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The sights and sounds of PNG's rugby league love affair

It's a hazy, sticky afternoon in downtown Port Moresby as a group of teenage boys play rugby league on a field with no grass.
The sights and sounds of PNG's rugby league love affair

Mate Ma'a Tonga have overcome a mountain of ill-discipline to produce a 36-0 shut out of Lebanon and continue their winning start to the Rugby League World Cup.

A memorable half-hour stint from wrecking ball front-rower Amber Hall has helped Fetu Samoa to a dominant 76-0 Women's Rugby League World Cup win over Wales.

When Papua New Guinea face Samoa in the Rugby League World Cup, a five-eighth with flowing locks wearing headgear and boasting a wicked sidestep will be the centre of attention.

Chanel Harris-Tavita can't remember much of the last World Cup final he played in, which is why he is desperate to ensure he gets back there with Samoa.

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