Queensland stun NSW as Billy Slater gets State of Origin coaching career off to perfect start
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6049F)
- Impressive Maroons hold off late Blues comeback to win 16-10
- Slater's team take 1-0 series lead in front of 80,512 crowd in Sydney
Queensland beat NSW 16-10 in the State of Origin opener, defying injuries to Xavier Coates and Jeremiah Nanai to win in Sydney for the first time since 2017.
The Blues opened the scoring through Jack Wighton and the Maroons had more headaches when Coates limped off prior to halftime.
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