The 2015 NRL State Championship was a rugby league match held between the winners of the 2015 New South Wales Cup and the 2015 Queensland Cup. It was the second edition of the State Championship, following the inaugural 2014 edition, and was played on 4 October 2015, as a curtain raiser to the 2015 NRL Grand Final. The Ipswich Jets won the match, defeating the Newcastle Knights 26-12.[1]
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| Date | 4 October 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | ANZ Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Location | Sydney | ||||||||||||
| Referee | Matt Noyen | ||||||||||||
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Background
editFor the 2015 NRL State Championship, The Newcastle Knights won the NSW Cup by defeating the Wyong Roos 20-10 in the Grand Final, and the Ipswich Jets won the QLD Cup by defeating the Townsville Blackhawks 32-20 in the Grand Final.
Match details
editSunday, 4 October
3:40pm (AEDT) |
Newcastle Knights 
2015 NSW Cup Premiers |
12–26 |  Ipswich Jets
2015 QLD Cup Premiers |
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| Tries: G Ndaira (28') J Feeney(42') Goals: G Ndaira 2/2 |
Report |
Tries: M Parcell (1') B McConnachie (10') M Barba (37') R Griffin(63') Goals: C Anderson 5/5 |
Teams
edit| Newcastle Knights |
Position | Ipswich Jets |
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| 2. Honeti Tuha | Wing | 2. Marmin Barba |
| 3. Kerrod Holland | Centre | 3. Liam Capewell |
| 4. Joseph Tapine | Centre | 4. Nemani Valekapa |
| 5. Ken Tofilau | Wing | 5. Richard Pandia |
| 6. Carlos Tuimavave | Five-eighth | 6. Josh Cleeland |
| 7. Jaelen Feeney | Halfback | 7. Dane Phillips |
| 8. Damian Sironen | Prop | 16. Billy McConnachie |
| 9. Danny Levi | Hooker | 9. Matt Parcell |
| 10. Sam Mataora | Prop | 10. Rod Griffin |
| 11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon | 2nd Row | 11. Sam Martin |
| 12. Jacob Saifiti | 2nd Row | 12. Kurtis Lingwoodock |
| 13. Clint Newton (c) | Lock | 13. Keiron Lander (c) |
| 14. George Ndaira | Interchange | 8. Josh Seage |
| 15. Marvin Filipo | Interchange | 14. Landon Hayes |
| 16. Michael Steele | Interchange | 17. Chris Walker |
| 27. Tama Koopu | Interchange | 22. Huskie Teutau |
| Matt Lantry | Coach | Ben Walker & Shane Walker |
See also
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References
edit- ^ Keeble, Brett (4 October 2015). "Ipswich Jets shoot down Newcastle Knights to win NRL State Championship Final". smh.com.au. Nine Media. Retrieved 7 April 2022.