23 May 2007

PNG side in State of Origin curtainraiser

10:36 am on 23 May 2007

The Papau New Guinea under 19 rugby league side is counting down for its game in arguably league's most intense cauldron.

Tonight State of Origin one between the Blues of New South Wales and the Maroons of Queensland will be played at Suncorp stadium.

The young PNG side will meet its under-19 Maroon counterparts in the curtain raiser to set the stage for one of rugby league's greatest rivalry.