Rugby Australia's push to stage a State of Origin series as part of its next broadcast offering continues to divide opinion but the concept has the cautious support of NSW Rugby chief executive Paul Doorn.
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RA chairman Hamish McLennan was earlier this week spruiking the array of rights the code has made available to interested parties, with everything from Wallabies Tests to Super Rugby - albeit in a variety of forms - right down to a new Schools Cup competition, up for tender.
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Broadcasters have been invited to pick and choose the components they wish to broadcast, one of which could be a State of Origin series that pits NSW against Queensland outside of the Waratahs-Reds Super Rugby fixtures.
While it had drawn genuine interest from players -- particularly those at other franchises outside of the state where they are playing Super Rugby -- it has drawn criticism as to whether such a match is really needed given the nature of the existing Waratahs-Reds rivalry.
Speaking exclusively with ESPN, Doorn said he was certainly open to the concept and was prepared to entertain any game that would genuinely engage supporter interest. Can I watch State of Origin live online?
"It's still in the conceptual stage clearly, but I think there are more positives than negatives that's for sure," Doorn said. "The business I'm in, where content is king - regardless of what competition we go to next year, more opportunities for our high-class players to be put on television or to be playing in stadiums with people coming to watch is a great thing.
"Super Rugby is a structured competition, it has a certain amount of games, semifinals and then finals; if this is an opportunity to put more product out there than I think that's a good thing."
The Waratahs and Reds already meet twice per year and may continue to do so even if a trans-Tasman Super Rugby league gets the go-ahead for 2021. Those negotiations are seemingly stalled, with NZ Rugby or Rugby Australia able to agree on a structure that works for both countries and doesn't jeopardise the competition's integrity. https://stateoforiginrugby.live/
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