State of Origin: What is the largest winning margin ever?

12 Jul 2023
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Accor stadium will host a dead rubber in game three of the 2023 State of Origin series on Wednesday night. 

With a solid victory in the series opener and the gulf in quality only growing in game two, Queensland look a solid chance of completing the first Origin clean sweep in 13 years. 

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As New South Wales coach, Brad Fittler, makes wholesale changes to his squad in what appears to be his last Origin match, a well-oiled Queensland unit will be eyeing up an emphatic ending to a one-sided series. 

What is the largest winning margin in State of Origin

The heaviest winning margin in an Origin game came in 2015.

In game three at Suncorp Stadium, with the series still on the line, Mal Meninga's Maroons hammered the Blues 52-6. The 46-point deficit remains unbeaten to this day. 

Interestingly, not a single player scored twice in that game. Nine different players picked up four-pointers. 

New South Wales's biggest winning margin is fresher in the memory. In game one of 2021, the blues rolled over Queensland 50-6.

When is State of Origin Game 3

The conclusion to the 2023 State of Origin will take place at Accor Stadium in Sydney on Wednesday, July 12. The match will commence at 8:05pm AEST.

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