Rugby League World Cup 2017: Will rugby league ever be the same again after Tonga's seismic upset?

By Steve Mascord
Updated November 12 2017 - 9:36am, first published 6:00am
Shocking the world: Tongan fans celebrate in Hamilton. Photo: AAP
Shocking the world: Tongan fans celebrate in Hamilton. Photo: AAP

Five players who turned their backs on Australia and New Zealand will forever be remembered as heroes, their coach said after the Mate Ma'a smashed through international rugby league's glass ceiling for one of the most important results in the game's 122 year history.

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