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State of Origin

sporting event between players representing their state or territory
Event recurring_sporting_event Q1808129
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Summary

State of Origin is a recurring sporting event[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of recurring sporting event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (344 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country of origin: Australia[3]
  • Inception: October 8, 1977[4]
  • Sport: rugby league[5], Australian rules football[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:State of Origin[7]
  • Different from: State of Origin series[8]

Why It Matters

State of Origin is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). State of Origin. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/state-of-origin
MLA “State of Origin.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/state-of-origin.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_state-of-origin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{State of Origin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/state-of-origin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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  1. 6w ago · ~2026-48212-91 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1977-10-08T00:00:00Z
    Freebase id → /m/02fss8
    Sport → rugby league, Australian rules football
    Instance of → recurring sporting event
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: recurring sporting event"
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