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Read here>>http://scholar.library.miami.edu/slaves/Maroons/individual_essays/leanna.html

The Queensland rugby league team has represented the Australian state of Queensland in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1908. Nicknamed the "Maroons" after the colour of their jersey, the team plays three times a year against arch-rivals New South Wales in the State of Origin series. Captained by Cameron Smith and coached by Kevin Walters, Queensland, the team is administered by the Queensland Rugby League and plays all of its home matches at Brisbane's Lang Park (now known as Suncorp Stadium).

Since 1908 a Queensland representative rugby league team had been assembled from players based in the state to compete annually against New South Wales. The team used to play matches against other high-profile foreign and domestic touring teams, but has not played anyone other than New South Wales in several decades. From 1980 onwards, when Queensland was first allowed to select players of local origin even if they were currently at clubs outside its borders, the team's success rate against New South Wales improved dramatically. Until 1987 clubs from both the Brisbane Rugby League and the NSWRLprovided players for the side. Maroons players have been chosen exclusively from clubs in the National Rugby League since Game III 2001 when Allan Langer was selected from Europe's Super League. Recently the team achieved a record-breaking eight successive State of Origin victories from 2006 to 2013. and onward, GO MAROONS>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<

....Africa ?

Queensland Aussie 1980..https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Origin >>>>>>><<<<<<<<..

From Canada. Where else?  The Montreal Maroons hockey club. 

Ducky

Wow, I didn't even know that.