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 Rugby League cheats, Rugby League cheat codes Playstation 2
State Of Origin series: Win the Grand Final of the Australian National League as the Brisbane Broncos, Canterbury Bulldogs, Canberra Raiders, Cronulla Sharks, Manly Sea Eagles, Melbourne Storm, Newcastle Knights, New Zealand Warriors, North Queensland Cowboys, Penrith Panthers, St. George Illawarra, South Sydney Rabbithos, Sydney City Roosters, or Wests Tigers.
Alternately, win the State Of Origin series as Queensland or New South Wales.
Tri Tasman and Tri Nations series: Win the State Of Origin series as Queensland or New South Wales.
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 Mal Meninga -
He has been announced as the coach for Queensland's 2006 Rugby League State of Origin team.
He played his first match for Queensland in 1979, then helped Queensland to a win in the first ever Rugby League State of Origin match against New South Wales in 1980 by kicking 7 goals from 7 attempts.
Born in Bundaberg, Queensland, he is an Australian South Sea Islander, a descendant of plantation workers recruited or blackbirded to work in the sugar industry in Queensland in the late Nineteenth Century; he is an official spokesperson for the South Sea Islander community.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Mal_Meninga   (444 words)

  
 Former Origin Greats, State Of Origin Football,Rugby League ,Australian Football , Queensland, Footy, Sport Teams, State Of Origin Dates, State Of Origin Memorabilia, State Of Origin Merchanside, Maroons, Fund Raising Events
Former Origin Greats, State Of Origin Football,Rugby League,Australian Football, Queensland, Footy, Sport Teams, State Of Origin Dates, State Of Origin Memorabilia, State Of Origin Merchanside, Maroons, Fund Raising Events
North Sydney Bears (Our Team - Barker's Unofficial)
Honouring Rugby League Heroes and Hardmen from the Era when Biff was part of the greatest game of all.
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 Rugby League History - RL1908.com
After their trail-blazing visit to England and Wales in 1907/08, the first New Zealand rugby league team toured NSW and Queensland - kick-starting the code's first season in Australia.
RL1908 article on the origin of the New South Wales colour of blue was featured in the The Daily Telegraph on 19 July 2003 coinciding with Game 3 of the Origin series.
: The arrival of professional rugby league thwarted Aussie rules' rise in NSW and Queensland.
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 Fearless Cowboys round up the Dogs - League - www.smh.com.au
Cowboys winger Matt Sing, who has come back from a double break to the jaw suffered playing for Queensland in the State of Origin series, made last night's win official with his third try - all off bombs - two minutes from full-time.
Several of the younger players in the team - overcome by the enormity of North Queensland's achievement in their first-ever finals match - cried in the dressing-room after the Cowboys had led all the way against the team that was on top of the premiership betting going into this weekend.
North Queensland coach Graham Murray said the team would spend last night celebrating the historic win before focusing on trying to manufacture what would be its first-ever win against the Broncos, assuming the Roosters defeat Canberra today.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/09/12/1094789744787.html   (705 words)

  
 Suncorp Stadium -
Although the stadium has been the traditional home of rugby league in Queensland it hosted games during the 2003 Rugby World Cup, and from 2006 it will be the home ground for the Queensland Reds rugby union team.
In 1953 the Brisbane Rugby League (BRL) amalgamated with the Queensland Rugby League (QRL).
The redeveloped stadium's first event was a National Rugby League match between the Brisbane Broncos and the Newcastle Knights on 1 June 2003.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Lang_Park   (1035 words)

  
 Australian Womens Rugby League
The annual State of Origin clash between NSW and Queensland, will again be held in sunny Brisbane, with the Queensland Women’s Rugby League forming an agreement to host the game before a Brisbane Broncos’ National Rugby League game in July.
Whilst 2002 runners up Aspley have dropped out of the 2003 Queensland Women’s Rugby League Premiership, the competition will still remain with five sides, with Kedron Wavell joining the elite competition which is based in the South-East.
The tournament, which is the second ever Women’s Rugby League tournament, has shown the significant growth of the female version of Rugby League in the past 3 years.
womens.rleague.com /news   (1035 words)

  
 World of Rugby League - rleague.com
Victorian sports fans can add another major event to their 2006 calendar following today’s announcement that the third and final Harvey Norman Rugby League State of Origin match for 2006 will be staged at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne, Australia’s sportin..
It was the signing that gave birth to rugby league in Australia, but a new book claims that Dally Messenger's switch of codes in 1907 stopped Aussie rules becoming the main code in NSW and Queensland, and, ironically, ensured rugby union's survival...
The North Queensland Queensland Cowboys went down 30-16 in their first ever grand final appearance but you wouldn't know it according to the fans who have rallied behind their team in support...
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 North Queensland Cowboys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The team's performance led to six Cowboys being represented in the Queensland State of Origin team: Paul Bowman, Matt Bowen, Ty Williams, Johnathan Thurston, Matt Sing and Carl Webb.
The Cowboys competed in this competition, and their squad was bolstered by a number of new signings including Ian Roberts and Steve Walters.
In a remarkable turnaround of form, the Cowboys were able to win 12 of their remaining games, finishing in seventh position at the end of the home and away season.
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 BroncoNet - The Club - 1987-90
Suddenly Queensland became the dominant state, winning a massive majority of the State of Origin contests of the 1980s.
They looked to Queensland to provide at least one team, plus a traditional league stronghold - and an original combatant in 1908-09 - Newcastle.
The word went out that the NSWRL wanted submissions for a Brisbane-based team by the end of February 1987 and a final decision would be made at the end of April.
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 AllSports (tm)
North Queensland Cowboys starred in both sides this past Saturday night in a trial where the Queensland Emerging Origin team defeated the Queensland Residents 44-28 at Browne Park.
Despite reports stating otherwise North Queensland Cowboys Origin star John Doyle is fully fit for his clubs National Rugby League season opener against the Brisbane Broncos to be played this Saturday night.
The North Queensland Young Guns are setting themselves for their 2002 debut when they play against a Mackay's Chairman Select side as a curtain raiser to the huge Cowboys verse Rabbitohs NRL country carnival match on March 2 in Mackay.
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 FOX SPORTS League
QUEENSLAND's Chris Flannery and his Sydney Roosters team-mate Michael Crocker have been given the responsibility of pressuring Andrew Johns in Wednesday night's State of Origin match at Sydney's Telstra Stadium.
QUEENSLAND was last night warned not to run its attack at an under-done Andrew Johns in State of Origin II on Wednesday night.
NSW'S assumption that Queensland wrecking ball Carl Webb will reprise an impact role from the bench - and not start - is off the mark, according to the Maroons.
foxsports.news.com.au /league   (2203 words)

  
 Sydney Sun - Rugby League News
June 9, 2005 QUEENSLAND hitman Carl Webb has warned the New South Wales forwards to be ready for fireworks in game two of the State of Origin series in Sydney next Wednesday.
And there's no contest in rugby league tougher than Origin entitled to be a bit disappointed because they've been the form halfbacks of the NRL competition...
June 9, 2005 BRIAN McClennan was today named the coach of the Kiwi rugby league team.
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 Rugby League History - RL1908.com - Gold Coast Titans
His 1993 team saw the early days of the careers of seven future Queensland State of Origin players: Kevin Campion, Wayne Bartrim, Jamie Goddard, Jason Hetherington, Scott Sattler, Adrian Vowles and Terry Cook.
The arrival of two additional Queensland clubs in 1995 did nothing to assist the stability of the Gold Coast club.
One of the rare highlights was the selection of teenage sensation Ben Ikin in the Queensland side after only a handful of games for the Gold Coast.
rl1908.com /Clubs/Gold-Coast-Chargers-Seagulls.htm   (1424 words)

  
 Queensland Competitions 1996
South Burnett Representative Match: South Burnett 56 beat Central Burnett 24 on ?11th May. Toowoomba Representative Match: South West 19 beat Southern Division 18 on ?11th May. Bay of Origin: Horse Shoe Bay 42 beat Picnic Bay 12 on 26th May at Magnetic Island.
With the reduction of the Sydney President's Cup competition to a junior compeition, Brisbane and South Queensland were no longer required to field sides in the Brisbane competition, and so withdrew after 1995.
The South Queensland Crushers fielded a team in this grade.
users.hunterlink.net.au /~maajjs/aus/qld/sum/qld1996.htm   (1003 words)

  
 Rough edges but a win for old-fashioned football - smh.com.au
While Queensland winger Lote Tuqiri was a three-try hero, the match will be remembered for the monumental errors of the other flankmen, resurrecting memories of the horrific pass by NSW flankman Phillip Duke at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1982.
Old-fashioned hunger breeds old-fashioned football - Queensland's big nasty forwards banged away at NSW for 45 minutes before the defence broke and big Gorden Tallis raced for the line, scoring a try to consolidate his team's eventual 26-18 victory at ANZ Stadium.
Queensland also assumed they would win easily at the Olympic stadium in the equivalent match 12 months ago after ambushing the Blues in Origin I, 2001.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/06/05/1022982722719.html   (778 words)

  
 Suncorp Stadium - Psychology Central
Queensland Maroons (State of Origin) (2005 avg: 52,460)
Although the stadium has been the traditional home of rugby league in Queensland it hosted games during the 2003 Rugby World Cup, and from 2006 it will be the home ground for the Queensland Reds rugby union team.
The site of Lang Park was originally the North Brisbane Burial Grounds, and until 1875 was Brisbane's primary cemetery.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Lang_Park   (1039 words)

  
 Facts about topic: (History of rugby league)
On May 16, 1908,the returning New Zealanders played a hastily assembled Queensland team in Brisbane (Capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia).
The tour was a great success, and gave a much needed boost to the game in Britain, which was struggling financially against the rise of association football (A football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal).
The first game was also notable for a Queensland tackle which rendered one NSW player, Ed "Son" Fry, completely naked from the waist down — an event which did not stop him from scoring a try.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hi/history_of_rugby_league.htm   (4654 words)

  
 Leagueunlimited.com Rugby League Statistics
The significance of State of Origin was typified by Queensland captain, Arthur Beetson who although a born and bred Queenslander, played the majority of his adult career for Sydney clubs.
Souths first match of the year, a pre-season Charity Shield trial against St George, attracts a crowd of 37,000 at the Sydney Football Stadium.
The NRL stating that South Sydney did not meet the new competition criteria - a claim that was hotly disputed by South Sydney officials.
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 Welcome to BroncoNet - The Unofficial Home of the Brisbane Broncos
Five Bronco players in Queensland State of Origin team
Halfback Brett Seymour was sensational leading the side around the park and had a hand in two of the Broncos' three tries.
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 Jason Stevens - State of Origin
The bond you develop during the week leading up to origin is invaluable for forming combinations and getting to know how to get the best out of the players around you.  Traditionally, I've roomed with another front-rower like Robbie Kearns or Mark O'Mealey, because it helps to form that bond.
The most memorable experience to date was the 1999 whitewash were we beat Queensland 3-zip.  We made history that day; no NSW team had ever done that before...
Use this box to find an already answered question or to ask a new one:
www.jasonstevens.info /index.php?pg=17   (119 words)

  
 Queensland Rugby League:: QRL.com.au
 New Coach For XXXX Queensland State of Origin Team
MAROONS legend Mal Meninga has been tasked with turning Queensland's State of Origin slide around after being confirmed as the side's new coach on Thursday.
www.qrl.com.au /state_of_origin   (34 words)

  
 Our Team
At the age of 31, and in impressive form, Scott became the second oldest rookie in the game's history, behind Arthur Beetson,to don the Maroon jersey when he was selected for the 2003 Queensland State of Origin team.
He continued with the Gold Coast and had his first taste of finals football in 1997.After a one season stint at the South Queensland Crushers, Scott made the move over the border and found his place with the Penrith Panthers in 1999.
Penrith’s semi-finalist performance in 2000 highlighted his huge impact on the team and after another consistent season in 2001, he was named first grade player of the year.
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 Roosters wait in the wings as school friends reunite for ultimate test - League
Sydney Roosters officials are hopeful Chris Flannery will agree to a new three-year deal after tonight's opening Origin match but they still rue the day they failed to snare his Queensland teammate and school friend Casey McGuire.
Originally selected on the Queensland interchange, Flannery will now start at lock in place of Carroll, with McGuire to make his debut from the bench.
Flannery's father, Peter, later returned the favour by telling Roosters recruitment manager and Queensland legend Arthur Beetson that the Bondi-based club should sign the pair, who spent most of their junior careers as centre partners for the Kawana Dolphins.
www.smh.com.au /news/League/Roosters-wait-in-the-wings-as-school-friends-reunite-for-ultimatetest/2005/05/24/1116700715012.html   (684 words)

  
 Rleague.com - The World of Rugby League
At least four Socceroos matches, three rugby union Tests, the usual plethora of NRL matches plus a State of Origin and an AFL calendar spiced, in Sydney, by...
Sterling and the other regulars in Nine's league broadcasting team were back in action last night for the opening round of the new NRL season.
The World of Rugby League's attachment 'on this day page' displays matches and articles that are in our archive for that day.
www.rleague.com /article.php?id=19446   (2049 words)

  
 NSW Rugby League
Mark Hughes has sent out a timely reminder to the New South Wales selectors that he should be retained for the second State of Origin match scoring a hat-trick of tries in the Knights 42-34 victory against North Queensland.
Team: Trent Leis, Geoff Bell, Mark Shipway, Paul Bowman (c), Brian Jellick, Julian O'Neill, Nathan Fien, Glenn Morrison, Peter Jones, Kyle Warren, Tim Maddison, Paul Dezolt, John Buttigieg.
Mark Hughes was the undisputed man of the match winner in an entertaining game of Rugby League that scored 14-tries scored in front of the strong Mothers Day crowd.
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 ABC Sport -- Rugby League -- State of Origin -- Multimedia
June 13 (video): Brett Kimmorley is ruled out of the second State of Origin match after injuring his hamstring, with his place going to Roosters half-back Brett Finch.
May 24 (video): The NSW Rugby League have instigated an investigation into team management as Roosters Craig Wing and Anthony Minichiello were banned for a week by their club for their misbehaviour while in camp with the Blues.
May 22 (video): Rugby league officials consider desperate measures to curb the bad behaviour of players, following the dumping of winger Anthony Minichiello from the New South Wales side.
www.abc.net.au /rugbyleague/origin/2004/multimedia   (635 words)

  
 Most Important Night of Rugby League Fans - State of Origin
Tonight is the first night for this year for the "State or Origin" for rugby league fans in New South Wales and Queensland.
My train was late coming home from work because of the trains going Olympic Park for the State of Origin.
Most Important Night of Rugby League Fans - State of Origin
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 CNN/SI - Rugby League - Clyde out of State of Origin match - Sunday May 23, 1999 10:17 AM
Although Clyde was originally cleared for Wednesday's first state of origin clash, team doctor Nathan Gibbs said on Sunday the injury would keep the player out of that fixture and possibly the second match in the series on June 9.
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- Bradley Clyde on Sunday was ruled out of the New South Wales side for Wednesday's rugby league State of Origin match against Queensland with a shoulder injury.
Posted: Sunday May 23, 1999 10:17 AM Doctors say Clyde's injury could keep him out of the opening and second matches of the State of Origin series.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/news/1999/05/23/clyde_origin   (233 words)

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