GAME 2: QUEENSLAND 26, NSW 16 Three-try Gagai seals series for Maroons

QUEENSLAND was engraveUEENSLAND engraved on the State of Origin shield yet again after the Maroons took their chances to win Game Two by 10 points at Suncorp Stadium. This was not a one-sided display like the last time these teams met at Suncorp, but rather a game full of scoring opportunities for both sides. The Maroons turned opportunities into four tries; the Blues had at least as many chances but could manage only two – and that was the difference. For once the Maroons displayed frailties; like the air of arrogance when they led by 12 but spurned another two from a penalty goal attempt that would have forced New South Wales to score three times to catch them. The Blues went agonisingly close to making them pay for their decision. There was…

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Official Rugby League Annual (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2016 Edition

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