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- City vs Country Origin was an annual Australian rugby league football match that took place in New South Wales between City and Country representative sides. The City side represented the Sydney metropolitan area. While technically it was Sydney vs. the rest of NSW, players from the Central Coast (such as Matt Orford and Mark O'Meley) often represented City, but other players from the Central Coast (such as Chris Heighington) represented Country. The Country side represented the rest of New South Wales. The concept of an annual clash between a City and Country team originally started in 1911 with a Metropolitan side taking on the Country team. The first match officially took place on 10 June 1911 with City taking the victory 29 to 8. It would take another seventeen years before an annual clash between an official City and Country side was agreed upon during the 1928 season. Both sides were originally made up of the best players playing in the Country Rugby League of New South Wales and the Sydney-based NSWRL Premiership. However, the increasing drain of players from rural areas to the NSWRL clubs led to the City side becoming increasingly dominant and the Country side uncompetitive. The 'origin rule' for player qualification being introduced in 1987 so players in NSWRL clubs originally from outside Sydney became eligible to represent Country. The players who represented the City and Country sides came from the National Rugby League competition in Australia. The match was played before the State of Origin series and was often referred to as a selection trial for the New South Wales Blues team. On 21 November 2016, the NRL announced that the City v Country annual match would be scrapped, with the 2017 match to be the final edition. On 29 April 2021, the NSWRL announced the return of an expanded City vs Country representative round, featuring Under 16's, Under 18's and Open Age Men's games, Open Age Women's games, and Wheelchair and Physical Disability games. On 15 May 2021 the under age men's games and the women's game were played at Bankwest Stadium in Parramatta, while the wheelchair game was played at Shellharbour, NSW. On 16 May 2021 the physical disability and the men's game were played at Collegians Sports Complex in Figtree, NSW. The city vs country came back in 2022 with the 16s, 18,s and women's played at 4 Pines Park, the wheelchair game was played at and the rest of the games were played at Leichhardt Oval with the mens game being won by Country beating City 36-34 on Sunday May 15th (en)
- Le City vs Country est une rencontre annuelle de rugby à XIII en Nouvelle-Galles du Sud (Australie) entre deux équipes appelées City et Country. La City est l'équipe représentative de Sydney et son aire métropolitaine, tandis que la Country représente le reste de l'État de Nouvelle-Galles du Sud. Le concept de cette rencontre annuelle est émis en 1911 que City remporte 29-8. Mais c'est à partir de 1930, soit dix-neuf ans plus tard, que cette rencontre devient un évènement annuel. À ses débuts, la Country sélectionne les meilleurs joueurs de la et la City les meilleurs joueurs de la New South Wales Rugby League. En 1987, les règles changent car les meilleurs joueurs évoluent pour la plupart à Sydney et rend la Country non-compétitive. C'est ainsi que tous joueurs originaires de clubs hors de Sydney sont éligibles pour représenter la Country. Les joueurs sélectionnés aujourd'hui jouent tous en National Rugby League, compétition élite de rugby à XIII. Le match se déroule dans le calendrier annuel avant les trois rencontres du State of Origin. (fr)
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