2021 Women's State of Origin

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2021 (2021) Women's State of Origin
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Date25 June 2021
Stadium Sunshine Coast Stadium
Location Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Nellie Doherty Medal Tazmin Gray
Referee Belinda Sharpe
Attendance7,183
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The 2021 Women's State of Origin was the fourth official Women's State of Origin rugby league match between the New South Wales and Queensland. It was played at Sunshine Coast Stadium on 25 June 2021. The teams have played each other annually since 1999 with the 2021 game being the fourth played under the State of Origin banner.

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Background

On 5 May 2021, it was announced that Sunshine Coast Stadium would host Women's State of Origin for the second consecutive year. [1] The curtain-raiser for the senior Women's Origin game was the under-19 Origin between Queensland and New South Wales. [2]

The match is historically notable for being the first Women's State of Origin fixture where the players, coaches and on-field officials were all women. [3]

Match summary

25 June 2021
7:45 pm (AEST)
Queensland Queensland colours.svg 8 6 New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales
Tries:1
Destiny Brill Ru ball.svg 24'
Goals:2
Lauren Brown (2/2) Rugby penalty.svg 25', pen 70'
1st: 6–4
2nd: 2–2
Highlights
Match stats (NRL)
Report
Tries:1
Isabelle Kelly Ru ball.svg 5'
Goals:1
Maddie Studdon (1/2) Rugby penalty.svg pen 53'
Sunshine Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,183
Nellie Doherty Medal: Tazmin Gray
Referee: Belinda Sharpe

Teams

QueenslandPositionNew South Wales
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tamika Upton Fullback Botille Vette-Welsh Wests Tigers colours.svg
Valleys colours.svg Shenae Ciesiolka Wing Yasmin Meakes Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Lauren Brown Centre Jessica Sergis Balmain colours.svg
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Julia Robinson Centre Isabelle Kelly Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Karina Brown Wing Tiana Penitani Cronulla colours.svg
Tweedheadscolours.png Tarryn Aiken Five-Eighth Corban Baxter Cronulla colours.svg
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Zahara Temara Halfback Maddie Studdon Cronulla colours.svg
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Chelsea Lenarduzzi Prop Simaima Taufa Wellington colours.svg
Valleys colours.svg Destiny Brill Hooker Keeley Davis Wellington colours.svg
North Sydney colours.svg Shannon Mato Prop Millie Boyle Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tazmin Gray 2nd Row Kezie Apps (c) Balmain colours.svg
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tiana Raftstrand-Smith 2nd Row Sarah Togatuki Ireland colours.svg
Valleys colours.svg Ali Brigginshaw (c)Lock Hannah Southwell Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tallisha Harden Interchange Quincy Dodd Cronulla colours.svg
Tweedheadscolours.png Rona Peters Interchange Filomina Hanisi Wellington colours.svg
North Queensland colours.svg Shaniah Power Interchange Kennedy Cherrington Cronulla colours.svg
Valleys colours.svg Brianna Clark Interchange Holli Wheeler North Sydney colours.svg
Queensland colours.svg Tahnee Norris Coach Kylie Hilder New South Wales colours.svg

Under-19s

The Under-19 Women's State of Origin was played as a curtain-raiser to the senior Women's State of Origin match. [4]

Match summary

25 June
5:15 pm (AEDT)
Queensland Queensland colours.svg 12 16 New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales
Tries:2
Sara Sautia Ru ball.svg 29'
Hannah Larsson Ru ball.svg 33'
Goals:2
Zoe Cook Rugby penalty.svg 30', 35'
1st: 6–10
2nd: 6–6
Match stats (NRL)
Report
Tries:3
Luisa Yaranamua Ru ball.svg 12'
Teagan Berry Ru ball.svg 23', 45'
Goals:2
Rueben Cherrington Rugby penalty.svg 25'
Luisa Yaranamua Rugby penalty.svg 47'
Sunshine Coast Stadium
Player of the Match: Luisa Yaranamua

Teams

QueenslandPositionNew South Wales
Mackay Cutters colours.svg Jasmine Peters Fullback Jaime Chapman (c) Tweedheadscolours.png
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Tyesha Mikaio Wing Charlize Lloyd-Phillips Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
Central Comets colours.svg Emmanita Paki Centre Andie Robinson Cronulla colours.svg
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Makenzie Weale Centre Cassey Tohi-Hiku St. George colours.svg
Redcliffe colours.svg Traevonnah Fisher Wing Teagan Berry Illawarra colours.svg
Tweedheadscolours.png Jada Ferguson Five-Eighth Luisa Yaranamua St. George colours.svg
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Courtney Tamati Halfback Tayla Montgomery Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Keilee Joseph (c)Prop Fatafehi Hanisi St. George colours.svg
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Jetaya Faifua Hooker Rueben Cherrington St. George colours.svg
Wests Panthers Colours.svg April Ngatupuna Prop Rose Lina Tau Illawarra colours.svg
Mackay Cutters colours.svg Zoe Cook 2nd Row Hope Tevaga Wests Tigers colours.svg
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Sara Sautia 2nd Row Chantel Tugaga Illawarra colours.svg
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Nakita Sao Lock Lilly Baker Glebe colours.svg
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Jazmon Tupou-Witchman Interchange Taneka Todhunter Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Ebony Laing Interchange Tegan Dymock Cronulla colours.svg
Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Jordii Mahendrarajah Interchange Folau Vaki Wests Panthers Colours.svg
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Hannah Larsson Interchange Leilani Wilson Canterbury colours.svg
Queensland colours.svg Kelvin Wright Coach Blake Cavallaro New South Wales colours.svg

References

  1. "Captains thrilled as Women's Origin returns to Sunshine Coast". National Rugby League. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. "Maroons Origin spots on line as Sapphires, Rubys reach U-19 final". NRL. 22 May 2021.
  3. Hart, Chloe (25 June 2021). "Women's State of Origin to make history with all-female referee team". ABC News . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. "QRL names Under 19 girls extended squad". NRL. 29 May 2021.