Australia relies on rugby as a key diplomatic instrument in the Pacific. However, the influence of sport depends not only on ...

The Capital rugby union back-to-back champions, Valley Hunters Rugby Union Club, have made a significant off-field ...

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 ...

SYDNEY, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Australia will provide Papua New Guinea (PNG) A$600 million ($382.80 million) over 10 years to support its team's entry to the National Rugby League, a deal both countries ...

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.

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea ...