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The 2013 NSW State of Origin team has been finalised, with Josh Reynolds beating John Sutton in the race to come in for injured Blues utility Kurt Gidley.
The 24-year-old Reynolds has been in sparkling form for the Bulldogs this season, steering around the side from five-eighth, but has also played as halfback and hooker.
Reynolds edged out Rabbitohs five-eighth John Sutton for the 17th position, after both players had been called into camp on Tuesday night following confirmation of Gidley’s unavailability due to a foot ligament injury suffered in the Knights’ loss to the Warriors.
He joins Andrew Fifita, Blake Ferguson, and James Maloney as one of four debutants in the NSW State of Origin side.
While many had expected the older, more experienced Sutton to be named in the side, some believed Reynolds’ pacy, fearless approach should see Blues coach Laurie Daley pick the Bulldogs five-eighth for the position.
John Sutton will be 18th man for NSW in Game I, meaning that he is free to play for South Sydney against Newcastle on Saturday night.
More to follow.
CORRECTION: After the official NSW Rugby League Twitter account announced Sutton as Gidley’s replacement, before deleting the tweet and correctly naming Reynolds. The Roar initially published that Sutton had been named before correcting the headline.
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— JulianBAbbott (@JulianBAbbott) May 30, 2013
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