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

Papua New Guinea will join Australia's rugby league in exchange for allegiance on security matters.

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 ...

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 ...

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

Papua New Guinea has long lobbied for a side in Australia's National Rugby League but safety fears and a lack of funding in ...