Santos PNG Orchids centre Belinda Gwasamun has set the Rugby League World Cup alight, particularly with her scintillating four-try performance against Brazil.
But, in the lead-up to the tournament, Belinda took part in a global #RLWC2021 photography project with Goal Click, taking analogue photos on disposable cameras in her hometown of Mount Hagen (in the PNG highlands) to showcase rugby league there.
Belinda says: “My favourite photo is the one of people in Mount Hagen watching rugby league on a rustic field (below).
It shows that even though we do not have a proper stadium, kit or boots, people have such heart for playing rugby league and that we improvise with what we have.
“You can see that the goalposts are made from bamboo and the ground is not a good pitch, but so many people are watching because they love the sport.
In Mount Hagen it is different from Port Moresby.
In Port Moresby they have everything. In the highlands we hardly have anything, but we still take part just because we love rugby league.”
Credits: Santos PNG Orchids