New South Wales rugby league team records explained

State of Origin

This is a list of records in the State of Origin series for New South Wales.

Individual Records

Most Capped (20+ Games)

Games	Player	Era
31		1990–2001, 2004
27		1987–1996, 1998
24		2006–2016
23		1989–1996, 1998–1999
23		1995–2005
23		2007–2014, 2017
23		2016–2024
22		1990–1998
21		1992–2000
21		2002–2008
20	Paul Harragon	1992–1998
20	Steve Menzies	1995–1998, 2001–2002, 2005–2006
Correct to Game 3, 2023 and includes exhibition match

Most Points (50+ Points)

Points	Player	Tries	Goals	FG
129		11	42	1
94		4	37	4
94	Nathan Cleary	2	43	0
82		7	27	0
70		2	31	0
66	Rod Wishart	5	23	0
Correct to Game 3, 2023 and includes exhibition match

Most Tries (7+ Tries)

Tries	Player	Games
11	Josh Addo-Carr	15
11		19
11		23
9	Tom Trbojevic	7
8		11
8		12
8	James Tedesco		24
8		31
7	Latrell Mitchell	8
7		8
7		27
Correct to Game 2, 2024 and includes exhibition match

Individual Appearance Records

Record	Player	Detail	When
Youngest Player		18 years, 114 days	Game 2, 1990
Oldest Player		34 years, 348 days	Game 3, 1989
First Qld-based NSW Player			Game 1, 1989
Most Consecutive Appearances	James Tedesco	23 Games	Game 3, 2016 to Game 1, 2024
Most Appearances as Captain		17 games	1994–1996, Games 1 & 2 1999, 2000, 2001
Most Matches won as Captain		8	1994–2001
Most Series won as Captain		4	1992–1994, 1997 (SL)
Correct to Game 3, 2018 and includes exhibition match

Individual Scoring Records

Record	Player	Detail	When
Most tries in a match		3	Game 3, 1983
		3	Game 3, 2000
		3	Game 3, 2005
		3	Game 2, 2019, Game 1, 2021
Most Goals in a Match		10	Game 3, 2000
Most Points in a Match		32	Game 3, 2000
Most Tries in a Series		5	2000
Most Goals in a Series		16	2000
Most Points in a Series		52	2000
Correct to Game 2, 2021 and includes exhibition match

Team Records

Record	When
Team unchanged for entire series	Game 1 – Game 3, 1996 & 2017
3–0 Series whitewash victories	1986, 1996, 2000
0–3 Series whitewash losses	1988, 1989, 1995, 2010
Correct to Game 2, 2021 and includes exhibition match

Game records

Biggest Wins (40+ Margin)

Margin	Game
44	50 – 6, Game 1, 2021
40	56 – 16, Game 3 2000
Correct to Game 2, 2021 and includes exhibition match

Biggest Losses (40+ Margin)

Margin	Game
46	52 – 6, Game 3, 2015
Correct to Game 2, 2021 and includes exhibition match

Attendance records

The largest home attendances for NSW in State of Origin are:

• Sydney Cricket Ground (1982–1987) - 42,048 - Game 2, 1987
• Sydney Football Stadium (1988–1998) - 42,235 - Game 1, 1990
• Stadium Australia (1999–present) - 88,336 (Olympic Games configuration) - Game 2, 1999
  83,813 (post reconfiguration) - Game 3, 2014

Overall

This is a list of records for New South Wales dating back to 1908 and includes traditional Interstate matches plus State of Origin records combined. Statistics from the Super League Tri-series are not included. There were no Interstate matches played between 1916–1918 and 1942–1944 due to the World Wars.

Individual Records

Most Capped (20+ Games)

Games	Player	Era
34		1929–1939
33		1962–1975
31		1930–1941
31		1990–2001, 2004
30		1931–1941
27		1948–1957
27		1987–1996, 1998
26		1952–1961
25		1931–1938
25		1950–1958
25		1959–1967
25		1973–1983 (19 Interstate + 6 State of Origin)
24		1959–1968, 1970
24		2006–2016
23		1989–1996, 1998–1999
23		1995–2005
23		2007–2014, 2017
22		1971–1980 (21 Interstate + 1 State of Origin)
22		1990–1998
22		2016–2023
21		1992–2000
21		2002–2008
20	Frank McMillan	1922–24, 1927, 1929–30, 1932–34
20	Noel Pidding	1947–48, 1950–54
20	Norm Provan	1954–61
20	Paul Harrigan	1992–1998
20	Steve Menzies	1995–1998, 2001–2002, 2005–2006

Most Points (90+ Points)

Points	Player	Tries	Goals	Field Goals
183		7	81	0
169		17	59	0
163		3	74	3
137		19	40	0
129		11	42	1
125		9	49	0
116		10	42	1
106	Keith Barnes	2	50	0
105		23	18	0
95		29	4	0
94		4	37	4
94		2	43	0

Most Tries (15+ Tries)

Tries	Player	Games
29		25
25		18
23		9
20		25
19		33
17		20

Individual Scoring Records

Record	Player	Detail	When
Most Tries in a Match		6	Game 2, 1939
Most Goals in a Match		15	Game 3, 1957
Most Points in a Match		32	Game 1, 1911
		32	Game 3, 2000
Most Tries in a Series		10	1915
Most Goals in a Series		26	1954
Most Points in a Series		75	1911

Game Records

Biggest Wins (40+ Margin)

Margin	Score	When
64	69 – 5	Game 3, 1957
56	65 – 9	Game 1, 1911
56	65 – 9	Game 1, 1912
49	49 – 0	Game 2, 1911
46	53 – 7	Game 2, 1963
44	53 – 9	Game 1, 1915
44	50 – 6	Game 1, 2021
43	43 – 0	Game 1, 1908
43	51 – 8	Game 3, 1935
41	54 – 13	Game 2, 1939
41	52 – 11	Game 1, 1940
40	56 – 16	Game 3, 2000

Biggest Losses (40+ Margin)

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Margin	Score	When
46	52–6	Game 3, 2015