By Tyson Otto
The death of Munster鈥檚 dad Steven was confirmed by Maroons coach Billy Slater on Sunday morning.
He said the Melbourne Storm playmaker has indicated he still intends to play in Wednesday night鈥檚 series decider in Sydney.
鈥淯nfortunately we woke to the sad news of the passing of Cameron Munster鈥檚 father Steven Munster overnight,鈥 Slater said, as first reported by Code Sports.
鈥淐am will exit camp to be with his family before rejoining his team for the game on Wednesday.
鈥淥n behalf of myself and our footy team and the state of Queensland, we send our thoughts, our love and condolences to Steven Munster鈥檚 family and friends, in particular his wife Debbie, his daughter Danielle and of course his son Cameron. Thanks.鈥
Munster has previously spoken about his dad鈥檚 long battle managing his diabetes condition.
According to Code, Queensland officials offered Munster an opportunity to stand down from the game, but the Maroons鈥 No. 6 will be there for the series finale.
The 30-year-old captained his state for the first time in Origin Game 2 in Perth, where the Maroons pulled off a win for the ages.
It had already been an emotionally draining month for Munster, who replaced Daly Cherry-Evans as Queensland captain after Queensland were blown off the park in the series opener.
He returned to Melbourne to be with his family after Origin Game 2 before joining his teammates in Sydney ahead of their Round 16 match against the Rabbitohs.
Munster has arguably been Queensland鈥檚 greatest player over the last 10 years and has earned comparisons with Maroons icon Wally Lewis.
His decision to play on Wednesday night would be another inspirational move from the new Queensland skipper.
More to come…