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State of Origin: Qld breaks Sydney drought as NSW denied in final seconds

Queensland's Cameron Munster was a deserved man of the match. Photo: Getty

Isaah Yeo came within a metre of scoring the equaliser for New South Wales in the final seconds Wednesday night before Queensland held on for a gutsy 16-10 win in the series-opening State of Origin encounter.

The match marked the first State of Origin game in Sydney since 2020 after COVID restrictions robbed NSW of a home match in 2021, when the Blues claimed the series 2-1.

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