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New South Wales rugby league team

Representative rugby league team for New South Wales

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 7, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
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The New South Wales rugby league team has represented the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1907. Also known as the Blues due to their sky blue jerseys, the team competes in the annual State of Origin series against Queensland. The team is currently coached by Matt King and captained by Isaah Yeo, and is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL).

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This entry incorporates text from “New South Wales rugby league team” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.