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The World Cup co-hosts for whom rugby league is a national obsession

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World Cup co-hosts Papua New Guinea's love of rugby league manifests itself in the Kumuls and the Orchids national teams, two badges of hope and unity for the island

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The World Cup co-hosts for whom rugby league is a national obsession

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