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Blues claim dramatic Origin win
The State of Origin's 100th match couldn't have been scripted much better.
New South Wales saw off Queensland in an epic match at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium that was punctuated by drama from the opening salvos.
While the Maroons face the rest of the series without Cooper Cronk, who broke his arm, New South Wales will be sweating on the future of Josh Reynolds who was reported for a dangerous tackle.
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Cronk nurses his broken arm, sustained 10 minutes into the match.
It was a bitter break for Queensland, who'd started with a try to Darius Boyd.
Despite the early blow, NSW showed extraordinary resilience.
They hit back, via Brett Morris.
Morris' try appeared to come at a cost.
We was nursing his shoulder for some time, but managed to play on.
The mainly Maroons crowd roared in anger at the sight of the lift.
Brent Tate was on the receiving end of the manouvre.
