Claim: Gene Miles, an Australian rugby player in the 1980s and 1990s, was ruled out of playing at Game I of the 1985 State of Origin series because of a knee injury.
Evidence: Gene Miles (born 21 July 1959) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. The 1985 State of Origin series was the fourth time the annual three-match series between New South Wales and Queensland was contested entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. Queensland centre Gene Miles was ruled out of State of Origin due to a knee injury.