China, Papua New Guinea and National Rugby League

Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team starting in 2028
A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being granted a license.
Australia to spend US$385 million on PNG rugby league team with eye on China
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said the team are due to enter the competition “no later” than 2028. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Australia seals Papua New Guinea security deal with eye on China
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stood alongside Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape in Sydney on Thursday to announce a deal that would see the Pacific nation enter a tea
Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China
Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific.
Papua New Guinea team to join Australian competition
Papua New Guinea team to join Australian competition - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his counterpart James Marape announced the ‘world first sports diplomacy deal’.
‘Bound to succeed’: Papua New Guinea confirmed as next team to enter NRL
Minister for International Development and the Pacific Pat Conroy says the introduction of a Papua New Guinea National Rugby League team is “bound to succeed”.
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The Wallabies and All Blacks set to unleash in Japan Rugby League One
New Japanese rugby season will provide the Wallabies' hierarchy with more than passing interest as the countdown to the ...
Watch: Rugby player tackled by field-invading deer
A rugby match in England was interrupted when a deer ran out onto the field and collided with a player. A video captured by a ...
Rugby League official allegedly ‘supplied drugs to players’
UK Anti-Doping have launched an investigation into allegations that a senior Rugby Football League official has been involved ...
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Former National Rugby League (NRL) boss Todd Greenberg will succeed Nick Hockley as Cricket Australia (CA) CEO, the governing body said on Tuesday. Former NRL boss Greenberg appointed Cricket ...
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RUGBY UNION - Coventry Rugby suffer first league defeat of season at Cornish Pirates
COVENTRY Rugby lost 46-14 away at Cornish Pirates as Alex Raes side saw their perfect start to the season come to an end.
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Australia's $600 Million Rugby League Power Play in PNG
Australia pledges A$600 million to help Papua New Guinea (PNG) enter the National Rugby League, aligning this with a security ...
Rugby league-Australia to fund PNG team's entry to NRL in 2028 in Pacific security play
A$600 million ($382.80 million) over 10 years to support its team's entry to the National Rugby League, a deal both countries said dovetails with Australia's security support for its Pacific neighbour ...
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Australia to spend $385 mn on PNG rugby league team with eye on China
Australia will spend US$385 million to establish a team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime Minister ...
Australia deploys rugby diplomacy to tempt neighbour away from China
Australian government will invest £300m in a new rugby league team based in Papua New Guinea. But there’s a catch – and it ...