South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett has confirmed he’s been approached by the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) to help ...

Former Leeds Rhinos, Bradford Bulls and Melbourne Storm star Marcus Bai has been appointed to the inaugural board of the ...

The launching of a National Rugby League team in Papua New Guinea has “nothing to do with China”, ... Fans pack the national stadium in Port Moresby to watch the PNG Kumuls. Credit: Getty Images.

Rugby league fandom burns more intensely in PNG, a country where some 40 per cent of citizens live below the poverty line. "It does expose our people to be manipulated and taken advantage of," Mr ...

Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett’s coaching future is clouded in uncertainty after the super coach was approached by the ARL ...

RLPA boss Clint Newton has thrown a grenade at the NRL’s expansion plans by calling for Perth and PNG to be granted salary ...

NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo says no formal offer has been made to Wayne Bennett about potentially coaching the new Papua ...

According to John Kewa, two things unify Papua New Guinea: religion and rugby league. So when the 55-year-old father of four football fanatics found out about PNG’s new NRL team on Thursday, he ...

While the NRL is looking to transform PNG with a new rugby league franchise, it’s clear that the benefits of footy diplomacy go both ways. While negotiations with some prospective consortia have ...

NRL bosses believe a team in PNG will have a seismic impact on the code given the passion in the country for rugby league. PNG Prime Minister James Marape first moved a motion in parliament for an ...

Just as plans come together for Papua New Guinea to enter the NRL in 2027, the country has been booted from rugby union over governance issues.

PNG Rugby Union has been suspended from all men’s, women’s and sevens competitions due to “noncompliance” following a series of issues regarding the conduct of their board.