Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues

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Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues are the two fiercely competitive rugby league state representative teams whose clashes define Australia's State of Origin rivalry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rugby league rivalry
sports rivalry
alsoKnownAs State of Origin rivalry
broadcastOn Australian television
category Rugby league rivalries in Australia
State representative rugby league teams
code rugby league
colourTeam1 maroon
colourTeam2 blue
competition State of Origin series
country Australia
fanCulture strong state-based identity
firstContested 1980
format best-of-three series
gender men's teams
governingBodyTeam1 Queensland Rugby League
governingBodyTeam2 NSWRL
surface form: New South Wales Rugby League
homeGroundTeam1 Suncorp Stadium
homeGroundTeam2 ANZ Stadium (Stadium Australia)
surface form: Accor Stadium
impact significant influence on NRL player reputations
level state representative
matchType representative matches
notableVenue ANZ Stadium (Stadium Australia)
surface form: Accor Stadium

Suncorp Stadium
organiser National Rugby League
popularity one of Australia's biggest sporting rivalries
regionTeam1 Queensland
regionTeam2 New South Wales
rivalryType interstate rivalry
rules National Rugby League rules
selectionRule state of origin
sport rugby league
team1 Queensland Maroons
team2 New South Wales Blues (State of Origin home games)
surface form: New South Wales Blues
typicalSchedule mid-season

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State of Origin series hasRivalryBetween Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues
Origin competitionBetween Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues
this entity surface form: New South Wales Blues and Queensland Maroons