2021 Women's State of Origin

2021 (2021) Women's State of Origin  ()
Queensland New South Wales 8 6
1 2 Total 6 2 8 4 2 6
Date	25 June 2021
Stadium	Sunshine Coast Stadium
Location	Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Nellie Doherty Medal	Tazmin Gray
Referees	Belinda Sharpe
Attendance	7,183
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Nine Network (Live) Fox League (Live) Kayo Sports (Live)
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The 2021 Women's State of Origin was the fourth official Women's State of Origin rugby league match between the New South Wales and Queensland. It was played at Sunshine Coast Stadium on 25 June 2021. The teams have played each other annually since 1999 with the 2021 game being the fourth played under the State of Origin banner.

Background[]

On 5 May 2021, it was announced that Sunshine Coast Stadium would host Women's State of Origin for the second consecutive year.^[1] The curtain-raiser for the senior Women's Origin game was the under-19 Origin between Queensland and New South Wales.^[2]

The match is historically notable for being the first Women's State of Origin fixture where the players, coaches and on-field officials were all women.^[3]

Teams[]

Queensland	Position	New South Wales
Tamika Upton	Fullback	Botille Vette-Welsh
Shenae Ciesiolka	Wing	Yasmin Meakes
Lauren Brown	Centre	Jessica Sergis
Julia Robinson	Centre	Isabelle Kelly
Karina Brown	Wing	Tiana Penitani
Tarryn Aiken	Five-Eighth	Corban Baxter
Zahara Temara	Halfback	Maddie Studdon
Chelsea Lenarduzzi	Prop	Simaima Taufa
	Hooker	Keeley Davis
Shannon Mato	Prop	Millie Boyle
Tazmin Gray	2nd Row	Kezie Apps (c)
	2nd Row	Sarah Togatuki
Ali Brigginshaw (c)	Lock	Hannah Southwell
Tallisha Harden	Interchange	Quincy Dodd
Rona Peters	Interchange	Filomina Hanisi
Shaniah Power	Interchange	Kennedy Cherrington
Brianna Clark	Interchange	Holli Wheeler
	Coach	Kylie Hilder

Match summary[]

25 June 2021 7:45 pm (AEST)

Queensland	8–6	New South Wales
Tries: (24') 1 Goals: Lauren Brown 2/2 (25', 70' pen)	1st: 6 – 4 2nd: 2 – 2	Tries: 1 (5') Isabelle Kelly Goals: 1/2 Maddie Studdon (53' pen)

Sunshine Coast Stadium Attendance: 7,183 Nellie Doherty Medal: Tazmin Gray Referee: Belinda Sharpe

Under-19s[]

The Under-19 Women's State of Origin was played as a curtain-raiser to the senior Women's State of Origin match.^[4]

Teams[]

Queensland	Position	New South Wales
	Fullback	Jaime Chapman (c)
	Wing
	Centre
	Centre
	Wing	Teagan Berry
	Five-Eighth
	Halfback
(c)	Prop
	Hooker
	Prop
	2nd Row
	2nd Row
	Lock
	Interchange
	Interchange
	Interchange
	Interchange
Kelvin Wright	Coach

Match summary[]

25 June 5:15 pm (AEDT)

Queensland	12–16	New South Wales
Tries: Sara Sautia 1 Hannah Larsson 1 Goals: 2	Report	Tries: 2 Teagan Berry 1 Luisa Yaranamua Goals: 2

Sunshine Coast Stadium Attendance: Player of the Match: Luisa Yaranamua

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