The dates and venues for this year’s series have been unveiled, and Game 1 will take place at a ground which has never hosted Origin before.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s State of Origin was pushed back to after the NRL Grand Finals instead of its traditional mid-season slot., rugby league reporter James Hooper revealed the venues and dates for this year’s Origin series. Having never hosted an Origin fixture before, Game 1 will take place at the 53,000-capacity Adelaide Oval.
“November 11 we will come to Sydney and that will be at ANZ Stadium, and then November 18 up to the Sunshine State at Suncorp Stadium.”fans who couldn’t manage to get tickets to a game this season have one less chance to see a live game this year. WTF?The official announcement will be made on Tuesday, according to Hooper.
Queensland have won 21 of the 38 completed Origin series played since 1982, while New South Wales have managed 15, with two draws.Despite being riddled with injury throughout the 2020 season, Blues fullback Tom Trbojevic could still feature in November’s Origin series, according to New South Wales coach Brad Fittler.
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