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Payne Haas and Tino Fa'asuamaleaui were both sin-binned for the same fight/melee; sources disagree on whether it was the 40th or 57th minute. Cameron Munster left in the 2nd minute with a head knock. Series levelled 1-1.

Scorers

New South Wales	Tries: Walker 18'; Tedesco 23'; Addo-Carr 39'; Wighton 43'; Tupou 51'; Addo-Carr 79' Goals: Cleary (5/7, incl. 1 penalty goal) Sin bin: Haas (minute disputed between sources: 40' or 57')
Queensland	Tries: Coates 8'; Papalii 63' Goals: Holmes (1/2) Sin bin: Fa'asuamaleaui (same incident as Haas; minute disputed)

Teams

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

Player of the Match

Nathan Cleary (New South Wales)

Match officials

Referee

Gerard Sutton

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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