Wallaroo Eva Karpani's Tongan discovery journey took her to Nuku'alofa
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Eva Karpani grew up with a single mother and eight siblings and as she seeks out more about her Tongan side, a humbling recent highlight was the trip with the QLD Reds to play against Tonga Lofa and seeing her beautiful people. We hear about the trip, why she chose rugby union as a youngster and the full circle opportunities she's had to help discover more about her Tongan culture. Tiana Fidow fills in for Bobby Macumber and is joined by Melissa Fare in Vanuatu to talk football and initiatives to improve gender perceptions in sport in the country. Also on the show is co-host Jamie Haro from Papua New Guinea to chat rugby league, volleyball and plenty more.
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