Anthony Albanese inked a deal with his Papua New Guinea counterpart, James Marape, to gift $600 million to PNG for a rugby ...

Australia withstand Tonga fightback to win Pacific Cup Tom Dearden proved he belongs in the do-or-die environment of Test ...

Another big climber this year was Papua New Guinea, who now sit in sixth place after winning the Pacific Bowl. Elsewhere, Australia ... rugby league has never been as high, and that is largely ...

The brainchild of Keira Boys High School art teacher Sam Davey ... in the 2006 short documentary The History of Australian Schoolboys Rugby League. “We were most certainly the most successful ...

Two days later, Australia announced a deal to establish a National Rugby League team in Papua New Guinea, where the Australian sports league is extremely popular. Officials said Australia would ...

Dan Russell scoring a try for Papua New Guinea against Wales at the Rugby League World Cup in 2022 Warrington Wolves ... Russell was born and raised in Australia but is of Papua New Guinean heritage ...

The Niue Public Service Commission acting director Hagen Siosikefu said accommodating teachers from overseas is a long-standing issue for Niue. Niue's Department of Education director Natasha Tohovaka ...

Ian Roberts Ian Roberts, who remains the only openly gay Australian rugby league player in the past 30 years, was aware homosexuality was illegal in Papua New Guinea but said he was eager to work ...

the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC). The amount is spread over 10 years to assist the inclusion of a club from Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the National Rugby League (NRL) in 2028. A ...

Papua New Guinea will have an NRL team from 2028. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape have officially confirmed the expansion to media in ...

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The Australian Rugby League Commission says it wants to make sure ... team competition without first growing its talent pool. Papua New Guinea is the country that loves rugby league the most ...