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| Men's Open | Women's Open | |
| Match 1 | QLD 7 def NSW 6 | QLD 2 def NSW 1 |
| Match 2 | NSW 6 def QLD 4 | QLD 2 def NSW 1 |
| Match 3 | NSW 6 def QLD 2 | NSW 4 def QLD 1 |
Mens Player of the Series – Jason Stanton (NSW)
Womens Player of the Series – Catherine Barr (QLD)
State of Origin Champion – New South Wales
1999 Interstate Challenge - Results
Mixed Open
Match 1 NSW 4 def QLD 3
Player of the Series – Chris Hill (NSW)
Mens 20’s
Match 1 QLD 7 def NSW 2
Player of the Series – Chris Farrow (QLD)
Womens 20’s
Match 1 NSW 4 def QLD 2
Match 2 QLD 3 def NSW 1
Match 3 QLD 8 def NSW 4
Player of the Series – Angela Doyle (QLD)
Mens Over 30’s
Match 1 QLD 4 def NSW 3
Player of the Series – Michael Hunter (QLD)
Womens Over 30’s
Match 1 QLD 2 def NSW 1
Player of the Series – Leanne Sherman (QLD)
Mens Over 35’s
Match 1 NSW 6 def QLD 3
Player of the Series – David McDonald (NSW)
Womens Over 35’s
Match 1 NSW 3 def QLD 1
Match 2 QLD 4 def NSW 0
Match 3 QLD 4 def NSW 0
Player of the Series – Chris Smyth (QLD)
Mens Over 40’s
Match 1 QLD 6 def NSW 2
Player of the Series – Trevor McPhillips (QLD)
Mens Over 45’s
Match 1 QLD 5 def NSW 2
Player of the Series – Peter Vincent (NSW)
Interstate Challenge Champion - QUEENSLANDReferee of the Tournament – Rick Borg (QLD)
Ends
1999 - STATE OF ORIGIN - NSW v QLD
Its on again...the toughest touch in Australia...State of Origin.
The 1999 State of Origin promises to be another feast of high quality touch. Sydney hosted Australia's successful defence of the World Cup in April and it is now Queensland's chance to witness Australia's best players compete for one of the most prestigious titles in Touch...State of Origin champions.
The 1999 event is being held on the Gold Coast Queensland, on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 October 1999 at the Paul Eggars International Touch Fields at Owen Park, Southport.
The event will feature many of the players from Australian teams that competed at the 1999 Touch World Cup.
Current title holders, NSW, will be keen to maintain the claim as leaders in the sport, whilst Queensland will be desperate to win the title back. No one team appears to be favourite as there are many new young players emerging who have been untried at this level.
The unique format of the 1999 event combines "State of Origin" for Open divisions with the "Interstate Challenge" for Under and Over age divisions.
The sport of Touch caters for men and women in all ages and the Interstate Challenge is the vehicle for these groups to participate at the highest level.
The Queensland Touch Association is hosting the 1999 event which commences with an Opening Ceremony at 2.20pm on Friday 29 October.
Matches commence at 3.00pm in the over age division.
The final womens open match commences at 4.00pm Saturday and this will be followed by the mens open at 5.00pm.
The tournament draw is detailed below.
| Where it all began! December 2nd, 1995 will long be remembered as a milestone in the history of Australian Touch. NSW played Queensland in the first ever State of Origin series, a series designed specifically for television broadcast. The series was an overwhelming success, reaching an estimated viewing audience of 6.5 million world wide. That particular series took the game out of the park and into the living rooms of all Australians, and placed Touch on the map once and for all. |
Giselle Tirado - The Star of the 1995 Series. |
The New South Wales men's open and Queensland
women's were hell bent on not only winning the tournament for the first time, but actually
notching up a single game victory against their adversaries. The men did not have to wait long, they started the first game on fire and the Queensland men's team were on the back foot from the opening whistle. NSW won the game 4-3, with veteran Andrew "Sugar" Galea crossing over for two tries. |
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The first under lights Touch game ever
televised occured in the 1996 series with 3 of the six games played at night. The third State of Origin series was historical in that it was the first series held as a stand alone tournament. The two previous years it was held in conjunction with the NSW State Cup, but the Australian Touch administration felt the series had gained enough recognition to be played as a tournament in its own rite. Brisbane was to be the home of the 1998 State of Origin series, at the same venue where the hugely successful Trans Tasman series was held months before. |
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However Queensland showed what a champion outfit they were, when they turned the tide in the second game with a dominant display, winning 4-2, and sending the series into an exciting finale. Once again, lead by the incomporable Scott Notley, Queensland managed to turn back raid after raid, and held on to a gutsy 2-1 victory. NSW's mens were leave for home empty handed again, and the second series loss in row was devastating for NSW coach Tony Trad.
The Queensland women were once again disappointed with losing the first two games. NSW just seemed too strong as they dominated play throughout the two games. In the third, the girls from QLD gave it everything they had, and managed to snatch victory in a drop off. Australian representative Sharyn Williams out-sprinted the defence to score the winner and the scenes of jubilation to follow were enourmous.
NSW won their first overall title, which was some consolation for the mens. The next origin series is to be held at the end of 1999. A long wait for the boys in blue, and the QLD girls to exact revenge.
1998 Champions - New South Wales
| Men's Open | Women's Open | |
| Game 1 | NSW 4 def QLD 3 | NSW 4 def QLD 2 |
| Game 2 | QLD 4 def NSW 2 | NSW 5 def QLD 3 |
| Game 3 | QLD 2 def NSW 1 | QLD 2 def NSW 1 |
* A State of Origin series was not
played in 1997
1996 Champions - Queensland
| Men's Open | Women's Open | |
| Game 1 | QLD 5 def NSW 3 | NSW 5 def QLD 4 |
| Game 2 | QLD 5 def NSW 4 | NSW 1 def QLD 0 |
| Game 3 | QLD 4 def NSW 2 | NSW 2 def QLD 1 |
| Men's Open | Women's Open | |
| Game 1 | QLD 5 def NSW 2 | NSW 3 def QLD 1 |
| Game 2 | QLD 6 def NSW 3 | NSW 3 def QLD 0 |
