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Program: How the rise of Pasifika nations is transforming rugby league

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When Samoa and Tonga clash this weekend in the Pacific Championships, the teams will be teeming with players who could be wearing the green and gold in England. Increasingly, stars like Payne Haas and Robert Toia are choosing their Pasifika heritage, but far from compromising international rugby league it's enriching the game at the highest level. Featured: Sam Wykes, host, That Pacific Sports Show. 

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TRL XIII the new group in charge of Tonga's national teams is urged to sit down and thrash out a deal with the Tonga National Rugby League over the restoration of the Mata Ma'a Tonga name

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