Australia to tackle Chinese influence with Papua New Guinean rugby team
A team from the Pacific nation will join Australia’s National Rugby League in a $400 million deal that deepens ties while ...
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 ...
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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Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team from 2028
A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being ...
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 announced Thursday linked to ...
Can Charlotte Caslick and co help Australia win a Rugby World Cup? We’re about to find out
A group of Australia’s sevens superstars, including Charlotte Caslick and Maddison Levi, will switch to 15s next year to try ...
Tom Voyce: Rugby world mourns loss of England star who shone during trophy-laden Wasps run
Voyce played nine times for England between 2001 and 2006 while becoming a cult hero during a glittering period at club side ...
Sports diplomacy: why the Australian government is spending $600 million on a new NRL team in PNG
The Australian taxpayer will fork out $600 million for a new NRL team in PNG. It is a bold, expensive and untried sports diplomacy adventure.
Canada women's rugby team headed to Southern Hemisphere in May for Pac Four Series
The Canadian women's rugby team is headed to the Southern Hemisphere in May to defend its Pacific Four Series title. The ...
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’.
England will play a France XV without Premiership finalists or Lions – here is who they should pick
England will take on a France XV in an uncapped fixture at Twickenham in June ahead of their summer tour to Argentina and the ...
How Ilona Maher and the Korean Wave are taking rugby to new, unlikely places
What do Ilona Maher and the Korean Wave have in common? They're introducing rugby to new and unlikely audiences around the world.