A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being ...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) will join Australia's national rugby league competition, after signing a deal that obligates them to ...

Australia pledges A$600 million to help Papua New Guinea (PNG) enter the National Rugby League, aligning this with a security ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, PNG Prime Minister James Marape and NRL big dog Peter V’landys announced the agreement from Sydney on Thursday morning. “Rugby league is the national sport of Papua ...

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After months of speculation, the franchise has now been given the seal of approval – with Australian Prime Minister Anthony ...

Australia will provide Pacific neighbour Papua New Guinea (PNG) A$600 million ($382.80 million) over 10 years to support entry to its national rugby league competition, a deal both countries said ...

Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked to limiting Chinese ...

SYDNEY (AP) — A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League beginning in 2028 after officially being granted a license on Thursday. Australian Prime ...

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said the team are due to enter the competition “no later” than 2028. Read more ...