The storm Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 On 26/09/2022 at 10:44, SydneyRoosters said: In 2027 an island currently part of Papua New Guinea called Bougainville is going to become an independent country. Rugby league has a long history on the island, in fact in 1945 shortly after the war ended the Australian troops who occupied Bougainville played a state of origin match in Torokina. There have been good signs there recently, earlier this there was a 9s Completion played and there is great interest on setting up a proper competition. If proper pathways are established early on and Bougainville develops into a more safe and civil country, we could have a brand new rugby league playing nation which is very cool to think about. Fun fact the first ever Papua new guinean to play to play professionally in Australia was called Lauta Atoi and is from Bougainville. Pretty amazing. Ive never heard of the place, but i can certainly see them competing with england Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyRoosters Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 24 minutes ago, The storm said: Pretty amazing. Ive never heard of the place, but i can certainly see them competing with england A bit bold but okay, I like the spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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