1990 State of Origin 1:
New South Wales 8 (M. McGaw try; M. O'Connor 2 goals) defeated
Queensland 0 at Sydney Football Stadium, Wednesday night, May 9.
Scrums: Queensland 13-8. Penalties: New South Wales 9-5.
Crowd: 41,235. Referee: David Manson. Halftime: New South Wales 6-0.
Goalkickers: O'Connor (New South Wales) 2/3.
Man of the Match: Ben Elias (New South Wales).
| Queensland: | New South Wales: |
|---|---|
| 1. Gary Belcher | 1. Andrew Ettingshausen |
| 2. Alan McIndoe | 2. Rod Wishart |
| 3. Dale Shearer | 3. Michael O'Connor |
| 4. Mal Meninga | 4. Mark McGaw |
| 5. Les Kiss | 5. Ricky Walford |
| 6. Michael Hagan | 6. Laurie Daley |
| 7. Allan Langer | 7. Ricky Stuart |
| 8. Martin Bella | 8. Ian Roberts |
| 9. Steve Walters | 9. Ben Elias (c) |
| 10. Dan Stains | 10. Steve Roach |
| 11. Paul Vautin (c) | 11. Bruce McGuire |
| 12. Wally Fullerton Smith | 12. David Gillespie |
| 13. Bob Lindner | 13. Bradley Clyde |
| Replacements: | Replacements: |
| Trevor Gillmeister for Fullerton Smith | Paul Sironen for Roach |
| Gary Coyne for Vautin | Glenn Lazarus for Roberts |
| Kevin Walters for Hagan | Graham Lyon for Wishart |
| Mark Coyne for Meninga | Geoff Toovey for Stuart |
| Coach: Arthur Beetson | Coach: Jack Gibson |