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Maroons Score Early in Women's State of Origin Opener

Otesa Pule scores on debut for the Queensland Maroons early in the Women's State of Origin opener against the NSW Blues in Newcastle.

The Maroons have opened the scoring in the series opener at Newcastle. Despite strong defensive tackles from the Blues, Otesa Pule crashed over to score a try on debut, putting Queensland ahead. mieszalniakolorado.pl

The match saw a brief stoppage early on for a head injury concern involving NSW's Makenzie Weale, who was replaced by Otesa Pule. The Blues dropped the ball from a kick shortly after, gifting the Maroons a scrum feed just 10 meters out.