It is hard to compare the State of Origin to any sporting event I the US. It is the top rugby league players from NSW vs the top from QLD. Each year they play a three game series to determine which state is best at rugby league. So kind of like an all star game that matters, as it is arguably the biggest rugby match of the year in Sydney. Another weird twist, even if one side wins the first two they still play the third… I don’t get it. Well we had tickets to the third and it was 1-1 leading up to it, this was for all the marbles. NSW had lost the previous eight series in a row and had a really good chance to win but came up just short. Too many mistakes and the added distraction of a big fat streaker who interrupted play late in the match. It was a great atmosphere and fun night, over 80,000 fans.

We also took a short video of the Australian National Anthem at the game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is-_f1Vfl5M&feature=youtu.be