Country New South Wales rugby league team
The Country New South Wales rugby league team is a representative rugby league football team. Between 1987 and 2017 there were two tiers: the Origin team that consisted of professional players who originated from clubs of the Country Rugby League and a representative team of amateur and semi-professional players. The Country Origin team played annually in the City vs Country Origin competition against the City New South Wales rugby league team, which was made up of players originating from Sydney. This match was discontinued in 2017.
The representative team has played in a number of formats over the years: quad and tri series, annual fixtures and tour matches. The most recent change is the introduction of an Under 23 age limit to the top representative team. The Country Rugby League was absorbed by the New South Wales Rugby League at the end of 2019. The NSWRL continued to run competitions for country regions in February and March 2020 until they were curtailed by lockdown restrictions. This suggests that a NSW Country representative side will be reinstated in the future.
Men's Open Age Country Team
The following players werre selected in the Country squad for the 2022 Open Age Men's match against City at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday, 15 May 2022. The team is coached by Terry Campese.CRL Team of the Century
In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, the Country Rugby League named its "Team of the Century":Kit suppliers and sponsors
2017 Country NSW squad
Women's City vs Country Match
City v Country Women's matches were occasionally played prior to the re-introduction of a stand-alone match in 2017. In 2018 and 2019 the games were played within the National Championships. The 2020 National Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia. In 2021 the National Championships were reorganised, and an open age City v Country Women's Origin was scheduled separately from the National Championships.2022 Squad
The following players were selected in the Country Origin Women's team to play on Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 4 Pines Park. The team is coached by Ruan Sims.Notes:
- In the above tables J# = Jersey number, Dbt = Debut Year, S = Seasons, M = Matches, T = Tries, G = Goals
- Tallies in the table include the 2022 match.
- Olivia Kernick played for the Indigenous All Stars team in 2021 and for the Māori All Stars team in 2022.
Matches
Country Firsts / Combined Country
Origin
Women's
| Year | Date | Team name | WLD | Score | Opposition | Location | Game Type | Team List | Report |
| 2017 | May 14 | Country Origin | L | 8-20 | City Origin | North Sydney | Origin | NRL | |
| 2018 | Jun 1st | NSW Country | W | 34-10 | 20px Australian Defence Force | Southport | Nationals | NRL | QRL |
| 2018 | Jun 2nd | NSW Country | W | 16-6 | Queensland City | Southport | Nationals | QRL | |
| 2018 | Jun 3rd | NSW Country | W | 16-12 | NSW City | Southport | Nationals | QRL | |
| 2019 | May 30th | NSW Country | W | 54-0 | 20px Australian Defence Force | Burleigh | Nationals | NRL | QRL |
| 2019 | Jun 1st | NSW Country | W | 20-14 | Queensland Country | Burleigh | Nationals | NRL | |
| 2019 | Jun 2nd | NSW Country | L | 4-34 | NSW City | Burleigh | Nationals | NRL | |
| 2021 | May 15 | Country Origin | L | 16-40 | City Origin | Bankwest Stadium | Origin | NSWRL | NRL |
| 2022 | May 14th | Country Origin | W | 14-6 | City Origin | 4 Pines Park | Origin | NSWRL | NSWRL |
Country Origin Player of the Year
| Year | Player | Club |
| 1992 | Laurie Daley | Canberra Raiders |
| 1993 | Paul Harragon | Newcastle Knights |
| 1994 | John Simon | Illawarra Steelers |
| 1995 | Paul Harragon | Newcastle Knights |
| 1996 | Paul Harragon | Newcastle Knights |
| 1997 | Paul McGregor | Illawarra Steelers |
| 2001 | Danny Buderus | Newcastle Knights |
| 2002 | Steve Simpson | Newcastle Knights |
| 2003 | Glenn Morrison | North Queensland Cowboys |
| 2004 | Scott Hill | Melbourne Storm |
| 2005 | Trent Barrett | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| 2006 | Brent Kite | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 2007 | Craig Fitzgibbon | Sydney Roosters |
| 2008 | Anthony Laffranchi | Gold Coast Titans |
| 2009 | Ben Creagh | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| 2010 | Josh Dugan | Canberra Raiders |
| 2011 | Glenn Stewart | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 2012 | Greg Bird | Gold Coast Titans |
| 2013 | Aiden Tolman | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 2014 | Jamal Idris | Penrith Panthers |
| 2015 | Ryan Hinchcliffe | Melbourne Storm |
| 2016 | James Maloney | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
| 2017 | Dale Finucane | Melbourne Storm |