Rugby League: Champions ▾

Attendance: 25,218

Series delayed to Nov 2020 by COVID-19 and played at a neutral, reduced-capacity venue (25,218 in a ground with ~50,000 capacity). A heavily rookie-laden Queensland side overturned a 10-0 half-time deficit, regarded as an upset -- Wayne Bennett's first game as Queensland coach.

Scorers

Queensland	Tries: Brimson 50'; Coates 53'; Munster 66' Goals: Cherry-Evans (3/4) Sin bin: Kaufusi (~78')
New South Wales	Tries: Cook 18'; Addo-Carr (2) 21', 76' Goals: Cleary (1/3)

Teams

Queensland			New South Wales
1	AJ Brimson	Fullback	James Tedesco	1
2	Xavier Coates	Wing	Daniel Tupou	2
3	Kurt Capewell	Centre	Clinton Gutherson	3
4	Dane Gagai	Centre	Jack Wighton	4
5	Phillip Sami	Wing	Josh Addo-Carr	5
6	Cameron Munster	Five-eighth	Luke Keary	6
7	Daly Cherry-Evans	Halfback	Nathan Cleary	7
8	Christian Welch	Prop	Daniel Saifiti	8
9	Jake Friend	Hooker	Damien Cook	9
10	Josh Papalii	Prop	Junior Paulo	10
11	Felise Kaufusi	Second Row	Boyd Cordner	11
12	Coen Hess	Second Row	Tyson Frizell	12
13	Tino Fa'asuamaleaui	Lock	Jake Trbojevic	13
Substitutes
14	Ben Hunt		Cody Walker	14
15	Lindsay Collins		Payne Haas	15
16	Jai Arrow		Cameron Murray	16
17	Jaydn Su'A		Angus Crichton	17
Wayne Bennett		Coach	Brad Fittler

Player of the Match

Daly Cherry-Evans (Queensland) -- treated as likely-official but not independently cross-confirmed against a dedicated award article

Match officials

Referee

Gerard Sutton

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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