Sports diplomacy transcends borders, fosters mutual understanding, and promotes shared values. Half of all Australian National Rugby League players have Pacific heritage. As Australia looks to build ...

Papua New Guinea will join Australia's rugby league in exchange for allegiance on security matters.

A team from Papua New Guinea will enter the NRL from 2028 after officially being granted a licence by the league.

Rugby league is PNG’s national sport and the new team will belong to the people of PNG. They will literally have millions of proud fans barracking for them.' It comes as Australia's Prime ...

The NRL will feature a Papua New Guinea-based franchise from 2028 after two years of planning culminated in an official ...

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 ...