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

Australia and Papua New Guinea unveil a long-awaited deal handing PNG its own NRL team, confirming the league's most ambitious expansion since formation, and notching what the federal government is ...

Johnston has represented his birth nation Australia and his Papua New Guinean heritage internationally, winning one cap for ...

Papua New Guinea will have a team in the NRL from 2028 and beyond. After months of speculation, the franchise has now been ...

The deal, which also seeks to boost Australian tourism to PNG, comes as Australia seeks to limit China's security ambitions in the Pacific Islands. "Rugby league is the national sport of Papua New ...

A team from the Pacific nation will join Australia’s National Rugby League in a $400 million deal that deepens ties while ...

As it stands all the NRL will announce is that PNG are coming into the competition in 2028. They won’t call them the 18th or 19th team. Papua New Guinea’s admission into the NRL is set to be ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from NRL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Barring any late setbacks, this masthead understands the historic expansion call is only days away and will ...

The NRL is expected to confirm as early as next week a team from Papua New Guinea will enter the competition later this decade. The PNG bid, propped up by $600 million of Australian government ...

Signings for PNG are likely to be exempt from paying ... while hooker is where we see real value in Papua New Guinea’s own emerging talent. Kumuls livewire No.9 Edwin Ipape will be familiar ...