Pacific Islander-led rugby league revolution is in full swing in this Aussie Rules stronghold

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Pacific Islander-led rugby league revolution is in full swing in this Aussie Rules stronghold
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From the balmy Samoan village of Asau to country Victoria, Storrs Ualesi has always carried rugby in his soul.

As the only son in his family, Mr Ualesi was unable to play rugby union when he was young because he was needed around the home.

"In Fiji, everyone would die for rugby; it runs in the blood, it runs in the family, it runs in the community," teammate Iosefo Katirewa said."When there's a rugby match, villages, town they sit down and just focus on rugby," he said. When he moved to Australia, Mr Langwell found it hard not having mates he could watch the rugby with.

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