In Papua New Guinea, love for rugby league football borders on religion. The country’s leaders and its neighbor, Australia, want to harness the game for geopolitics, and to improve lives.
Can an Island Nation’s Rugby Dreams Change Its Fortunes?
Originally reported by New York Times. Read the full story at the original source.
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