No side in the 46-year history of State of Origin has come from behind two years in a row to win both series, a feat the Maroons must now pull off. Queensland made the 1995 catchcry part of last year's backs-to-the-wall series victory, as they made Paul Vautin's "Neville nobodies" a theme of their campaign.

Maroons coach Billy Slater has vowed his side can do it the hard way once again after going down 22-20 in a gripping opening game of the series.

The Blues leave it late, the Maroons finish with 12 players, while the bunker draws the ire of players, commentators and spectators alike. Here are five quick hits from State of Origin I.

Kalyn Ponga has avoided a ban for the send off that shaped State of Origin I, but the Queensland fullback says he feels responsible for the Maroons' loss.

That one hurt. It wasn’t just that Queensland were 20 points in front. It was the fact that a win would have created mayhem south of the border.

The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Colin Likas, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Apr. 26—CHAMPAIGN — Staying quiet is not something the Champaign Central baseball team enjoys doing. If coach John Staab's Maroons experience any sort of ...

The Kalyn Ponga send-off drama overshadowed an outstanding debut by Walker, who was nerveless replacing the injured Tom Dearden in Queensland’s controversial 22-20 loss to NSW in Origin I in Sydney. Walker turned Accor Stadium into his personal ...

Billy Slater and the Maroons had victory snatched from their grasp in the State of Origin opener. Kalyn Ponga’s send off in the second half flipped the script as the NSW Blues s