Home / Modern Heritage / Pacific and Oceania
Encyclopedia ID 1013
Village rugby league
Also known as Rugby league
Contact ball game played in schools and villages; treated as part of national identity but not a traditional game.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Papua New Guinea.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Pacific and Oceania.
Sources
Related entries
Highland and coastal contests
Papua New Guinea · Street and playground games

Netball
Australia +1 · Team ball sports

Hand-slap game
Fiji · Street and playground games
Ibibo
Nauru · Street and playground games
More from Papua New Guinea

Bilum looped string bag
Papua New Guinea · Crafts and making
