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Margie McDonald

Fantastic four for flying winger headlines PNG win

Naomi Kelly was central to the Orchids' win over France in their World Cup clash in Port Moresby. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Four tries to Naomi Kelly provided the backbone for Papua New Guinea's tear-away 58-4 win over France to open their 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup campaign in style.

Everyone was searching the record books to see if the Orchids' 12-tries-to-one win at Santos National Football Stadium in Port Moresby on Saturday was a record, but that remains a 70-0 drubbing of Brazil in the 2022 World Cup.

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