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The Country New South Wales rugby league team is a representative
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football team. Between 1987 and 2017 there were two tiers: the Origin team that consisted of professional players who originated from clubs of the
Country Rugby League The Country Rugby League of New South Wales (CRL), formed in 1934 and disbanded in 2019, was the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in areas of New South Wales outside the Sydney, Sydney metropolitan area until it merged with ...
and a representative team of amateur and semi-professional players. The Country Origin team played annually in the City vs Country Origin competition against the City New South Wales rugby league team, which was made up of players originating from Sydney. This match was discontinued in 2017. The representative team has played in a number of formats over the years: quad and tri series, annual fixtures and tour matches. The most recent change is the introduction of an Under 23 age limit to the top representative team. The Country Rugby League was absorbed by the New South Wales Rugby League at the end of 2019. The NSWRL continued to run competitions for country regions in February and March 2020 until they were curtailed by lockdown restrictions. This suggests that a NSW Country representative side will be reinstated in the future.


Men's Open Age Country Team

The following players werre selected in the Country squad for the 2022 Open Age Men's match against City at
Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a rugby league and soccer stadium in Lilyfield, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently one of three home grounds for the Wests Tigers National Rugby League (NRL) team, along with Campbelltown Stadium and Western Syd ...
on Sunday, 15 May 2022. The team is coached by Terry Campese.


CRL Team of the Century

In 2008, the centenary year of
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, the
Country Rugby League The Country Rugby League of New South Wales (CRL), formed in 1934 and disbanded in 2019, was the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in areas of New South Wales outside the Sydney, Sydney metropolitan area until it merged with ...
named its "Team of the Century":


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2017 Country NSW squad


Women's City vs Country Match

City v Country Women's matches were occasionally played prior to the re-introduction of a stand-alone match in 2017. In 2018 and 2019 the games were played within the National Championships. The 2020 National Championships were cancelled due to the
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. In 2021 the National Championships were reorganised, and an open age City v Country Women's Origin was scheduled separately from the National Championships.


2022 Squad

The following players were selected in the Country Origin Women's team to play on Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 4 Pines Park. The team is coached by Ruan Sims. Notes: * In the above tables J# = Jersey number, Dbt = Debut Year, S = Seasons, M = Matches, T = Tries, G = Goals * Tallies in the table include the 2022 match. * Olivia Kernick played for the Indigenous All Stars team in 2021 and for the Māori All Stars team in 2022.


Matches


Country Firsts / Combined Country


Origin


Women's


Country Origin Player of the Year


See also

* List of Country Origin team players * Sydney rugby league team * Newcastle rugby league team *
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* {{Rugby League in New South Wales Rugby league representative teams in New South Wales City vs Country Origin 1911 establishments in Australia 2017 disestablishments in Australia