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The tournament was first played in 2002 with 11 nations competing in Melbourne. Ireland defeated Papua New Guinea in the final. The other teams were New Zealand, Denmark, USA, Great Britain, Samoa, Nauru, Canada, Japan, South Africa. Note that the first Cup pre-dates World Footy News so we provide a single summary story of our own here, and links to several other media sources, including the AFL program which contained team lists and country information. |
