Team information | ||||||
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Nicknames | Maroons Cane toads | |||||
Governing body | Queensland Rugby League | |||||
Head coach | Billy Slater | |||||
Captain | Daly Cherry-Evans | |||||
Most caps | Cameron Smith (42) | |||||
Top try-scorer | Edward Collins (20)[1] | |||||
Top point-scorer | Johnathan Thurston (220) | |||||
Home stadium | Suncorp Stadium (52,500) | |||||
Uniforms | ||||||
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Team results | ||||||
First game | ||||||
Queensland 34–12 New Zealand (Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane; 16 May 1908) | ||||||
First State of Origin game | ||||||
Queensland 20–10 New South Wales (Lang Park, Brisbane; 8 July 1980) | ||||||
Biggest win | ||||||
Queensland 52–6 New South Wales (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane; 8 July 2015) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
New South Wales 69–5 Queensland (Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney; 4 June 1957) |
The Queensland rugby league team, nicknamed the Maroons, represents Queensland in rugby league. The team plays against New South Wales in the State of Origin series, which happens every year.