT) |
New South Wales ![]() |
34 – 10 | ![]() |
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Tries: Josh Addo-Carr (37', 64') 2 Cody Walker (16') 1 James Tedesco (22') 1 Jack Wighton (42') 1 Daniel Tupou (53') 1 Goals: Nathan Cleary 5/7 (18', 23', 38', 44', 57') Sin Bin: Payne Haas (56') |
Report 1st: 18 – 4 2nd: 16 – 6 |
Tries: 1 (7') Xavier Coates 1 (62') Josh Papalii Goals: 1/2 Valentine Holmes (63') Sin Bin: (56') Tino Fa'asuamaleaui |
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Game III[]
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
7:10pm (AEST) |
Queensland ![]() |
20 – 14 | ![]() |
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Tries: Valentine Holmes (3') 1 Edrick Lee (36') 1 Harry Grant (62') 1 Goals: Valentine Holmes 4/4 (5', 38', 57' pen, 63') Sin Bin: Corey Allan (76') |
Report 1st: 12 – 6 2nd: 8 – 8 |
Tries: 1 (8') James Tedesco 1 (65') Daniel Tupou Goals: 3/3 Nathan Cleary (9', 66', 72' pen) |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 49,155 Referee: Gerard Sutton Player of the Match: ![]() |
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Player debuts[]
Game 1[]
Cap no. 288, Clinton Gutherson
Cap no. 289, Luke Keary
Cap no. 290, Junior Paulo
Cap no. 204, AJ Brimson
Cap no. 205, Xavier Coates
Cap no. 206, Phillip Sami
Cap no. 207, Jake Friend
Cap no. 208, Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
Cap no. 209, Lindsay Collins
Cap no. 210, Jaydn Su'A
Cap no. 211, Kurt Capewell
Game 2[]
Cap no. 291, Nathan Brown
Cap no. 292, Isaah Yeo
Cap no. 212, Dunamis Lui
Cap no. 213, Moeaki Fotuaika
Game 3[]
Cap no. 214, Corey Allan
Cap no. 215, Edrick Lee
Cap no. 216, Brenko Lee
Cap no. 217, Harry Grant
Teams[]
New South Wales Blues[]
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Pts | Club |
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Wing | Josh Addo-Carr | 28 July 1995 | 6 | 16 | ![]() |
Lock | Nathan Brown | 1 March 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Prop | Reagan Campbell-Gillard | 27 July 1993 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
Halfback | Nathan Cleary | 14 November 1997 | 5 | 14 | ![]() |
Hooker | Damien Cook | 23 June 1991 | 6 | 4 | ![]() |
Second-row | Boyd Cordner (c) | 9 June 1992 | 15 | 8 | ![]() |
Wing | Nick Cotric | 18 November 1998 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
Second-row | Angus Crichton | 5 February 1996 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
Centre | Stephen Crichton | 22 September 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Lock | Dale Finucane | 7 September 1991 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
Second-row | Tyson Frizell | 9 October 1991 | 11 | 12 | ![]() |
Fullback | Clinton Gutherson | 9 September 1994 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Prop | Payne Haas | 2 December 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
Five-eighth | Luke Keary | 3 February 1992 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Centre | Zac Lomax1 | 24 September 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Five-eighth | Jarome Luai | 16 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Hooker | Cameron McInnes | 1 February 1994 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Lock | Cameron Murray | 16 January 1998 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
Fullback | Ryan Papenhuyzen | 10 June 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Prop | Junior Paulo | 20 November 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Prop | Daniel Saifiti | 1 May 1996 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
Fullback | James Tedesco | 8 January 1993 | 10 | 20 | ![]() |
Lock | Jake Trbojevic | 18 February 1994 | 9 | 4 | ![]() |
Wing | Daniel Tupou | 17 June 1991 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
Five-eighth | Cody Walker | 10 January 1990 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
Five-eighth | Jack Wighton | 4 February 1993 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
Lock | Isaah Yeo | 6 November 1994 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
1 – Tom Trbojevic was originally selected in the squad, but was subsequently forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Zac Lomax.
Queensland Maroons[]
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Pts | Club |
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Fullback | Corey Allan | 19 April 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Lock | Jai Arrow | 12 July 1995 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
Fullback | AJ Brimson | 9 September 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Second-row | Kurt Capewell | 12 July 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Lock | Patrick Carrigan | 1 January 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Halfback | Daly Cherry-Evans (c) | 20 February 1989 | 10 | 4 | ![]() |
Wing | Xavier Coates | 12 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Prop | Lindsay Collins | 17 April 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Lock | Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | 16 February 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Prop | Moeaki Fotuaika | 16 November 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Hooker | Jake Friend | 4 February 1990 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Wing | Dane Gagai | 3 January 1991 | 13 | 44 | ![]() |
Hooker | Harry Grant | 17 February 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Second-row | Coen Hess | 14 August 1996 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
Fullback | Valentine Holmes | 24 July 1995 | 5 | 44 | ![]() |
Halfback | Ben Hunt | 27 March 1990 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
Wing | Hymel Hunt | 14 November 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Second-row | Felise Kaufusi | 19 May 1992 | 6 | 4 | ![]() |
Prop | Josh Kerr | 11 February 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Centre | Brenko Lee | 10 October 1995 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Wing | Edrick Lee | 18 September 1992 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Prop | Dunamis Lui | 16 February 1990 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Five-eighth | Cameron Munster | 13 September 1994 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
Prop | Josh Papalii | 13 May 1992 | 15 | 8 | ![]() |
Wing | Phillip Sami | 2 August 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Second-row | Jaydn Su'A | 23 October 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Prop | Christian Welch | 19 July 1994 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
1 – Kalyn Ponga was originally selected in the squad, but was subsequently forced to withdraw due to injury.
Women's State of Origin[]
Friday, 13 November
7:45 pm (AEDT) |
Queensland ![]() |
24 – 18 | ![]() |
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Tries: Tamika Upton (14', 43') 2 Tarryn Aiken (51') 1 Steph Hancock (57') 1 Goals: Lauren Brown 4/4 (15', 44', 52', 58') |
Report 1st: 6 – 6 2nd: 18 – 12 |
Tries: 1 (24') Kezie Apps 1 (59') Tiana Penitani 1 (67') Filomina Hanisi 1 (69') Botille Vette-Welsh Goals: 1/1 Melanie Howard (26') 0/2 Quincy Dodd 0/1 Hannah Southwell |
References[]
- ^ Whittaker, Troy (21 May 2020). "Breaking new ground: Origin series and women's game in November". National Rugby League. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Revealed — State of Origin dates locked in, venues still to be finalised". Fox Sports. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ "2020 State of Origin scheduled announced". National Rugby League. 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ Badel, Peter; Meyn, Travis (3 April 2020). "Coronavirus pandemic will stop State of Origin from heading to South Australia in 2020". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "'I'll be ducking Freddy': Journo eats humble pie over 'worst team' call... but doesn't regret it". www.foxsports.com.au.
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