Late try helps Maroons save face in Game 3 of women’s Origin series

Chelsea Lenarduzzi clinches 18-14 win for Queensland as crowd of 21,912 seals Newcastle as home of women’s game

Queensland Maroons secure Game 3 win, but NSW take the series – as it happened

Despite the match being a dead rubber, there was plenty of passion on the field as Queensland avoided the series whitewash

Billy Slater is still revered in Queensland but he may have to consider personnel changes after a one-sided opening defeat to NSWBlues

Former touch footballer debuts in place of Tamika Upton with more than just pride on the line for Queensland in Game 3 against NSW Blues

NSW made a statement in enemy territory as Zac Lomax’s two tries and one each from Brian To’o and Dylan Edwards gave the Blues an 18-6 win

Minute-by-minute report: The Blues completed back-to-back victories over their old foes in Brisbane with an 18-6 win in the 2025 series opener

The rugby league showpiece series is making the most of a new formula as players and coaches save any war of words for the battle on the field

From the Mitch Moses-Nathan Cleary axis to how the inexperienced Maroons’ forwards perform, this year’s series throws up a number of questions

Aidan Sezer, on his 250th career appearance, converted all four tries and kicked a penalty in Hull FC’s 26-12 victory over Leigh

Returning Blues coach Laurie Daley is unlikely to take a kamikaze approach and it appears the Maroons have the advantage heading into the series

The Blues were red-hot even in wet conditions in Game 2 to claim the State of Origin shield from the Maroons and lay down a marker for years to come

A George Whitby hat-trick inspired St Helens to thrash Catalans Dragons 40-0 and move into the Super League top four

England’s pummelling in Las Vegas was considered a major setback by some but Wigan coach Denis Betts and the RFL see it differently

The relentless Blues took a 2-0 lead in the Origin series to reclaim the shield with a 26-6 victory over the Maroons at Allianz Stadium