State of Origin (Rugby League)
The State of Origin series is the annual best-of-three rugby league football match series between the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons. Matches were first played in 1980, and the first series played in 1982.
State of Origin Winners List
Of the 44 years that games and series have been played, Queensland have been victors in 26, New South Wales 16, with 2 drawn series (including 2023).
| Year | Winner | Wins | Losses | Draws | Shield Holder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2022 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2021 | New South Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | New South Wales |
| 2020 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2019 | New South Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | New South Wales |
| 2018 | New South Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | New South Wales |
| 2017 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2016 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2015 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2014 | New South Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | New South Wales |
| 2013 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2012 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2011 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2010 | Queensland | 3 | 0 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2009 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2008 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2007 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2006 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2005 | New South Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | New South Wales |
| 2004 | New South Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | New South Wales |
| 2003 | New South Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | New South Wales |
| 2002 | Draw | 1 | 1 | 1 | Queensland |
| 2001 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2000 | New South Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | New South Wales |
| 1999 | Draw | 1 | 1 | 1 | Queensland |
| 1998 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1997 | New South Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | New South Wales |
| 1996 | New South Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | New South Wales |
| 1995 | Queensland | 3 | 0 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1994 | New South Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | New South Wales |
| 1993 | New South Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | New South Wales |
| 1992 | New South Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | New South Wales |
| 1991 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1990 | New South Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | New South Wales |
| 1989 | Queensland | 3 | 0 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1988 | Queensland | 3 | 0 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1987 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1986 | New South Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | New South Wales |
| 1985 | New South Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | New South Wales |
| 1984 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1983 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1982 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1981 | Queensland | 1 | 0 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1980 | Queensland | 1 | 0 | 0 | Queensland |
Notes
- In 1987 there was a extra game played in the USA, won by NSW.
- The series of 1999 and 2002 are considered drawn series, as each team won a single game of the 3 match series, with the final game concluding in a draw (there was no overtime rule at the time).
Related Pages
- The women's State of Origin Series.
- More Rugby League Awards & Competitions
- Winners of the Golden Boot Award
- Who is the Greatest Rugby League Player Ever?
- Rugby League Awards & Competitions
- Rugby League Calendar
- Sport in Australia
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