Queensland have beaten NSW 22-6 to clinch the 2024 State of Origin series

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Queensland have beaten NSW 22-6 to clinch the 2024 State of Origin series. (Scott Radford-Chisholm/AAP PHOTOS)
Queensland have beaten NSW 22-6 to clinch the 2024 State of Origin series. (Scott Radford-Chisholm/AAP PHOTOS) Credit: AAP

Queensland have won the first ever three-game Women’s State of Origin series after a commanding 22-6 victory over NSW in Townsville.

Maroons five-eighth Tarryn Aiken tormented the Sky Blues with her kicking game at a slippery Queensland Country Bank Stadium to clinch the decider in front of a sell-out crowd.

Queensland raced to an early lead through Evania Pelite and Julia Robinson in the opening period before a 90-metre Jaime Chapman intercept try in the second half added a bit of jeopardy to the closing minutes.

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But it was too little, too late from the wasteful Sky Blues, who will be left to rue a mountain of key errors.

The victory completed an unlikely turnaround after Tahnee Norris’ side were outplayed by NSW in Origin I and required a late comeback to salvage the series in game two.

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