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Selwyn Cobbo makes his State of Origin debut tonight. He's the latest star rugby league player to come out of tiny Cherbourg

Selwyn Cobbo will debut for the Queensland State of Origin side at just 20 years old.  (ABC News)

A tiny outback Queensland town, breeding ground of far more sporting legends than it has any right to produce, now has a new idol to cheer on — rugby league's softly spoken smiling assassin, Selwyn Cobbo.

Cobbo, who turned 20 on Sunday, has lit up the NRL this season for the Brisbane Broncos, to such an extent he has earned a State of Origin debut for the Maroons tonight in Sydney.

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