Game 1
New South Wales Origin 22 def. Queensland Origin 20
| 2026 Ampol State of Origin Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/120410 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 27th May, 2026 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:05pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Ashley Klein (Bathurst) | |||||||
| Touch Judges | Matt Noyen, Phil Henderson | |||||||
| Sr. Review | Chris Butler | |||||||
| Venue | Accor (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 79,186 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 20 | |||||
| Penalties | 4 | – | 6 | |||||
| NSW | Scoresheet | QLD | ||||||
| Nathan CLEARY | T | Thomas FLEGLER | ||||||
| Ethan STRANGE | Hamiso TABUAI-FIDOW | |||||||
| James TEDESCO | Robert TOIA | |||||||
| Hudson YOUNG | ||||||||
| Nathan CLEARY | 3/4 | G | 4/4 | Sam WALKER | ||||
| OFF | Kalyn PONGA | |||||||
| NSW | Teams | QLD | ||||||
| James TEDESCO [Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Kalyn PONGA [Newcastle] | ||||
| Brian TO'O [Penrith] | 2 | W | 2 | Selwyn COBBO [Dolphins] | ||||
| Stephen CRICHTON [Canterbury] | 3 | C | 3 | Robert TOIA [Sydney] | ||||
| Kotoni STAGGS [Brisbane] | 4 | C | 4 | Hamiso TABUAI-FIDOW [Dolphins] | ||||
| Toluta'u KOULA [Manly] | 5 | W | 5 | Sosefo FIFITA [Gold Coast] | ||||
| Ethan STRANGE [Canberra] | 18 | FE | 6 | Cameron MUNSTER (c) [Melbourne] | ||||
| Nathan CLEARY [Penrith] | 7 | HB | 7 | Sam WALKER [Sydney] | ||||
| Addin FONUA-BLAKE [Cronulla] | 8 | FR | 8 | Thomas FLEGLER [Dolphins] | ||||
| Reece ROBSON [Sydney] | 9 | HK | 9 | Harry GRANT [Melbourne] | ||||
| Mitchell BARNETT [Warriors] | 10 | FR | 10 | Tino FA'ASUAMALEAUI [Gold Coast] | ||||
| Hudson YOUNG [Canberra] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Reuben COTTER [North Qld] | ||||
| Haumole OLAKAU'ATU [Manly] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Kurt CAPEWELL [Warriors] | ||||
| Isaah YEO (c) [Penrith] | 13 | L | 13 | Max PLATH [Dolphins] | ||||
| Cameron MURRAY [South Sydney] | 14 | B | 14 | Briton NIKORA [Cronulla] | ||||
| Victor RADLEY [Sydney] | 15 | B | 15 | Lindsay COLLINS [Sydney] | ||||
| Casey McLEAN [Penrith] | 19 | B | 16 | Patrick CARRIGAN [Brisbane] | ||||
| Blayke BRAILEY [Cronulla] | 17 | B | 17 | Trent LOIERO [Melbourne] | ||||
| Matt BURTON [Canterbury] | 21 | B | ||||||
| Laurie DALEY | HC | Billy SLATER | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Origin
- Previous Game:
- 2025 Ampol State of Origin - Game 3 vs. QLD
- Next Game:
- 2026 Ampol State of Origin - Game 2 vs. QLD
- Out:
- Dylan Edwards (fullback), Latrell Mitchell (centre), Zac Lomax (wing), Jarome Luai (five-eighth), Max King (front row), Payne Haas (front row), Liam Martin (second row), Angus Crichton (second row), Connor Watson (bench), Spencer Leniu (bench), Stefano Utoikamanu (bench)
- In:
- James Tedesco (fullback), Kotoni Staggs (centre), Toluta'u Koula (wing), Ethan Strange (five-eighth), Addin Fonua-Blake (front row), Mitchell Barnett (front row), Haumole Olakau'atu (second row), Cameron Murray (bench), Victor Radley (bench), Casey Mclean (bench), Blayke Brailey (bench), Matt Burton (bench)
- Changes:
- Hudson Young (bench to second row)
Queensland Origin
- Previous Game:
- 2025 Ampol State of Origin - Game 3 vs. NSW
- Next Game:
- 2026 Ampol State of Origin - Game 2 vs. NSW
- Out:
- Xavier Coates (wing), Gehamat Shibasaki (centre), Valentine Holmes (wing), Tom Dearden (halfback), Josh Papalii (front row), Kurt Mann (bench), Jeremiah Nanai (bench)
- In:
- Kalyn Ponga (fullback), Selwyn Cobbo (wing), Sosefo Fifita (wing), Sam Walker (halfback), Thomas Flegler (front row), Max Plath (lock), Briton Nikora (bench)
- Changes:
- Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (fullback to centre), Trent Loiero (lock to bench)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Tim Costello
Sources:Official League Website
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