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State of Origin: 1980 - Brentnall Scores Origin's First Try
The historic inaugural State of Origin in 1980 might have seen Arthur Beetson and Tom Raudonikis as the headline acts, but Canterbury fullback Greg Brentnall was the game's first try-scorer.
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