Every game played under State of Origin selection rules, including the additional 1987 exhibition match and the matches played between New South Wales and Queensland for the Super League Tri-series are detailed below unless stated otherwise.
Queensland 38 (Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 3, Ben Hunt 2, Xavier Coates; Valentine Holmes 6 goals) Queensland 18 (Jeremiah Nanai, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Murray Taulagi tries; Valentine Holmes 3 goals) Queensland 4 (Valentine Holmes 2 goals) The matches in 1980 and 1981 were one off experimental matches after New South Wales had already won the interstate series in both years.
After Queensland had won the 1987 State of Origin series 2–1, a further game was played in Long Beach, California to showcase rugby league to the American public.
New South Wales and Queensland played two matches against each other under State of Origin selection rules using players from the Super League (Australia) competition.
Since 1988, either New South Wales or Queensland usually hosts two of the three matches on a rotational basis.