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.

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

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 ...

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister is prepared to bet his "life" on relocating NRL players remaining safe in Port Moresby.

A historic $600m deal to establish a PNG NRL team has dashed China’s hopes for a security pact with Australia’s nearest neighbour for at least a decade. Anthony Albanese and his 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 ...

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 ...