Current season or competition: 2024 Women's State of Origin | |
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| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2018 |
| Inaugural season | 1999 |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Country | Australia (ARLC) |
| Shield Holders |  Queensland (2024) |
| Website | NRL website |
| Broadcast partner | Nine Network Fox Sports |
| Related competitions | |
The Women's State of Origin is an annual rugby league fixture between two Australian state representative women's sides, the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons.[1]
First played in 1999 as the Women's Interstate Challenge, the game was rebranded as State of Origin for the 2018 season.[2][3] Queensland won the first game in 1999 and were unbeaten for 17 years until New South Wales won for the first time in 2016.[4][5]
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- ^ "State of Origin: Rugby league women break through glass ceiling". ABC. 22 June 2018.
- ^ "NSW league side beats Queensland 8-4 for first-ever win". ABC. 23 July 2016.