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Random PNG fun facts: their most watched sporting event is State of Origin, a rugby league competition between two Australian states, over which many people hav
by broodbucket 20d ago
Random PNG fun facts: their most watched sporting event is State of Origin, a rugby league competition between two Australian states, over which many people have died in PNG. Australia recently allowed them a team in the NRL, its premier rugby league competition, essentially in exchange for PNG not signing a security agreement with China like the Solomon Islands did.
- amunozo 20d agoThis does not make sense I love it. Why State of Origin and not just simply the NRL?
- ikr678 20d agoMaybe because State of Origin is the 'tribal' grudge match series, players are only ever eligible for the one team.
- broodbucket 20d agoSome players do manage to be eligible for both, you just can't swap once you've decided
- broodbucket 20d agoIt's safe to say they're both highly watched in PNG, Origin is just more of an event (a three game series, compared to the NRL which is a full season + playoffs). It's the same two sides every game, you're maroon or you're blue. Meanwhile there's 17 clubs in the NRL, I assume people from abroad pick one arbitrarily, of which only two clubs are going to make the grand final every year.
- asp_hornet 20d agoThe origin teams are comprised of the all the best players in the league across clubs so they’re like dream teams.