9 Aug 2023

Calls for NZ to host Australian rugby league game

From Morning Report, 8:55 am on 9 August 2023

Calls are increasing for New Zealand to play host to a State of Origin rugby league game.

Each year, Queensland and New South Wales representative teams play each other in a three-match series, with one of the matches often played outside of Queensland or New South Wales.

The chairman of the Australian Rugby League commission, Peter V'landys, says New Zealand is under consideration to host a game as early as 2027.

And Eden Park chief executive Nick Sautner says he's also been in talks with the NRL about hosting the game in Auckland.

Nick Sautner spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.