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The battle for Origin spots heats up

The battle for Origin spots heats up

It's almost a rugby league tradition. The annual speculation and conjecture about who should line up for Queensland and New South Wales in the rugby league State of Origin series. 2012 is no different and opinions have been shared in earnest. The focus of the debate the last couple of weeks has been the makeup of the New South Wales halves. .

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