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NSW insist Canterbury firebrand Tevita Pangai will be able to keep his cool in State of Origin, after Brad Fittler handed him a starting jersey for his Game I debut.
Fittler on Monday confirmed Panagi and Payne Haas would start in the front row next Wednesday in Adelaide, with Junior Paulo to come off the bench.
Fellow debutant Hudson Young will start in the second row alongside the recalled Tyson Frizell, bumping Liam Martin and Cameron Murray back to starting bench roles.
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Hudson Young says he'll take his State of Origin debut with both hands after emerging as a bolter selection in the NSW squad for Game I.
The Canberra second-rower looks set to come off the bench in next Wednesday's series opener in Adelaide, after being picked as one of three Blues debutants.
Young, 24, admitted he played Sunday evening's NRL clash with Manly with an Origin call-up squarely on his mind, declaring he "really badly" wants to pull on the blue jersey and become a representative player.
Corey Horsburgh's State of Origin dream is paused for now, but is by no means over for this series.
The Raiders forward from Caboolture missed out on selection in Billy Slater's Queensland Maroons squad on Monday morning.
While game one won't feature "Big Red", it's thought Slater hasn't shut the door completely on Horsburgh.