Papua New Guinea will enter the NRL in 2028 under a new $600 million deal with Australia unveiled on Thursday morning. In return, PNG has entered an agreement designed to stop China gaining a ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and PNG Prime Minister James Marape delivered the historic announcement at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney on Thursday. “Rugby league ...

The Pacific island nation will officially enter the NRL in four years in a $600m deal that mixes rugby league with diplomacy. Australia will pay $600m to prop up the initial 10-year “rugby ...

The incredible story of the journey of rugby league in Papua New Guinea has received its ultimate end-result with the announcement that the country will join the National Rugby League in 2028.

There has been plenty of smoke around Papua New Guinea's entry to the NRL, but that didn't make it any less striking as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, PNG Prime Minister James Marape and NRL ...

Papua New Guinea Gains a Team in Australian Rugby League in Diplomatic Push Aimed at Curbing China MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby ...

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

Video / NZ Herald Papua New Guinea will house the NRL’s newest team, after confirmation a new club will join the competition from 2028. The NRL intends to expand to 20 teams by 2032, with PNG ...

Hull Kingston Rovers will hope that the seismic deal to admit a Papua New Guinea team into Australia's NRL can help their own pathway in the region. An NRL team will be based in Port Moresby and ...

I journey to Papua to experience the unique and traditional foods of one of the most isolated tribes on Earth. Immersing ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia's rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal announced Thursday linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific.