Papua New Guinea has always had a fascination for me as it was the country in which two of my cousins were born. For my sister and I, branches of two very English family trees, this was exotic and exciting, and expanded our connections to the big wide world in a way that just reading about a place never could.
Although our cousins moved to Australia at a very young age, it felt to me that their new home was less in need of my allegiance. As I started paying more attention to international sporting events, where these divisions are emphasised, it was obvious that Australia had enough support, it was PNG that needed to be championed.
In 2013, I bought a couple of the glorious red, black and gold flags, and some matching temporary tattoos, and set out to support PNG in the Rugby League World cup game at Headingley. That was the start of my journey, and a story for another time...
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