SYDNEY, (BSS/AFP) – Blues legend Brad Fittler has been chosen as the new coach of New South Wales for the next two years’ State of Origin rugby league series, the NSW Rugby League said Friday.Fittler, the head coach of representative team NSW City, was picked after Laurie Daley was not re-appointed earlier this year.Fittler, the Blues’ most-capped player and a former captain, has won seven Origin series with the NSW team.”Brad’s qualifications for the role are impeccable and his standing within the game is pre-eminent,” NSWRL chairman George Peponis said in a statement of the 45-year-old Blues legend.”His recent efforts in the Rugby League World Cup with Lebanon serve as a reminder of his talents as a coach and they provide a window into the exciting future which he will bring the New South Wales State of Origin team.”Queensland have dominated the fiercely contested annual Origin series against NSW in recent years, winning 11th of the last 12 series.Daley coached the Blues since 2013 and had one series win in 2014.
