New South Wales rugby league team
The New South Wales rugby league team, nicknamed the Blues, represents New South Wales in rugby league. It plays against Queensland in the State of Origin series every year.
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| Nicknames | The Blues Cockroaches | |||||
| Governing body | New South Wales Rugby League | |||||
| Head coach | Michael Maguire | |||||
| Captain | James Tedesco | |||||
| Most caps | Brad Fittler (31) | |||||
| Top try-scorer | Josh Addo-Carr (11) Jarryd Hayne (11) Michael O'Connor (11) | |||||
| Top point-scorer | Michael O'Connor (129) | |||||
| Home stadium | Stadium Australia (84,000) | |||||
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| Team results | ||||||
| First game | ||||||
 New South Wales 8–12 New Zealand  (Royal Agricultural Society Ground, Sydney; 1907) | ||||||
| First State of Origin game | ||||||
 Queensland 20–10 New South Wales (Lang Park, Brisbane; 8 July 1980) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
| New South Wales 69–5 Queensland (Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney; 4 June 1957) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
| Queensland 52–6 New South Wales (Suncorp Stadium; 8 July 2015) | ||||||
Players
Current squad
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Pts | Club |
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| Wing | Josh Addo-Carr | 28 July 1995 | 13 | 40 |  Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Centre | Matt Burton | 14 March 2000 | 2 | 4 | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Halfback | Nathan Cleary | 14 November 1997 | 12 | 84 |  Penrith Panthers |
| Hooker | Damien Cook | 23 June 1991 | 16 | 12 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Centre | Stephen Crichton | 22 September 2000 | 3 | 0 | Penrith Panthers |
| Second-row | Tyson Frizell | 9 October 1991 | 14 | 12 |  Newcastle Knights |
| Centre | Campbell Graham | 2 June 1999 | 0 | 0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Prop | Payne Haas | 12 February 1999 | 8 | 0 |  Brisbane Broncos |
| Halfback | Nicho Hynes | 18 June 1995 | 0 | 0 |  Cronulla Sharks |
| Second-row | Keaon Koloamatangi | 23 May 1998 | 0 | 0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Hooker | Apisai Koroisau | 7 November 1992 | 2 | 4 |  Wests Tigers |
| Five-eighth | Jarome Luai | 16 January 1997 | 4 | 4 | Penrith Panthers |
| Second-row | Liam Martin | 5 March 1997 | 4 | 0 | Penrith Panthers |
| Centre | Latrell Mitchell | 16 June 1997 | 7 | 32 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Halfback | Mitchell Moses | 16 September 1994 | 2 | 0 |  Parramatta Eels |
| Lock | Cameron Murray | 16 January 1998 | 8 | 4 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Prop | Tevita Pangai Junior | 4 February 1996 | 1 | 0 | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Prop | Junior Paulo | 20 November 1993 | 7 | 0 | Parramatta Eels |
| Hooker | Reece Robson | 18 June 1998 | 1 | 0 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
| Fullback | James Tedesco (c) | 8 January 1993 | 17 | 28 |  Sydney Roosters |
| Wing | Brian To'o | 18 August 1998 | 4 | 8 | Penrith Panthers |
| Centre | Tom Trbojevic | 2 October 1996 | 8 | 36 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Prop | Stefano Utoikamanu | 15 May 2000 | 0 | 0 | Wests Tigers |
| Lock | Isaah Yeo | 6 November 1994 | 6 | 0 | Penrith Panthers |
| Second-row | Hudson Young | 11 June 1998 | 0 | 0 |  Canberra Raiders |
References
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