Mitchell Pearce will get a chance of winning his first State of Origin series with New South Wales after Nathan Cleary is ruled out of Game Three because of injury.
Mitchell Pearce has been the butt of jokes when it comes to State of Origin but the veteran half-back will get a chance of redemption with New South Wales after Nathan Cleary was ruled out of game three because of injury.Mitchell Pearce has not played State of Origin since 2017 and has never been a member of a series-winning squad
He will come into a Blues squad looking to claim back-to-back Origin series in the deciding third matchPearce has never been a member of a series-winning squad in seven attempts and he was recalled to the Blues squad on Wednesday when Cleary failed to recover fromThe 30-year-old will team up with former Sydney Roosters teammate James Maloney in the series decider in Sydney on July 10, ending his two-year exile from the squad as the Blues attempt to win back-to-back titles for the first time...
Pearce was savaged in the court of public opinion during the Queensland reign of dominance from 2006 onwards for his inability to secure a series win. After debuting in Origin at 19 when he was hailed as the future of the Blues, he was a part of losing sides in 2008, 2010-13, 2015 and 2017.
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