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  "id": 18167988,
  "title": "Tonga-Samoa rivalry offers opportunity for annual Pacific rugby league series",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/tonga-samoa-rivalry-offers-opportunity-for-annual-pacific-rugby",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-04T18:49:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RNZ Pacific",
    "slug": "rnz-pacific",
    "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/2349599/tonga-samoa-rivalry-offers-opportunity-for-annual-pacific-rugby-league-series"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tonga's 20-18 win over Samoa at the Rugby League World Cup has renewed discussion about the possibility of an annual series between the Pacific rivals.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Why rugby league needs Tonga-Samoa World Cup final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/why-rugby-league-needs-tonga-samoa-world-cup-final",
        "published": "2026-11-04T07:00:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Why rugby league needs Tonga-Samoa World Cup final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/why-rugby-league-needs-tonga-samoa-world-cup-final-18082525",
        "published": "2026-11-04T07:00:21.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}