The six weeks from hell that whipped the Sky Blues into Origin shape
For the second year in a row both New South Wales and Queensland enter the women's State of Origin match with barely a game between them this year, but a six-week training block that one player called "one of the hardest things I've ever done" has them primed for the series opener.
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Thu, 2 July19:45--→Sat, 4 July12:45--→Sat, 4 July15:15--→Sat, 4 July17:15--→Sun, 5 July11:50--→Sun, 5 July15:45--→ NRLW Score Centre The six weeks from hell that whipped New South Wales into State of Origin shape By Nick CamptonTopic:NRL1h ago1 hours agoWed 29 Apr 2026 at 5:16amThe Blues and Maroons once again head into the Origin series opener with little football under their belts. (Getty Images: Mark Metcalfe)In short:Both New South Wales and Queensland will enter Thursday night's Women's State of Origin series opener without having played a game in six months.Both sides will rely on a six week, pre-season-style training block to acclimatise for the interstate showdown in Newcastle.What's next?ABC Sport will be blogging Game I on Thursday night from…
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