State of Origin series

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rugby league competition sports rivalry

The State of Origin series is an annual best-of-three rugby league contest between representative teams from Queensland and New South Wales, regarded as one of Australia's fiercest sporting rivalries.

Aliases (4)

State of Origin ×4
1980 State of Origin series ×1
State of Origin (Queensland team administration) ×1
Women's State of Origin ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	rugby league competition → sports rivalry →
alsoKnownAs	Origin → State of Origin →
attendanceType	large stadium crowds →
broadcastIn	Australia →
broadcastMedium	television →
country	Australia →
culturalSignificance	major event in Australian sporting calendar →
decides	annual State of Origin Shield winner →
firstFullThreeMatchSeries	1982 →
format	best-of-three series →
gender	men →
governingBody	Australian Rugby League Commission →
governingBodyPredecessor	Australian Rugby League → New South Wales Rugby League →
hasNotableVenue	Accor Stadium → Adelaide Oval → Lang Park → Melbourne Cricket Ground → Optus Stadium → Suncorp Stadium → Sydney Cricket Ground →
hasRivalryBetween	Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues →
hasTeam	New South Wales Blues → Queensland Maroons →
hasTrophy	State of Origin Shield →
inception	1980 →
inspiredCreationOf	Women's State of Origin →
level	elite senior →
matchType	representative rugby league →
numberOfGamesPerSeries	3 →
organisedBy	National Rugby League →
participant	New South Wales rugby league team → Queensland rugby league team →
primaryVenueRegion	New South Wales → Queensland →
regardedAs	one of Australia's fiercest sporting rivalries →
region	New South Wales → Queensland →
rulesBasedOn	National Rugby League laws →
selectionRule	state of origin eligibility →
sport	rugby league →
televisionAudience	millions of viewers in Australia →
typicalMatchDuration	80 minutes →
typicalMonthPlayed	July → June →
typicalSchedule	annual →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Maroons → Queensland Maroons →	competition
Maroons ("State of Origin") → Queensland Maroons ("State of Origin") →	league
State of Origin series ("State of Origin") →	alsoKnownAs
Maroons ("1980 State of Origin series") →	firstStateOfOriginSeries
Queensland Maroons →	foundedForCompetition
National Rugby League →	hasRepresentativeCompetition
Lang Park →	hostsCompetition
State of Origin series ("Women's State of Origin") →	inspiredCreationOf
Queensland Rugby League ("State of Origin (Queensland team administration)") →	overseesCompetition
Allan Langer →	playedInCompetition
Darren Lockyer ("State of Origin") →	representativeHonour