SYDNEY (AP) — 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 ...
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 ...
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape announced the “world first sports diplomacy deal” after more than two years of planning.
“A Papua New Guinea NRL team is a game-changer for Australia ... “An NRL team for PNG is more than just sports — it is a national unification strategy." Rugby league is a 13-man version ...
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape, left, gestures during a press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark ...
SYDNEY (AP) — 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 ...