Hooker Edwin Ipape and head coach Adrian Lam have helped Leigh to within 80 minutes of a first Grand Final appearance.
Papua New Guinea is the only country in the world where rugby league is considered to be the national sport. Nearly 14,000 miles away in the game's British heartland, two of its most famous sons are on the verge of helping Leigh Leopards achieve Betfred Super League history.
' At the helm of the team is Lam senior, who starred in Super League as a player seven miles away from Leigh Sports Village with Wigan Warriors and is now trying to mastermind a gameplan to beat the defending champions in Saturday's play-off semi-final, live on Sky Sports.
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