The countdown to Origin is on – and we're celebrating this special time of year by counting down our favourite NSW Origin memories. With just seven days to go, here’s our seventh-placed all-time favourite Blues moment
The moment the NSW Blues believed they had scored the opening try of the 2009 State of Origin series, when Robbie Farah threw a superb pass to Jarryd Hayne who ran around Israel Folau and evaded Billy Slater to score one of the most amazing Origin no-tries.
The try went to the video referee for confirmation and replays showed Hayne’s foot going agonisingly close to the sideline during his run.
The players and viewers believed it was a ‘benefit of the doubt try’ after watching various replays with the Blues preparing to attempt the conversion to make it an 8-0 lead.
However the video referee disallowed the try, which cruelly robbed Hayne of a magical Origin moment.
The Blues did not recover and Queensland went on to score the next three tries, and eventually won the game 28-18.
This moment proves that Rugby League is a game of millimetres and that every single point is extremely valuable when it comes to State of Origin.
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