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Match Schedule Competition:2013 State of Origin Game 1 Date: Wednesday Jun 5th,2013 Time:8pm AEST Location:ANZ Stadium Sydney, Australia, Capacity: 83,500 Live on Channel Nine Click Here To Watch State of Origin 2013

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Often considered the pinnacle of Australian rugby league, State Of Origin is one of Australia’s premier sporting events, often played in front of sold-out stadiums. The series itself is contested between New South Wales and Queensland, who have formed an epic rivalry that has seen the series produce the toughest and most skilful Rugby League in the world. Since its inception in 1980, the results between NSW and QLD have been extraordinarily even, adding further emphasis to the competition’s success. Overall the Maroons have won 17 series compared to the Blues 12. In games won, the Maroons hold an eight-game advantage over the Blues with 51 wins compared to 43 for NSW.

In the 2012 State of Origin series NSW and Queensland headed to Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, with the series locked at 1-1 after NSW won the second encounter 16-12 at ANZ Stadium. Queensland won the decider 21-20 in a nailbiting finish to claim a record seventh consecutive State of Origin series victory, having held the series since 2006.

In November 2012 the Australian Rugby League Commission announced a five-year schedule, with NSW and Queensland both being awarded two series in which they would host two home matches, with the remaining series having a game hosted at a neutral venue. NSW will host two-game home series in 2013 and 2016 while Queensland will host two-game home series in 2014 and 2017. In 2015 each side will host one game, with the Australian Rugby League Commission currently in negotiations with the Victorian Major Events Company to have the match held at a Melbourne venue. The announcement was controversially received by Queensland, who had originally been scheduled to host two matches at Suncorp Stadium before the ALRC’s decision in November 2012.

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In 2013 NSW will host games one (June 5) and three (July 17) at ANZ Stadium while Queensland will host game two (June 26) at Suncorp Stadium, with tickets for the two ANZ Stadium matches expected to be available from early December, 2012. The on-sale date for the Suncorp Stadium has yet to be confirmed.

Fans from across the Asia Pacific region, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and North America will join Australia and New Zealand to watch the match broadcast live as NSW desperately tries to equalise the Series, while Queensland chases an unprecedented sixth consecutive Series win.In Australia, the Nine Network will take the highly anticipated clash live into NSW, Queensland, the ACT, Victoria, Tasmania and the Northern Territory, with South Australia and Western Australia receiving delayed coverage. QLD vs NSW Live State of Origin Game 1 Streaming SkyNZ (Sky Sports 2) will telecast the match live in New Zealand, while Orbit Showtime and Setanta Africa will show the match across the Middle East/Northern Africa and Central Africa respectively.In the Asia Pacific region, fans in Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and Fiji will be able to watch the game live through local broadcasters.Fans in all regions not covered by television broadcast agreements can watch the game via the www.livenrl.tv online subscription service.

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