2019 State of Origin series

New South Wales Blues 1 - Playing in his eighth State of Origin series, Mitchell Pearce finally got his first ever series win after being called into the side in the decider for the injured Nathan Cleary. Queensland Maroons 1 - 2019 would be Kevin Walters' final series as coach of the Queensland Maroons, resigning from the position in 2020 to take up an NRL coaching role with the Brisbane Broncos. == Player Debuts ==

Game 1 • Cap no. 281, Nick Cotric • Cap no. 282, Cody Walker • Cap no. 283, Payne Haas • Cap no. 284, Cameron Murray • Cap no. 285, Jack Wighton • Cap no. 198, Moses Mbye • Cap no. 199, Joe Ofahengaue • Cap no. 200, David Fifita Game 2 • Cap no. 286, Daniel Saifiti • Cap no. 287, Dale Finucane Game 3 • Cap no. 201, Corey Norman • Cap no. 202, Christian Welch • Cap no. 203, Ethan Lowe == Residents ==

The Under-18s State of Origin match was played as a curtain raiser to Game I of State of Origin 2019. Source(s): == Universities Interstate Challenge ==

Source(s): == Women's State of Origin ==

On 21 June, the 2019 Women's State of Origin game was played at the North Sydney Oval. New South Wales retained the title with a 14–4 win. New South Wales also won the women's under-18s match that was played as a curtain-raiser to the senior game. ==Wheelchair State of Origin==

In 2019, the annual wheelchair rugby league competition was rebranded as the Wheelchair State of Origin. The game was played on 6 July at the Quaycentre, Sydney, and was won 52–4 by New South Wales. == References ==