Nauru, on the other hand, has an impressive record in international competition, winning a bronze medal at the first international championship in 1995. The tiny Pacific nation pushed heavyweight and eventual gold medallists, Papua New Guinea, to within 18 points during the round-robin tournament. Nauru is the only country outside Australia where Australian football is the number one sport. The Nauruans, known as the hard men of football , will enjoy the novelty of playing on grass. In Nauru the playing surface consists completely of phosphate dust over crushed dirt.
Oil is used to mark the boundary.
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