So tonight was game 1 of this years State of Origin series. What that is is Queensland and New South Wales play a 3 game series in rugby league. Right in the middle of the NRL season. Teams are decided by the state you first played senior rugby league in. It's a very cool idea, and really taps into a lot of state pride. It is considered the best rugby league in the world. Better than even the world cup. I mean I don't like league very much, but even I get into Origin a bit.
I wish we did something like this back home. An east-west(not north south oh god civil war comparisons) football game that the players cared about. The closest thing I can think of is the Big 33 that PA and OH do every year and that is HS ball.
Oh and NSW won the game. My Maroons(can you guess why I picked them?) will have to win two in a row to keep their 7 year streak alive.
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