ORIGIN!!!

Beau Scott confronts Sam Thaiday in Game 1 of the 2011 State of Origin series, Brisbane.
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Rugby League time! Australian Rugby League time! The awesome that is State of Origin is upon us! New South Wales v Queensland. Brother v Brother.  Cockroaches v Cane Toads. Thanks to Russell Crowe (who strong armed the boys at FOX) the game will be shown live Wednesday morning on Fox Soccer Channel (Comcast 125/ DirecTV 619/Dish 406). Pre-game from Melbourne (which is in Victoria. This match is being played at a neutral site) begins at 330am and kickoff is at 400am. Watch it live. DVR it. Just watch it. And welcome to one of the World's most intense sporting events. 

Great speech. Shows a bit of the passion behind Origin.

Fireworks! There will be fireworks!
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