8 Jul 2010

Maroons sweep Blues for first time since 1995

11:58 am on 8 July 2010

Queensland is celebrating a rare series clean sweep after winning the third State of Origin rugby league match 23-18 in Sydney.

New South Wales looked set to cause an upset when Greg Bird scored to put the home side ahead with 10 minutes remaining.

But the Maroons hit back with two tries to clinch their first three-nil series whitewash since 1995.

Forward Nate Myles says it was a gutsy win.