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Origin story: How did an Australian state rugby league competition come to have such a grip on New Zealand?

How did State of Origin become so popular in NZ? (4 min 13 sec) State of Origin Game III Kick-off: 10pm, Wednesday 9 July Accor Stadium, Sydney Live blog updates on RNZ For more than four decades ...
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Australian rugby union needs its own version of State of Origin. Here's how it could work

For years, rugby fans have floated the idea of an Origin-style concept for Australian rugby union, something that captures the passion and intensity of rugby league’s State of Origin. Despite the ...