2015 RUGBY LEAGUE STATE OF ORIGIN OVERVIEW
2015 Rugby League State of Origin Snapshot – It was suppose to be the year NSW went back to back but nobody told the Queensland team.
Game one saw the Marons get home in the dying minutes of the game with a field goal to take game one 10 – 11 at ANZ stadium in Sydney.
Game two saw NSW dominate QLD in front of a record crowd (91,513) in AFL’s heartland at Melbourne’s MCG. The final score being 26 – 18 with NSW going into the decider feeling very confident.
Game three was pretty much one way traffic with QLD totally dominating NSW on home turf infront of a full house at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. The final score of QLD 52 – NSW 6 the biggest winning margin in 35 years really telling the story of the game.
New South Wales and Queensland will play one game each at home with Game 2 going to Melbourne’s MCG. It will be the first time the MCG has hosted a State of Origin game since 1997.
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Channel 9 broadcast the game live into NSW and QLD in Australia. The telecast started from 7.30pm Australian Eastern Standard Time with kick-off between 8.00pm and 8.15pm.
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Countries and broadcasters include:
Africa: Live on Fox Sports Africa and repeated the same day
Asia: Live on Setanta Sports
Canada: Live on Sportsnet World channel
France: Live on beIN Sports 1
Inflight / Cruiseships: Live on Sport 24 and repeated on the 19th
Middle East: Live on OSN Sports 1 and repeated on OSN Sports 2 and 3
Pacific Islands: Live on Fiji One
Papua New Guinea: Live on EMTV
United Kingdom: Live on Premier Sports
Greece: Live on Action24
Brazil: Live on SKY
United States: Live on Fox
2015 State of Origin kick-off / TV times and time zones
State of Origin Game 1: May 27th 2015
New South Wales Blues – Queensland Maroons Location – ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Kick-off Time: 8pm local time (Below are kick-off times for different time zones around the World)
Sydney (Australia – New South Wales) Wednesday, 27 May 2015 at 8:00:00 PM
Brisbane (Australia – Queensland) Wednesday, 27 May 2015 at 8:00:00 PM
Perth (Australia – Western Australia) Wednesday, 27 May 2015 at 6:00:00 PM
Adelaide (Australia – South Australia) Wednesday, 27 May 2015 at 7:30:00 PM
London (United Kingdom – England) Wednesday, 27 May 2015 at 11:00:00 AM
Toronto (Canada – Ontario) Wednesday, 27 May 2015 at 6:00:00 AM
Auckland (New Zealand) Wednesday, 27 May 2015 at 10:00:00 PM
Dubai (United Arab Emirates – Dubai) Wednesday, 27 May 2015 at 2:00:00 PM
New York (U.S.A. – New York) Wednesday, 27 May 2015 at 6:00:00 AM
Hong Kong (Hong Kong) Wednesday, 27 May 2015 at 6:00:00 PM
Singapore (Singapore) Wednesday, 27 May 2015 at 6:00:00 PM
Los Angeles (U.S.A. – California) Wednesday, 27 May 2015 at 3:00:00 AM
Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) Wednesday, 27 May 2015 at 8:00:00 PM
State of Origin Game 2: June 17th 2015
Queensland Maroons – New South Wales Blues, Location – Melbourne Cricket Ground, Victoria, Australia.
Kick-off Time: 8pm local time (Below are kick-off times for different time zones around the World)
Melbourne (Australia – Victoria) Wednesday, 17 June 2015 at 8:00:00 PM
Sydney (Australia – New South Wales) Wednesday, 17 June 2015 at 8:00:00 PM
Brisbane (Australia – Queensland) Wednesday, 17 June 2015 at 8:00:00 PM
Perth (Australia – Western Australia) Wednesday, 17 June 2015 at 6:00:00 PM
Adelaide (Australia – South Australia) Wednesday, 17 June 2015 at 7:30:00 PM
London (United Kingdom – England) Wednesday, 17 June 2015 at 11:00:00 AM
Toronto (Canada – Ontario) Wednesday, 17 June 2015 at 6:00:00 AM
Auckland (New Zealand) Wednesday, 17 June 2015 at 10:00:00 PM
Dubai (United Arab Emirates – Dubai) Wednesday, 17 June 2015 at 2:00:00 PM
New York (U.S.A. – New York) Wednesday, 17 June 2015 at 6:00:00 AM
Los Angeles (U.S.A. – California) Wednesday, 17 June 2015 at 3:00:00 AM
Hong Kong (Hong Kong) Wednesday, 17 June 2015 at 6:00:00 PM
State of Origin Game 3: July 8th 2015
New South Wales Blues – Queensland Maroons Location – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia.
Kick-off Time: 8pm local time (Below are kick-off times for different time zones around the World)
Brisbane (Australia – Queensland) Wednesday, 8 July 2015 at 8:00:00 PM
Sydney (Australia – New South Wales) Wednesday, 8 July 2015 at 8:00:00 PM
Perth (Australia – Western Australia) Wednesday, 8 July 2015 at 6:00:00 PM
Adelaide (Australia – South Australia) Wednesday, 8 July 2015 at 7:30:00 PM
London (United Kingdom – England) Wednesday, 8 July 2015 at 11:00:00 AM
Toronto (Canada – Ontario) Wednesday, 8 July 2015 at 6:00:00 AM
Auckland (New Zealand) Wednesday, 8 July 2015 at 10:00:00 PM
Dubai (United Arab Emirates – Dubai) Wednesday, 8 July 2015 at 2:00:00 PM
New York (U.S.A. – New York) Wednesday, 8 July 2015 at 6:00:00 AM
Los Angeles (U.S.A. – California) Wednesday, 8 July 2015 at 3:00:00 AM
Hong Kong (Hong Kong) Wednesday, 8 July 2015 at 6:00:00 PM
Singapore (Singapore) Wednesday, 8 July 2015 at 6:00:00 PM
2015 State of Origin crowd and TV viewing figures
Highest Crowd – 91,513
Average Crowd – 85,818
Total Crowd – 224,135
TV Viewing Figures Game 1 – 4.029 Million viewers Australia wide
TV Viewing Figures Game 2 – 3.904 Million viewers Australia wide
TV Viewing Figures Game 3 – 4.040 Million viewers Australia wide
2015 State of Origin teams / results
SOO Game 1 – NSW 10 v QLD 11
New South Wales Blues team for Game 1 of the State of Origin 2015:
1. Josh Dugan
2. William Hopoate
3. Michael Jennings
4. Josh Morris
5. Daniel Tupou
6. Mitchell Pearce
7. Trent Hodkinson
8. Aaron Woods
9. Robbie Farah (c)
10. James Tamou
11. Beau Scott
12. Ryan Hoffman
13. Josh Jackson
Interchange:
14. Trent Merrin
15. Boyd Cordner
16. David Klemmer
17. Andrew Fifita
Coach: Laurie Daley
Queensland Maroons team for Game 1 of the State of Origin 2015:
1. Billy Slater
2. Darius Boyd
3. Greg Inglis
4. Justin Hodges
5. Will Chambers
6. Johnathan Thurston
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Matt Scott
9. Cameron Smith (c)
10. Nate Myles
11. Aidan Guerra
12. Sam Thaiday
13. Corey Parker
Interchange
14. Michael Morgan
15. Josh McGuire
16. Matt Gillett
17. Jacob Lillyman
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Assist Referee: Ben Cummins
Video Referees: Bernard Sutton and Luke Patten
Touch Judges: Nick Beashel and Brett Suttor
Standby referee: Matt Cecchin
NEW SOUTH WALES 10 (Tries: J. Morris, B. Scott. Goal: T. Hodkinson)
QUEENSLAND 11 (Tries: C. Cronk, W. Chambers Goal: J. Thurston Field Goal: C. Cronk)
Crowd: 80,122
SOO Game 2 – NSW 26 v QLD 18
New South Wales Blues team for Game 2 of the State of Origin 2015:
1. Josh Dugan
2. William Hopoate
3. Michael Jennings
4. Josh Morris
5. Brett Morris
6. Mitchell Pearce
7. Trent Hodkinson
8. Aaron Woods
9. Robbie Farah
10. James Tamou
11. Beau Scott
12. Ryan Hoffman
13. Paul Gallen (c)
Interchange
14. Trent Merrin
15. Boyd Cordner
16. David Klemmer
17. Josh Jackson
Coach: Laurie Daley
Queensland Maroons team for Game 2 of the State of Origin 2015:
1. Billy Slater
2. Darius Boyd
3. Greg Inglis
4. Justin Hodges
5. Will Chambers
6. Johnathan Thurston
7. Daly Cherry-Evans
8. Matt Scott
9. Cameron Smith (c)
10. Nate Myles
11. Aidan Guerra
12. Sam Thaiday
13. Corey Parker
Interchange
14. Michael Morgan
15. Josh McGuire
16. Jacob Lillyman
17. Matt Gillett
Coach: Mal Meninga
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Assist Referee: Ben Cummins
Video Referees: Bernard Sutton and Luke Patten
Touch Judges: Nick Beashel and Brett Suttor
Standby Referee: Matt Cecchin
Standby Touch Judge: Jeff Younis
NEW SOUTH WALES 6 Try: Jennings Goal: Hodkinson
QUEENSLAND 52 Tries: Gagai, Papalii, Inglis, Gillett, Morgan, Boyd, Chambers, Guerra Goals: Thurston 9, Hodges
Crowd: 91,513 (Record SOO crowd)
SOO Game 3 – QLD 52 v NSW 6
New South Wales Blues team for Game 3 of the State of Origin 2015:
1. Josh Dugan
2. Will Hopoate
3. Michael Jennings
4. Josh Morris
5. Brett Morris
6. Mitchell Pearce
7. Trent Hodkinson
8. James Tamou
18. Michael Ennis
10. Aaron Woods
11. Beau Scott
12. Ryan Hoffman
13. Paul Gallen
Interchange:
14. Trent Merrin
15. Boyd Cordner
16. David Klemmer
17. Josh Jackson
Queensland Maroons team for Game 3 of the State of Origin 2015:
1. Greg Inglis
2. Darius Boyd
3. Will Chambers
4. Justin Hodges
5. Dane Gagai
6. Johnathan Thurston
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Matt Scott
9. Cameron Smith (c)
10. Nate Myles
11. Aidan Guerra
12. Sam Thaiday
13. Corey Parker
Interchange:
14. Michael Morgan
15. Josh Papalii
16. Matt Gillett
17. Jacob Lillyman
Coach: Mal Meninga
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Assist Referee: Ben Cummins
Video Referees: Bernard Sutton and Luke Patten
Touch Judges: Nick Beashel and Brett Suttor
Standby Referee: Matt Cecchin
Standby Touch Judge: Michael Wise
Crowd: 52,500
2015 State of Origin Champions: Queensland
