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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Matt Majendie

RARE PHOTOS: Rugby league looking for london heroes and legacies as world cup begins - The Real Truth

Big issue: Kai Pearce-Paul adds a London flavour to England’s squad but Martin Offiah says the capital needs major investment to support sides such as the Broncos, who are struggling to make an impact

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Try as it might, rugby league has never entirely cracked London.

In its Super League pomp, the London Broncos finished runners-up in 1997 and were runners-up in the Challenge Cup two years later.

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