Name: The X factor: 'He's big, he's fast, he carries the ball well'
Uploaded: 2023-06-28T08:21:39+00:00
Duration: 5 min 48 s
Description: Queensland Maroons winger Xavier Coates re-joined the side for State of Origin Game II after last playing Game I in 2022. Coates said there was no better feeling than wearing the Maroons jersey and it was so special to be involved in a side that "showed that Queensland spirit" and enabled so many people to wake up happy Thursday. Video: Jorja Brinums and Bill Scurfield/QRL

Queensland Maroons winger Xavier Coates re-joined the side for State of Origin Game II after last playing Game I in 2022. Coates said there was no better feeling than wearing the Maroons jersey and it was so special to be involved in a side that "showed that Queensland spirit" and enabled so many people to wake up happy Thursday. Video: Jorja Brinums and Bill Scurfield/QRL

Wed 28 Jun, 2023

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