The 2018 Women's State of Origin was the first State of Origin rugby league match between the New South Wales and Queensland women's teams played at North Sydney Oval on 22 June 2018.
The game was the first played under the State of Origin banner. Prior to 2018, the teams played each other annually in the Women's Interstate Challenge before being rebranded as State of Origin. New South Wales defeated Queensland 16–10 to record their third straight win over the Maroons. New South Wales Isabelle Kelly was awarded the Nellie Doherty Medal for Player of the Match.
Background On 6 December 2017, the National Rugby League announced that the Women's Interstate Challenge, which ran from 1999 to 2017, would be rebranded as the Women's State of Origin. The game which, was previously played as a curtain-raiser, would now be a standalone fixture broadcast on the Nine Network and Fox Sports.
Match summary
Teams New South Wales PositionQueensland Sam BremnerFullback Chelsea Baker Taleena SimonWingKarina Brown (c) Corban McGregorCentreAmelia Kuk Isabelle KellyCentreMeg Ward Nakia Davis-WelshWingRhiannon Revell-Blair Lavina O'MealeyFive-Eighth Zahara Temara Maddie Studdon (c)Halfback Ali Brigginshaw Simaima TaufaProp Rona Peters Rebecca RileyHooker Brittany Breayley Elianna WaltonProp Heather Ballinger Talesha Quinn2nd Row Tazmin Gray Kezie Apps2nd Row Maitua Feterika Vanessa FoliakiLock Annette Brander Nita MaynardInterchange Mariah Storch Rebecca YoungInterchange Steph Hancock Holli WheelerInterchangeKody House Hannah SouthwellInterchange Tallisha Harden Ben CrossCoachJason Hetherington Source:
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