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2021 State Of Origin Series
The 2021 State of Origin series was the 40th annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series, Queensland has won 22 times, NSW 15 times, with two series drawn. The venue for Game 1 was originally named as the Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as the 'G, is a sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the Lis ..., however, due to a COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, COVID-19 outbreak in Melbourne during the lead up to the match, it was relocated to North Queensland Stadium, Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville. Game 2 was played at Lang Park, Suncorp Stadium as scheduled. Game 3 was originally scheduled to be played at Stadium Australia in Sydney, however was moved, firstly, to Newcastle International Sports Centre, McDonald Jones Stadium in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral Sea, Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. The Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory are Enclave and exclave, enclaves within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. , the population of New South Wales was over 8.3 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Almost two-thirds of the state's population, 5.3 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. The Colony of New South Wales was founded as a British penal colony in 1788. It originally comprised more than half of the Australian mainland with its Western Australia border, western boundary set at 129th meridian east in 1825. The colony then also includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robina Stadium
Robina Stadium, commercially known as Cbus Super Stadium, is a multi-purpose rectangular stadium in Robina, a suburb of Gold Coast, Queensland. It is the home ground to the National Rugby League's Gold Coast Titans, this venue sometimes hosts the A-League team Brisbane Roar FC. Robina Stadium is also used for rugby union, association football, rugby sevens, rugby league Test Matches and has hosted Rugby League World Cup matches. Construction of the venue started in 2006, and finished in February 2008, in time for the 2008 National Rugby League season, when it became the new home of the Titans. The venue will be used for the 2032 Summer Olympics and will host preliminary Football. Stadium Robina Stadium is located in the satellite growth suburb of Robina, next to Robina railway station. The stadium is effectively a smaller version of Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, and was designed by the same company. The project was funded by the Queensland Government. On 27 September 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apisai Koroisau
Apisai Koroisau (born 7 November 1992) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a and is the captain of the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL). A triple NRL premiership winner with the South Sydney Rabbitohs (2014) and the Penrith Panthers (2021 & 2022), he previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL. He has also represented New South Wales in the State of Origin series. Background Koroisau was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is of Fijian descent. He played his junior football for the Berala Bears, before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He is the cousin of Sunia Turuva Playing career Early career Koroisau played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs NYC U20s team in 2011 and 2012. 2013 Koroisau played for the North Sydney Bears (Souths feeder) in the New South Wales Cup. Koroisau made a total of 25 appearances and scored 6 tries in 2013. In October 2013, Koroisau was named in the Fijian 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Wighton
Jack Wighton (born 4 February 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League (NRL) and for the Indigenous All-Stars (rugby league), Indigenous All Stars. Wighton previously played for the Canberra Raiders, with whom he won the Clive Churchill Medal in the 2019 NRL Grand Final, playing as a . Wighton played for Australia at international level, playing in the 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup final, 2022 Rugby League World Cup Final. He played for New South Wales rugby league team, New South Wales in State of Origin series, State of Origin as a bench utility, and . He represented the Prime Minister's XIII as a and for New South Wales Country rugby league team, Country Origin as a and . Wighton started his NRL career as a er before moving to , and . He won the 2020 Dally M Awards, 2020 Dally M Medal playing for the Raiders. Background Wighton was born in Orange, New South Wales, Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Tedesco
James Tedesco (born 8 January 1993), nicknamed "Teddy", is a professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League, NRL. A former Australia national rugby league team, Australia and New South Wales rugby league team, New South Wales captain, Tedesco has been rated in the top 5 of the best rugby league fullbacks of all time. He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. Tedesco was for the Roosters teams that won the 2018 NRL Grand Final, 2019 NRL Grand Final, 2019 World Club Challenge and the 2020 World Club Challenge. Tedesco initially played for Italy national rugby league team, Italy at international level as a , and from 2013-2017 before playing for Australia national rugby league team, Australia in 2018 at and captaining the 2022 Rugby League World Cup win. Tedesco played for New South Wales rugby league team, New South Wales in the State of Origin series from 2016-2024, and capta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, an urban agglomeration with a population of over 4 million. The Brisbane central business district, central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane's metropolitan area sprawls over the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges, encompassing several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Moreton Bay penal settlement was founded in 1824 at Redcliffe, Queensland, Redcliff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Addo-Carr
Joshua Addo-Carr (born 28 July 1995), nicknamed "The Foxx", is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League and Australia at international level. Addo-Carr is a dual premiership winner 2017 and 2020 with the Melbourne Storm and 2021 World Cup winner. He began his career with the Wests Tigers in the NRL. Addo-Carr won the 2017 and the 2020 NRL Premiership with the Storm. At representative level he has played for the Indigenous All Stars, NSW City and helped New South Wales win the 2018 State of Origin in his Origin debut series. He is known as one of the fastest players in the NRL. Early life Addo-Carr was born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Aboriginal descent from Gunggandji, Birrbay and Wiradjuri people. Addo-Carr first picked up a football playing for the Doonside Roos as a three-year-old, before his family moved to Earlwood, New South Wales, where he began playing rug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Sutton (referee)
Gerard Sutton (born 23 October 1978) is an Australian rugby league referee from Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia. He officiates in the National Rugby League. Rugby league career Sutton made his National Rugby League debut in 2009. He has controlled City vs Country Origin games in 2012 and 2014, the 2014 World Club Challenge and matches in the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 State of Origin series. Internationally, Sutton controlled matches in the 2014 and 2016 Rugby League Four Nations and the 2015 and 2016 Anzac Tests. He was in the match officials squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup of which he officiated the 2017 Rugby League World Cup final. Sutton also refereed the 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Saifiti
Daniel Saifiti (born 1 May 1996) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL). He previously played for the Newcastle Knights. Saifiti has also played for New South Wales in the State of Origin series. Background Saifiti was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Fijian and Samoan descent and moved to the Central Coast at a young age. He played his junior rugby league for the Terrigal Sharks and The Entrance Tigers, before joining the Newcastle Knights in 2015. Saifiti is the identical twin brother of Knights prop forward Jacob Saifiti. Playing career Newcastle Knights (2015–2024) In 2015, Saifiti played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team. On 2 May, he played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea, alongside his twin brother Jacob in the 2015 Melanesian Cup. During the year, he re-signed with the Newcastle club on a two-year contract. In round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Saifiti made hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian To'o
Brian To'o (born 18 August 1998) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League, New South Wales in the State of Origin series and Samoa at international level. Known for his strength, he is regarded as one of the best wingers in the NRL. He won the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 NRL Grand Finals with the Penrith club. He has represented the NSW Blues in State of Origin and Samoa at Test and 9's level. Background To'o was born in Sydney. Australia. His parents are of Samoan descent. To'o also has Chinese ancestry. To’o grew up in the Sydney suburb of Whalan and was educated at Madang Avenue Public School and Rooty Hill High School. He played his junior rugby league for St Marys Saints. Career 2019 To'o made his NRL debut in round 10 of the 2019 NRL season for Penrith against the New Zealand Warriors. To'o scored his first try in the top grade in Round 14 of the 2019 NRL season against South Syd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentine Holmes
Valentine Holmes (born 24 July 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League and for the Queensland Maroons in State of Origin as a er. Holmes previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL, with whom he won the 2016 NRL Grand Final as a er. Holmes previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys, where he would transition into a from . Holmes has played for Australia at international level as a er, and . Holmes was a er for the Australian teams that won the 2016 Four Nations, the 2017 Rugby League World Cup and the 2022 Rugby League World Cup. Holmes has played in 4 State of Origin series wins for Queensland. In 2019, spent several months on the practice squad for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) as a part of the league's International Player Pathway Program. Background Holmes was born in Townsville, Queensland to a Cook Islands mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Capewell
Kurt Capewell (born 12 July 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL). He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, the Penrith Panthers and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. Capewell was part of Penrith's 2021 premiership-winning squad. At state representative level, he has played for Queensland in the State of Origin series. Background Capewell was born in Charleville, Queensland, and is a cousin of former NRL player Luke Capewell. Capewell played junior rugby league for Charleville and the Norths Ipswich Tigers. After playing some rugby union and being chosen to train with the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup, he was signed by the Brisbane Broncos for their National Youth Competition (rugby league) (NYC) team. Playing career Early career Capewell played for the Brisbane Broncos' NYC team in 2012 and 2013, as well as the Sydney Roosters' NYC team in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
