PAUL BARRIERE TROPHY

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That this House welcomes the announcement that the Rugby League World Cup trophy has been renamed The Paul Barriere Trophy; acknowledges Paul Barriere's role as a driving force behind the agreement to create the International Rugby League Board and to introduce the Rugby World Cup, which was first played for in France during 1954; congratulates the Rugby League International Federation on recognising Barriere as a dedicated internationalist; and looks forward to the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, when The Paul Barriere Trophy will be awarded for the first time.