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It’s become the normal routine in 2020 but Queensland coach Wayne Bennett isn’t sure flying in and out of a city on game day is the best scenario for State of Origin. During the COVID-19 affected NRL campaign,

It's become the normal matchday routine in 2020 but Queensland coach Wayne Bennett isn't sure flying in and out of a city on gameday is the best scenario

Cody Walker says NSW will not buy into Queensland's underdog status for the State of Origin opener – not as long as Wayne Bennett is in charge. The Blues

Wayne Bennett credits a "magnificent" Paul Vautin run in 1987 as the crossroads moment that saved his Maroons coaching career. As the veteran mentor takes the Queensland helm for what will be his 23rd State of Origin game as coach in Adelaide on …

Wayne Bennett says it is up Coen Hess  to take his opportunity for the Maroons after backing the Cowboys giant to the hilt on his return to the State of Origin arena.

They are the two pre-eminent coaches of the modern era. Wayne Bennett with his seven premierships and more than 900 games coached in a storied career that began way back in 1988 at Red Hill. And Craig Bellamy, the master Melbourne mentor who guided his …

Wayne Bennett's controversial banning of a State of Origin documentary may have partly been a classic coaching swifty, deflecting attention away from his underdog Queensland team, Maroons great Sam Thaiday says.

Wayne Bennett sparked plenty of backlash when he rejected plans for a State of Origin documentary but Queensland great Sam Thaiday believes that was the exact reaction the mastercoach was hoping to create — and for good reason. Channel 9’s Karl …

Queensland coach Wayne Bennett has named his full 27-man squad for this year's State of Origin series ahead of the November 4 series opener in Adelaide. Bennett's squad was headlined by five Melbourne Storm players: Cameron Munster,

Wayne Bennett has been criticised for his “antiquated” approach to the game that saw him reportedly reject allowing a film crew to follow the Blues and Maroons camps around for a documentary series.