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| Team information | ||||||
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| Nicknames | The Blues Cockroaches | |||||
| Governing body | New South Wales Rugby League | |||||
| Head coach | Vacant | |||||
| Captain | Jake Trbojevic[1] | |||||
| Most caps | Wally Prigg (34)[2] | |||||
| Top try-scorer | Ken Irvine (30) | |||||
| Top point-scorer | Mick Cronin (183) | |||||
| Home stadium | Accor Stadium (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) | ||||||
The New South Wales rugby league team has represented the Australian state of New South Wales in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1907. Also known as the Blues due to their sky blue jerseys, the team competes in the annual State of Origin series against Queensland. For 2024, the team was coached by Michael Maguire and captained by Jake Trbojevic.
Prior to 1980 when the "state of origin" selection criteria was introduced, the New South Wales team, in addition to playing annually against Queensland, played matches against foreign touring sides and occasionally toured overseas themselves. Their home stadium is Accor Stadium in Sydney, the largest stadium in the state, having been constructed for the 2000 Summer Olympics. The New South Wales team retained the 2019 Holden State of Origin Shield after beating Queensland 2–1 after being down 1–0, becoming the first NSW team to win a decider since 2005, and were victorious again in the 2021 series.