NSW Smash & Grab! | State of Origin Game 1 2026 Full Replay
5/29/20262 hr 8 min
Re-live NSW Blues securing the greatest Origin comeback of all time after they clawed themselves back from a 20-point deficit against Queensland Maroons! A match full of drama, controversy and heartbreak catch Triple M's call of Game 1 with lead rugby league commentator Dan Ginnane, Origin legends Shane Webcke & Wade Graham plus Ben Dobbin on the sideline. Also hear all the post-match interviews and proud Queenslander Brent Read's infamous rant!
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It's State of Origin. 46 years strong. It's the greatest rivalry we have in Australian sport, and it seems to get bigger by the year. Here we go again. The 2026 series begins. A high, not particularly deep kick off by the Blues taken by Munster, and he's driven back by three New South Wales defenders. As Barnett last to peel off, Olakau'atu there as well. Tom Flegler, first origin since 2023, and he's into the teeth of the Blues defense. Playing it back now to Grant. Grant on to big Tino. Fa'asumanu not going too far here. Excellent defense here as Tino plays it. Still short of his 20. Platt is knocked off his feet, but he gets his first taste of Origin football under his belt. Play back to Grant. Taking it on to Tino. Another run for Tino. That's a better one. He gets up to his own 40 after a drag. Hudson Young back. Yeo was there to finish it off. Now as the chant for the Blues goes up, a deep kick by Munster, and they've got it back here with Tedesco. And Tedesco, in Origin 24, slips into the Queensland tackle, and we're on our way with now Tolu Koula just getting a hit out under his belt. So a couple of the debutants have had an early taste. Brian To'o in his white headgear is brought down 11 short of halfway. Triple M rocking