NRL star Jarome Luai's visit to Papua New Guinea mid-season sparks PNG Chiefs rumours

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has welcomed NRL star Jarome Luai to Port Moresby, as reports link the Wests ...

Rugby league-Papua New Guinea NRL expansion team snare Luai as marquee signing

April 29 (Reuters) - Four-times National Rugby League champion Jarome Luai was on Wednesday unveiled as the first official signing for the Papua New Guinea Chiefs, the expansion team that will enter ...
National Rugby League

PNG Chiefs officially sign Jarome Luai as their inaugural Player #001

The PNG Chiefs have announced the official signing of four-time premiership-winning five-eighth, Jarome Luai as Player #001.

‘Highest paid player’: Jarome Luai signs with PNG Chiefs, will quit Wests Tigers

Jarome Luai has reportedly signed with the Papua New Guinea Chiefs, agreeing to join the NRL’s 19th team in 2028 as their ...
Post Courier

Craig Sandercock appointed as Santos PNG Orchids Head Coach

The Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Craig Sandercock as the new ...

Rugby league-Record try scorer Johnston agrees to join Papua New Guinea expansion team

April 28 (Reuters) - Alex Johnston, who recently took over as the National Rugby League's all time leading try-scorer, has agreed to join the expansion team in Papua New Guinea in 2028 when it enters ...
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PNG's much-wanted NRL team has had setbacks. Experts say history is on its side

A crowd of 12,000 watched as a symbol of Papua New Guinea's emerging nationhood ran onto the rugby league field for the first time in Port Moresby. Clad in yellow jerseys crossed with red Vs, players ...
Taipei Times

Rugby league hotshot commits to joining PNG team

Alex Johnston, who recently became National Rugby League’s all time leading try-scorer, has agreed to join the expansion team in Papua New Guinea in 2028 when it enters the Australasian competition.
Yahoo! Sports

Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team from 2028

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 Albanese and ...

Everyone, even the Tigers, can win with Luai’s PNG move. Here’s who I would target next

I don’t think the PNG Chiefs could have landed a better marquee player to lead the NRL’s new franchise. Their next signings ...
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Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal announced Thursday linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific.
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Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team starting in 2028

SYDNEY — A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League beginning in 2028 after officially being granted a license on Thursday. Australian Prime Minister ...