ONE player was sent off and another two were sin-binned after a brawl erupted late in the State of Origin curtain raiser at Telstra Stadium.
New South Wales thumped Queensland 52-18 in the under-17 representative match after a seven-tries-to-one blitz in the second half.
Both sides, though, finished the match without their full compliment of players after tensions boiled over five minutes from full-time.
Punches were thrown in the all-in brawl, with Queensland halfback Ricardo Parata sent off for his part in the fight.
Maroons teammate Josh McGuire and NSW back rower Mitch Jowett were sin-binned.
NSW, leading 40-18, had already wrapped up the game, but it ran in a further two tries.
Centre Greg Waddell claimed a hat-trick of tries for NSW, with fullback Lachlan Coote and wing Nathan Gardner also bagging doubles.
Gardner finished with a match haul of 24 points, kicking eight goals form nine attempts, including four successful shots from out wide.
The try of the match, though, went to Queensland fullback Anthony Raymond, who fielded a grubber kick on his own goalline, weaved through the NSW defence and then sprinted the length of the field to score midway through the second half.
The scores were locked 12-12 at half-time, but NSW scored four unanswered tries early in the second half to ensure an emphatic win.
NSW captain Wade Graham and halves partner Adam Reynolds also scored tries - both showing great strength in crashing over from short range - while Steven Elliott and Dan Cross crossed for Queensland in the first half.
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New South Wales thumped Queensland 52-18 in the under-17 representative match after a seven-tries-to-one blitz in the second half.
Both sides, though, finished the match without their full compliment of players after tensions boiled over five minutes from full-time.
Punches were thrown in the all-in brawl, with Queensland halfback Ricardo Parata sent off for his part in the fight.
Maroons teammate Josh McGuire and NSW back rower Mitch Jowett were sin-binned.
NSW, leading 40-18, had already wrapped up the game, but it ran in a further two tries.
Centre Greg Waddell claimed a hat-trick of tries for NSW, with fullback Lachlan Coote and wing Nathan Gardner also bagging doubles.
Gardner finished with a match haul of 24 points, kicking eight goals form nine attempts, including four successful shots from out wide.
The try of the match, though, went to Queensland fullback Anthony Raymond, who fielded a grubber kick on his own goalline, weaved through the NSW defence and then sprinted the length of the field to score midway through the second half.
The scores were locked 12-12 at half-time, but NSW scored four unanswered tries early in the second half to ensure an emphatic win.
NSW captain Wade Graham and halves partner Adam Reynolds also scored tries - both showing great strength in crashing over from short range - while Steven Elliott and Dan Cross crossed for Queensland in the first half.
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Good to see nathan continuing his form.
