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Valentine Holmes of the Queensland Maroons has scored the first try of Game 2 in the 2018 State of Origin series.
Queensland started the match strongly in Game 2, and it was nearly Dane Gagai who scored the first of the match in the eighth minute.
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Gagai’s effort was ruled a try by the referee on field, but it was eventually denied by the bunker after a lengthy review.
However it wasn’t long before the Maroons got another chance to strike and this time there was no doubt as Holmes ran over for a clear try in the 13th minute.
Unfortunately for Queensland, Holmes was unable to convert his own try, leaving the Maroons with a 4-0 advantage after fifteen minutes.
Queensland continued to dominate the first half and after coming so close before, in the 20th minute Dane Gagai ran over for a try that the reviewers could not deny.
Holmes was more successful with the conversion this time, and Queensland had a 10-0 lead early in the match.
NSW could not be kept out of the game forever, however. They took their first points of the game in the 25th minute as Josh Addo-Carr scored their first try of the match.
James Maloney was able to convert, bringing the margin back to four points.
A dramatic turn of events late in the first half then put NSW ahead. Boyd Cordner was awarded a penalty try after a professional foul by Ben Hunt, and a successful conversion from Maloney then put the Blues ahead 12-10.
It was only the second penalty try in State of Origin history, and left the Blues with a two-point advantage that they carried through until halftime.
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