2021 Women's State of Origin
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The 2021 Women's State of Origin was the fourth official Women's State of Origin rugby league match between the New South Wales and Queensland. It was played at Sunshine Coast Stadium on 25 June 2021. The teams have played each other annually since 1999 with the 2021 game being the fourth played under the State of Origin banner.
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| Date | 25 June 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Sunshine Coast Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Location | Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||
| Nellie Doherty Medal | Tazmin Gray | ||||||||||||
| Referee | Belinda Sharpe | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 7,183 | ||||||||||||
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Background
On 5 May 2021, it was announced that Sunshine Coast Stadium would host Women's State of Origin for the second consecutive year.[1] The curtain-raiser for the senior Women's Origin game was the under-19 Origin between Queensland and New South Wales.[2]
The match is historically notable for being the first Women's State of Origin fixture where the players, coaches and on-field officials were all women.[3]
Match summary
25 June 2021 7:45 pm (AEST) |
Queensland  |
8 – 6 |  New South Wales |
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| Tries: 1 Destiny Brill  24'Goals: 2 Lauren Brown (2/2)  25', pen 70' |
1st: 6–4 2nd: 2–2 Highlights Match stats (NRL) Report |
Tries: 1 Isabelle Kelly 5'Goals: 1 Maddie Studdon (1/2) pen 53' |
Teams
| Queensland | Position | New South Wales |
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 Tamika Upton |
Fullback | Botille Vette-Welsh  |
 Shenae Ciesiolka |
Wing | Yasmin Meakes  |
| Lauren Brown |
Centre | Jessica Sergis  |
 Julia Robinson |
Centre | Isabelle Kelly |
| Karina Brown |
Wing | Tiana Penitani  |
 Tarryn Aiken |
Five-Eighth | Corban Baxter |
| Zahara Temara |
Halfback | Maddie Studdon |
| Chelsea Lenarduzzi |
Prop | Simaima Taufa  |
| Destiny Brill |
Hooker | Keeley Davis |
 Shannon Mato |
Prop | Millie Boyle |
| Tazmin Gray |
2nd Row | Kezie Apps (c) |
| Tiana Raftstrand-Smith |
2nd Row | Sarah Togatuki  |
| Ali Brigginshaw (c) |
Lock | Hannah Southwell |
| Tallisha Harden |
Interchange | Quincy Dodd |
| Rona Peters |
Interchange | Filomina Hanisi |
 Shaniah Power |
Interchange | Kennedy Cherrington |
| Brianna Clark |
Interchange | Holli Wheeler |
| Tahnee Norris |
Coach | Kylie Hilder |
Under-19s
The Under-19 Women's State of Origin was played as a curtain-raiser to the senior Women's State of Origin match.[4]
Match summary
25 June 5:15 pm (AEDT) |
| Queensland |
12 – 16 | New South Wales |
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| Tries: 2 Sara Sautia 29'Hannah Larsson 33'Goals: 2 Zoe Cook 30', 35' |
1st: 6–10 2nd: 6–6 Match stats (NRL) Report |
Tries: 3 Luisa Yaranamua 12'Teagan Berry 23', 45'Goals: 2 Rueben Cherrington 25'Luisa Yaranamua 47' |
Sunshine Coast Stadium Player of the Match: Luisa Yaranamua |
Teams
| Queensland | Position | New South Wales |
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 Jasmine Peters |
Fullback | Jaime Chapman (c) |
| Tyesha Mikaio |
Wing | Charlize Lloyd-Phillips |
 Emmanita Paki |
Centre | Andie Robinson |
| Makenzie Weale |
Centre | Cassey Tohi-Hiku  |
 Traevonnah Fisher |
Wing | Teagan Berry  |
| Jada Ferguson |
Five-Eighth | Luisa Yaranamua |
| Courtney Tamati |
Halfback | Tayla Montgomery |
| Keilee Joseph (c) |
Prop | Fatafehi Hanisi |
| Jetaya Faifua |
Hooker | Rueben Cherrington |
| April Ngatupuna |
Prop | Rose Lina Tau |
| Zoe Cook |
2nd Row | Hope Tevaga |
| Sara Sautia |
2nd Row | Chantel Tugaga |
| Nakita Sao |
Lock | Lilly Baker  |
| Jazmon Tupou-Witchman |
Interchange | Taneka Todhunter |
| Ebony Laing |
Interchange | Tegan Dymock |
 Jordii Mahendrarajah |
Interchange | Folau Vaki |
| Hannah Larsson |
Interchange | Leilani Wilson  |
| Kelvin Wright |
Coach | Blake Cavallaro |