The Women's Interstate Challenge was the predecessor to the Women's State of Origin; an annual competition between the Australian state representative sides of and . It was first contested in 1999 and from 2005 the teams played for the Nellie Doherty Cup. In the 2018 season the competition was rebranded by the NRL as the Women's State of Origin.
The following article summarises the results of the competition before its 2018 rebranding:
The 1999 game was played as a curtain raiser to the Round 18 NRL game between the Brisbane Broncos and Balmain Tigers.
The 2002 game was used as part of the selection process for the squad to face the Great Britain tourists.
In 2004, the competition was played as a two-game series which was won 2âÂÂ0 by Queensland. The first game was played as a curtain raiser to the ARL Foundation U15s grand final and the Round 20 NRL game between the Brisbane Broncos and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.
In the ARL 2004 annual report, the 2025 competition was scheduled to be a two-game series played in Brisbane and Sydney. A single match was played in which the teams competed for the inaugural Nellie Doherty Cup.
The 2006 game was played as a curtain raiser to the Round 21 NRL game between the Brisbane Broncos and Wests Tigers. <section begin=WomenRLInterstate2006 /> <section end=WomenRLInterstate2006 />
The game was played as a curtain raiser to the Round 22 NRL game between the Penrith Panthers and North Queensland Cowboys. <section begin=WomenRLInterstate2007 /> <section end=WomenRLInterstate2007 />
In 2008, the competition was played as a two-game series which was won 2âÂÂ0 by Queensland. The Australia squad for the 2008 World Cup was announced following the second game. <section begin=WomenRLInterstate2008game1 /> <section end=WomenRLInterstate2008game1 />
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The Australia squad for the 2009 tour of New Zealand was announced the week after the game. <section begin=WomenRLInterstate2009 /> <section end=WomenRLInterstate2009 />
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The 2011 game was played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2011 State of Origin series. <section begin=WomenRLInterstate2011 /> <section end=WomenRLInterstate2011 />
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The 2014 game was used as a squad selection game for the Australia team to play New Zealand later in the year. <section begin=WomenRLInterstate2014 /> <section end=WomenRLInterstate2014 />
The 2015 game was played as a curtain raiser to the Round 16 NRL game between the North Queensland Cowboys and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. <section begin=WomenRLInterstate2015 /> <section end=WomenRLInterstate2015 />
The 2016 game was played as a triple-header with the a Holden Cup match and the Round 20 NRL game between the Gold Coast Titans and Parramatta Eels. <section begin=WomenRLInterstate2016 /> <section end=WomenRLInterstate2016 />
The 2017 game was played as the first game of a double-header with the Round 20 NRL game between St George Illawarra Dragons and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. It was the first women's match to use NRL Bunker technology. <section begin=WomenRLInterstate2017 /> <section end=WomenRLInterstate2017 />