New_South_Wales_Rugby_League

New South Wales Rugby League team

New South Wales

Nickname The Blues / The Cockroaches

Association New South Wales Rugby League

Head coach Craig Bellamy

Captain Danny Buderus

Most caps Brad Fittler (31)

Top scorer Michael O'Connor (129)

Home stadium ANZ Stadium (capacity 83,500)

Uniform

Most recent series
2007 State of Origin: LOST
Queensland 2 - New South Wales 1

Biggest win
New South Wales 56 - 16 Queensland
(Stadium Australia, Sydney; 7 June 2000)

Biggest defeat
Queensland 36 - 6 New South Wales
(Lang Park, Brisbane; 23 May 1989)

The New South Wales Rugby League team represents the state of New South Wales annually in the Rugby League State of Origin competition against arch-rivals Queensland. They are known as The Blues (because of their sky-blue jerseys)

Current Team

Run-on team for Game Three, 2008.

No.	Position	Player	Age	Current Club (2008)
17.	Fullback	Kurt Gidley	25	Newcastle Knights
2.	Winger	Jarryd Hayne	20	Parramatta Eels
3.	Centre	Joel Monaghan	26	Canberra Raiders
4.	Centre	Matt Cooper	29	St George Illawarra Dragons
5.	Winger	Anthony Quinn	25	Melbourne Storm
6.	Five-Eighth	Braith Anasta	26	Sydney Roosters
7.	Half-Back	Mitchell Pearce	19	Sydney Roosters
8.	Prop	Brett White	26	Melbourne Storm
9.	Hooker	Danny Buderus (c)	30	Newcastle Knights
10.	Prop	Willie Mason	28	Sydney Roosters
11.	Second Row	Ryan Hoffman	24	Melbourne Storm
12.	Second row	Craig Fitzgibbon	30	Sydney Roosters
13.	Lock	Paul Gallen	26	Cronulla Sharks
14.	Interchange	Anthony Laffranchi	27	Gold Coast Titans
15.	Interchange	Anthony Tupou	24	Sydney Roosters
16.	Interchange	Ben Cross	29	Newcastle Knights
1.	Interchange	Brett Stewart	24	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
-	Coach	Craig Bellamy	48	Melbourne Storm.

State of Origin
New South Wales	Queensland
The Team Players • Records Captains and Coaches	The Team Players • History • Records Captains and Coaches
Series
1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009
Other
Results & Statistics • Roy and HG's commentary Super League Tri-Series
Governing Bodies
Australian Rugby League New South Wales Rugby League • Queensland Rugby League

v • d • e Rugby League in New South Wales

Federations	New South Wales Rugby League · Country Rugby League

Representative Teams	New South Wales Origin · City Origin · Country Origin

NSWRL competitions	Open Age comps: New South Wales Cup · Jim Beam Cup · Underage Comps: S.G. Ball Cup (U18's) · Harold Matthews Cup (U16's) · Arrive Alive Cup (High School) · Tertiary Rugby League (University)

NSWRL defunct competitions	NSWRL Premiership · Jersey Flegg Cup · Amco Cup

CRL competitions	Group Competitions: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 Newcastle Rugby League · Illawarra Rugby League · Central Coast Rugby League · Castlereagh Cup · Woodbridge Cup · Mid-West Cup Outback Rugby League · Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League · North-West Plains Cup

NSW Womens RL	Sydney Metropolitan Womens Rugby League

NRL / NYC Teams:	Bulldogs · Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks · Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles · Newcastle Knights · Parramatta Eels · Penrith Panthers · St George Illawarra Dragons · South Sydney Rabbitohs · Sydney Roosters · Wests Tigers

NSW Cup Teams:	Auckland Vulcans · Balmain-Ryde Eastwood Tigers · Bulldogs · Central Coast Storm · Cronulla-Sutherland Cobras · Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles · Central Newcastle Knights · Newtown Jets · North Sydney Bears · Western Suburbs Magpies · Wentworthville Magpies · Windsor Wolves

Jim Beam Cup Teams:	Belrose Eagles · Cabramatta Two-Blues · Campbelltown Eagles · Chester Hill Rhinos · Southern Sharks · Erina Eagles · Mt Pritchard Mounties · Shellharbour City Marlins · Sydney Bulls · WA Reds · Wentworthville Magpies · Windsor Wolves

v • d • e Rugby League in Australia

Australian Rugby League	National Teams: Australian Kangaroos · Australian Jillaroos · Junior Kangaroos · Australian Schoolboys • Prime Minister's XIII Competitions: State of Origin · City vs Country · Affiliated States Championship

National Rugby League	Telstra Premiership · Toyota Cup (U20's)

New South Wales Rugby League	Open Age comps: New South Wales Cup · Jim Beam Cup · Amco Cup (defunct) · NSWRL Premiership (defunct) Underage Comps: Jersey Flegg Cup (U20's) · S.G. Ball Cup (U18's) · Harold Matthews Cup (U16's) · Arrive Alive Cup (High School) · Tertiary Rugby League (University)

New South Wales Country Rugby League	Group Competitions: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 Clayton Cup · Newcastle RL · Illawarra RL · Central Coast RL · Castlereagh Cup · Woodbridge Cup · Mid-West Cup · Outback RL · Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League · North-West Plains Cup

Queensland Rugby League	Divisions: Central · Northern · South East Queensland · South West · Wide Bay Main Competitions: Queensland Cup · Brisbane A-Grade · Brisbane Second Division · FOGS Colts Challenge (U18's) · Foley Shield

Northern Territory Rugby League	Central Australian Rugby Football League · Darwin Rugby League

South Australian Rugby League	Adelaide First Grade Premiership

Tasmanian Rugby League	Tasmanian First Grade Premiership

Victorian Rugby League	Melbourne Rugby League • Central Highlands Rugby League • Goulburn Murray Rugby League

Western Australia Rugby League	Perth First Grade • Goldfields First Grade • Pilbara First Grade

Other Leagues	Masters • Police • Secondary Schools • Women

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