That’s all from CommBank Stadium tonight, as the Maroons take the early lead in both the men’s and women’s series.
Nick Tedeschi has our match report tonight, if you want to relive Queensland’s victory or figure out where it all went wrong for NSW.
NSW have plenty to work on, but unfortunately for them, Queensland have room for improvement too. NSW will be sweating on the return of Penitani to give them a much-needed boost in attack, as well as hoping Kelly’s larynx injury is resolved in the next three weeks. The next game will be at Townsville’s Queensland Country Bank Stadium on 22 June – a rugby league mad city that will be thrilled with the opportunity for a live Origin match. We’ll see you then!
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That’s a big win for Queensland, NSW will now need to win the second game by nine points or more to take the series. The Blues had a lot of changes going into the match, so will be hoping for a more settled lead in for game two. But they’re going to have to do it in enemy territory in Townsville.
