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.

A Papua New Guinean franchise will enter the NRL in 2028 It’s official: Papua New Guinea will have a team in the NRL from 2028 and beyond. After months of speculation, the franchise has now been given ...

SYDNEY: Australia will spend US$385 million to establish a team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday (Dec 12), a move designed ...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) will join Australia's national rugby league competition, after signing a deal that obligates them to shun security ties with China. The Pacific nation has produced many ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape, left, gestures during a press conference with Australian Prime ...

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 ...

The Australian and Papua New Guinea (PNG) Governments are partnering with the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) to deepen our connections through rugby league. Australia will support a PNG ...

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 ...

The Australian government has signed a confidential agreement with Papua New Guinea, its second security pact in the Pacific in just under a week, in the latest move by the US ally to attempt to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today, the Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese and the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape announced the entry into force of the Australia – Papua New Guinea Bilateral Security ...