2020 Women's State of Origin

2020 (2020) Women's State of Origin  ()
File:Queensland colours.svg Queensland File:New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales 24 18
1 2 Total QLD File:Queensland colours.svg 6 18 24 NSW File:New South Wales colours.svg 6 12 18
Date	13 November 2020
Stadium	Sunshine Coast Stadium
Location	Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Nellie Doherty Medal	Tarryn Aiken
Referee	Belinda Sharpe
Attendance	4,833
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Nine Network (Live) Fox League (Live)

The 2020 Women's State of Origin was the third official Women's State of Origin rugby league match between the New South Wales and Queensland played at Sunshine Coast Stadium on 13 November 2020. The teams have played each other annually since 1999 with the 2020 game being the third played under the State of Origin banner. Queensland defeated New South Wales 24–18, winning their first State of Origin game and winning their first game since 2014. Queensland five-eighth Tarryn Aiken was awarded the Nellie Doherty Medal for Player of the Match.

Background

The 2020 Women's State of Origin game was originally due to be played in June but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was moved to the post-season for the first time. The game was played in Queensland for the first time under the State of Origin banner and for the first time overall since 2016. Unlike in 2019, a women's under-18 Origin game was not held as the curtain-raiser.

Teams

Queensland	Position	New South Wales
File:Brisbane colours.svg Tamika Upton	Fullback	Botille Vette-Welsh File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
File:Brisbane colours.svg Shenae Ciesiolka	Wing	Jessica Sergis File:St. George colours.svg
File:Brisbane colours.svg Julia Robinson	Centre	Tiana Penitani File:St. George colours.svg
File:Brisbane colours.svg Lauren Brown	Centre	Isabelle Kelly File:St. George colours.svg
File:Auckland colours.svg Karina Brown	Wing	Shanice Parker File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
File:Brisbane colours.svg Tarryn Aiken	Five-Eighth	Corban McGregor File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Zahara Temara	Halfback	Melanie Howard File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
File:Brisbane colours.svg Chelsea Lenarduzzi	Prop	Simaima Taufa File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Brittany Breayley	Hooker	Kylie Hilder File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
File:Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Rona Peters	Prop	Millie Boyle File:Brisbane colours.svg
File:Brisbane colours.svg Tallisha Harden	2nd Row	Kezie Apps (c) File:St. George colours.svg
File:Auckland colours.svg Tazmin Gray	2nd Row	Shaylee Bent File:St. George colours.svg
File:Brisbane colours.svg Ali Brigginshaw (c)	Lock	Hannah Southwell File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
File:St. George colours.svg Steph Hancock	Interchange	Quincy Dodd File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
File:Brisbane colours.svg Annette Brander	Interchange	Filomina Hanisi File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
File:Brisbane colours.svg Shannon Mato	Interchange	Sarah Togatuki File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
File:Auckland colours.svg Shaniah Power	Interchange	Yasmin Meakes File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
File:Queensland colours.svg Jason Hetherington	Coach	Andy Patmore File:New South Wales colours.svg

Match summary

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Friday, 13 November 7:45 pm (AEDT)

Queensland File:Queensland colours.svg	24 – 18	File:New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales
Tries: Tamika Upton (14', 43') 2 Tarryn Aiken (51') 1 Steph Hancock (57') 1 Goals: Lauren Brown 4/4 (15', 44', 52', 58')	Report 1st: 6 – 6 2nd: 18 – 12	Tries: 1 (24') Kezie Apps 1 (59') Tiana Penitani 1 (67') Filomina Hanisi 1 (69') Botille Vette-Welsh Goals: 1/1 Melanie Howard (26') 0/2 Quincy Dodd 0/1 Hannah Southwell

Sunshine Coast Stadium Attendance: 4,833 Nellie Doherty Medal: Tarryn Aiken Referee: Belinda Sharpe

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