China’s potential to influence security arrangements in Papua New Guinea has been sidelined with a 10-year deal to launch an NRL team in Port Moresby.

Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has confirmed he expects his nation’s entry to the NRL to get the green light on Thursday, as officials prepare to turn a pipeline dream into a bona fide rugby league club.

Rugby league in the South Pacific is expected to gain more fans as the NRL is expected to confirm as early as next week a team from Papua New Guinea will enter the competition later this decade.

Kristian Woolf unlocked Daniel Saifiti’s career-best form in 2019, now the prop is relishing a reunion that he hopes will fuel a NSW recall and finals football for the Dolphins.

The Parramatta Eels are excited to announce the signing of dynamic winger Josh Addo-Carr for two years commencing from the 2025 season. The agreement includes an option in the Club’s favour for the 2026 season.

New Zealand have closed the curtain on a disappointing 2024 Pacific Cup campaign by avoiding relegation to the tournament’s second-tier with a 54-12 victory over Papua New Guinea, while unearthing a future star in teenage debutant Casey McLean.

The Kangaroos have won the Pacific Cup for the first time after surviving a late scare from a fast-finishing Tongan side to claim a 20-14 victory in Sunday’s final in Sydney.

The brilliance of Tarryn Aiken and the brutality of their defence led the Jillaroos to a 24-4 win over the Kiwi Ferns in Sunday’s Pacific Cup final at CommBank Stadium.

Fetu Samoa will join the Jillaroos and Kiwi Ferns in next year’s Pacific Cup after rolling past the PNG Orchids 34-12 at CommBank Stadium on Sunday.

Three members of our national women’s rugby league team, the Fiji Bulikula have been nominated for the NRLW Golden Boot Award.

The future king of Tonga is set to form part of the sea of red as Kristian Woolf’s side aim to conquer Australia and clinch their first major trophy in the shape of the Pacific Cup.

Papua New Guinea captain Rhyse Martin is relishing the chance to show his side belongs at the international game’s top table as he leads a Kumuls outfit gifted with a once-in-a-generation opportunity.