A Papua New Guinea man is placing a bet on New South Wales Blues to win the State of Origin Game 1 . An unidentified man put a billboard telling Queensland Maroons fans to come and bet against his team and win the car.
The notice reads : " Mi beitim Car blo BLues, Maroons Kam". I am betting my car on the Blues so Maroons fans can come and bet against him.
Papua New Guinea is known for the love of rugby league. Though the game is played overseas, people take the game seriously. The country comes to stand still during the State of Origin matches. This year's State of Origin matches are no difference. Thousands are expected to flock to their TV screens to watch the State of Origin opener.
To put ice on the cake, Papua New Guinea International, Xaviours Coates will be featured in the Maroons team taking the number 2 spot on the wing. The game states at 7:10 pm tonight
Teams for the State of Origin
QLD Maroons NSW Blues
AJ Brimson 1James Tedesco
Xavier Coates 2Daniel Tupou
Brenko Lee 3Clint Gutherson
Dane Gagai 4Jack Wighton
Phillip Sami 5Josh Addo-Carr
Cameron Munster6Luke Keary
Daly Cherry-Evans (c)7Nathan Cleary
Christian Welch8Daniel Saifiti
Jake Friend 9Damien Cook
Josh Papalii 10Junior Paulo
Felise Kaufusi 11Boyd Cordner (c)
Coen Hess 12Tyson Frizell
Tino Faasuamaleaui13Jake Trbojevic
Bench
Ben Hunt14Cody Walker
Lindsay Collins15Payne Haas
Jai Arrow16Cameron Murray
Jaydn Su’A17Angus Crichton
Reserves
Kurt Capewell18/20Nathan Brown
Hymel Hunt21Zac Lomax
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