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The 20th Annual AAMI Country vs City Origin took place on Friday May 8 at Wade Park on Moulder Street in Orange NSW.
The clash, the first time the AAMI Country vs City Origin clash has crossed the Blue Mountains since 2006, featured some of the best young and experienced NSW talent, all fighting for a spot in the first State of Origin for NSW.
The 20th AAMI
Country vs City Origin Rugby League Clash
City vs Country is an annual Australian rugby league match that takes place in New South Wales between City and Country representative sides. The City side represents the Sydney metropolitan area and the Country represents the rest of New South Wales.
The concept of an annual clash between a City and Country team originally started in 1911 with a Metropolitan side taking on the Country team. The first match officially took place on June 10, 1911 with City taking the victory 29 to 8. It would take another nineteen years before an annual clash between an official City and Country side was agreed upon during the 1930 season.
Both sides were originally made up of the best players playing in the New South Wales Country Rugby League and the Sydney-based NSW RL Premiership. However, the increasing drain of players from rural areas to the NSW RL clubs led to the City side becoming increasingly dominant and the Country side uncompetitive. The 'origin rule' for player qualification being introduced in 1987 so players in NSW RL clubs originally from outside Sydney became eligible to represent Country.
The players who now represent the City and Country sides come from the National Rugby League competition in Australia. The match is played before the Rugby League State of Origin series and is often referred to as a selection trial for the New South Wales Blues team.
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About Country vs City Origin
Orange was pleased to host the 2009 City versus Country Rugby League match.
