Ritual Timeline

By small03

  • State of origin begun

    The first match between the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons

  • The first two interstate matches were again played under the old selection rules.

  • New South Wales won the deciding match in front of 29068 spectators at the Sydney Cricket Ground, claiming the series for the first time

  • After Queensland won the 1987 series 2-1 a fourth game was played at long beach, california to showcase rugby league to the American public

  • The maroons win the series in both 1988 and 1989

  • The maroons clinch a series in the upheaval of the super league war

  • The Australian game divided into two competitions

    One run by the ARL and one by the News Limited-owned Super League. Under the Supper League banner there was a Tri-Origin series with a New Zealand side added to the competition. The ARL however stuck to the traditional format

  • The two competitions then merged again as the national rugby league

  • Queensland win every year up to 2017 apart from 2014

  • Queensland won its historic, record breaking, fifth consecutive Origin series with a 23-18 win in the third and final match

  • The blues win their first game in 8 years