New South Wales rugby league team

New South Wales

Badge of New South Wales team
Team information
Nickname	The Blues / The Cockroaches
Head coach	Craig Bellamy
Captain	Danny Buderus
Most caps	Brad Fittler (31)
Home stadium	Telstra Stadium
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
Biggest win
File:NewSouthWalescolours.png New South Wales 56 - 16 Queensland (Stadium Australia, Sydney; 7 June 2000)
Biggest defeat
Queensland 36 - 6 New South Wales File:NewSouthWalescolours.png (Lang Park, Brisbane; 23 May 1989)

The New South Wales Rugby League team represents the state of New South Wales annually in the Rugby League State of Origin competition against arch-rivals Queensland. They are known as The Blues (because of their sky-blue jerseys) or The Cockroaches.

Current Team

Team for Game Three, 2007.

No.	Position	Player	Current Club (2007)
1.	Fullback	Brett Stewart	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
2.	Winger	Hazem El Masri	Canterbury Bulldogs
3.	Centre	Matt King	Melbourne Storm
4.	Centre	Matt Cooper	St George Illawarra Dragons
5.	Winger	Jarryd Hayne	Parramatta Eels
6.	Five-Eighth	Greg Bird	Cronulla Sharks
7.	Half-Back	Brett Kimmorley	Cronulla Sharks
8.	Prop	Brent Kite	Manly Sea Eagles
9.	Hooker	Danny Buderus (c)	Newcastle Knights
10.	Prop	Willie Mason	Canterbury Bulldogs
11.	Second Row	Nathan Hindmarsh	Parramatta Eels
12.	Second row	Andrew Ryan	Canterbury Bulldogs
13.	Lock	Paul Gallen	Cronulla Sharks
14.	Interchange	Luke Bailey	Gold Coast Titans
15.	Interchange	Steve Simpson	Newcastle Knights
16.	Interchange	Ryan Hoffman	Melbourne Storm
17.	Interchange	Kurt Gidley	Newcastle Knights
-	Coach	Graham Murray	North Queensland Cowboys