2026 Women's State of Origin
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The 2026 Women's State of Origin Series will be the ninth official Women's State of Origin rugby league series between New South Wales and Queensland. It will be the third time in Women's State of Origin history to be played as a three-game series. As announced on 12 November 2025, the matches are scheduled as Game 1 at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle on 30 April 2026, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on 14 May 2026, and Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast on 28 May 2026.[1][2] The teams have played each other annually since 1999.[3] The 2018 match was the first under the State of Origin banner.
The schedule followed the pattern used in 2025, with each game played on a Thursday night with two weeks between each game. A change from 2025 was that Game 2 rather than Game 1 was scheduled to open NRL Magic Round.[4]
The announcement by the NRL included the date of the Under-19s Women's Origin fixture, 18 June 2026, which will again be part of a double-header with the men's Under-19 Origin match.[2]
Thursday, 30 April 2026 19:45 AEST |
New South Wales  |
11—6 |  Queensland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 2 Ellie Johnston  45' Jessica Sergis 70'Goals: 1 Jesse Southwell  46'Field goals: 1 Jesse Southwell 62' |
1st: 0–6 2nd: 11–0 NRL Match Centre |
Tries: 1 Otesa Pule 2'Goals: 1 Lauren Brown 3' |
McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle Attendance: 20,179 Referee: Belinda Sharpe Player of the Match: Yasmin Meakes[5] |
| New South Wales | Position | Queensland | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Abbi Church | 1 | 1 | Tamika Upton | |
| Jaime Chapman | 2 | 2 | Julia Robinson | |
| Jessica Sergis | 3 | 3 | Rory Owen | |
| Isabelle Kelly (c) | 4 | 4 | Shenae Ciesiolka | |
| Jayme Fressard | 5 | 5 | Phoenix-Raine Hippi | |
| Jocelyn Kelleher | 6 | 6 | Chantay Kiria-Ratu | |
| Jesse Southwell | 7 | 7 | Lauren Brown | |
| Millie Elliott | 8 | 8 | Makenzie Weale | |
| Keeley Nizza | 9 | 9 | Jada Ferguson | |
| Ellie Johnston | 10 | 10 | Jessika Elliston | |
| Tiana Penitani-Gray | 11 | 11 | Sienna Lofipo | |
| Yasmin Meakes | 12 | 12 | Romy Teitzel | |
| Olivia Kernick | 13 | 13 | Keilee Joseph | |
| Olivia Higgins | 14 | 14 | Emma Manzelmann | |
| Kennedy Cherrington | 15 | 15 | Otesa Pule | |
| Kezie Apps | 16 | 16 | Chelsea Lenarduzzi | |
| Teagan Berry | 17 | 17 | Brianna Clark | |
| Corban Baxter | 18 | 18 | Ivana Lolesio | |
| John Strange | Coach | Nathan Cross | ||
Game 2
Game 3
Teams
New South Wales Sky Blues
| Position | Game 1[6] | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fullback |  PAR: Abbi Church | ||
| Wing |  GCT: Jaime Chapman | ||
| Centre |  SYD: Jessica Sergis | ||
| Centre | SYD: Isabelle Kelly (c) | ||
| Wing | SYD: Jayme Fressard | ||
| Five-eighth | SYD: Jocelyn Kelleher | ||
| Halfback |  BRI: Jesse Southwell | ||
| Prop | SYD: Millie Elliott | ||
| Hooker | SYD: Keeley Nizza | ||
| Prop |  CRO: Ellie Johnston | ||
| Second row | CRO: Tiana Penitani-Gray | ||
| Second row |  NEW: Yasmin Meakes | ||
| Lock | SYD: Olivia Kernick | ||
| Interchange | NEW: Olivia Higgins | ||
| Interchange | PAR: Kennedy Cherrington | ||
| Interchange |  WTI: Kezie Apps | ||
| Interchange |  SGI: Teagan Berry | ||
| Replacement | SYD: Corban Baxter | ||
| Reserve | SYD: Rima Butler | ||
| Reserve | CRO: Quincy Dodd | ||
| Coach | John Strange | ||
Queensland Maroons
| Position | Game 1[7] | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fullback | BRI: Tamika Upton | ||
| Wing | BRI: Julia Robinson | ||
| Centre | PAR: Rory Owen | ||
| Centre | SGI: Shenae Ciesiolka | ||
| Wing | GCT: Phoenix-Raine Hippi | ||
| Five-eighth | CRO: Chantay Kiria-Ratu | ||
| Halfback | GCT: Lauren Brown | ||
| Prop |  NQL: Makenzie Weale | ||
| Hooker | BRI: Jada Ferguson | ||
| Prop | GCT: Jessika Elliston | ||
| Second row | GCT: Sienna Lofipo | ||
| Second row | BRI: Romy Teitzel | ||
| Lock | PAR: Keilee Joseph | ||
| Interchange | NQL: Emma Manzelmann | ||
| Interchange | SYD: Otesa Pule | ||
| Interchange | BRI: Chelsea Lenarduzzi | ||
| Interchange | BRI: Brianna Clark | ||
| Replacement | GCT: Ivana Lolesio | ||
| Reserve | BRI: Destiny Brill | ||
| Reserve | GCT: Destiny Mino-Sinapati | ||
| Coach | Nathan Cross | ||