Most consecutive rugby league State of Origin matches played
- Who
- Johnathan Thurston
- What
- 36 total number
- Where
- Australia
- When
- 13 July 2016
The most consecutive State of Origin rugby league matches played is 36 by Johnathan Thurston (Australia) appearing for Queensland from 2005 Game I on 25 May 2005 to 2016 Game III on 13 July 2016.
Thurston is a kicker and his ever-present status over 11 years has seen him take the overall points record in the State of Origin series. He is also closing in on the overall appearances record set by his teammate Cameron Smith. Smith has played almost consecutively since 2003 but he missed Game I of 2010 through injury, his current consecutive streak is 20.