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Sport in Oceania varies from country to country. The most popular playing sport for men in Australia is Australian rules football,[1] while for women is netball. Australian rules football is the most popular sport in terms of spectatorship and television ratings.[2][3][4] Rugby union is the most popular sport among New Zealanders,[5] while in Papua New Guinea rugby league is the most popular.[6] Cricket is another popular sport throughout the Oceania region.[7]
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^New Zealand - Page 76, Rebecca Hirsch - 2013
^"PNG vow to upset World Cup odds". Rugby League. BBC. 2008-10-15. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2009-07-03. But it would still be one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history if Papua New Guinea - the only country to have Rugby League as its national Sport - were to qualify for the last 4.
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