Can an Island Nation’s Rugby Dreams Change Its Fortunes?

In Papua New Guinea, love for rugby league football borders on religion. The nation’s leaders and its neighbor, Australia, want to harness the game for geopolitics, and to improve lives.
In Papua New Guinea, love for rugby league football borders on religion. The nation’s leaders and its neighbor, Australia, want to harness the game for geopolitics, and to improve lives.
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