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Chiefs home in on plans to expand future NRL stadium
The PNG Chiefs will consider major upgrades to their home stadium as the NRL's 1...
George Clarke (AAP) 26 Oct 2026
'They wanted my undies': Chiefs embrace PNG welcome
Jarome Luai wasn't left with much when he walked off the field in Port Moresby a...
George Clarke (AAP) 26 Oct 2026
The sights and sounds of PNG's rugby league love affair
It's a hazy, sticky afternoon in downtown Port Moresby as a group of teenage boy...
Meet the mastermind behind Chiefs' NRL talent factory
As chief executive of the PNG Chiefs, Lorna McPherson would love to see her side...
George Clarke (AAP) 23 Oct 2026
Is this the face of the first homegrown PNG Chief?
If everything works out the way Morea Morea wants it to, he will become the firs...
George Clarke (AAP) 23 Oct 2026
'People love him': Luai out to defy critics on PNG soil

Samoa coach Ben Gardiner has little doubt Papua New Guinea will see the real Jarome Luai, as the heavily-criticised five-eighth prepares to play in the country he will call home, following the most di...

How Chiefs target healed family feud after Storm snub

Marcus Bai has explained how he and son Cooper moved past the rift that fractured their family, as the Gold Coast forward edges closer to signing a deal with the PNG Chiefs.

Rising star arrives in PNG, set to join expansion club

Cooper Bai is shaping as the next recruitment coup for PNG's NRL side after the Gold Coast forward jetted into Port Moresby. The Titans said they had given Bai permission to negotiate with other club...

'Historic moment': PNG Chiefs unveil logo ahead of NRL entry

Papua New Guinea and rugby league fans have their first glimpse of what the Chiefs will look like when they enter the competition in 18th months time.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Oct 21, 2026
Samoa embrace 'chaos' as Luai, To'o head to PNG

Samoa are bracing for the humidity and hostility of Papua New Guinea as Jarome Luai and Brian To'o prepare to play in Port Moresby for the first time since signing with the PNG Chiefs.

Judge sides with NRL over NZ Rugby on Chiefs name

New Zealand's High Court has knocked back an application for an interim injunction on the PNG Chiefs NRL franchise using its name in the country.

Canadian Indigenous leaders take stand for First Nations’ access to clean and safe drinking water

Indigenous leaders have urged the Canadian government to take a much stronger stand to protect First Nations' access to clean and safe drinking water.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 16, 2026
The PNG Chiefs must do more to support women facing a domestic violence crisis

In 2028, the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Chiefs will make their highly anticipated National Rugby League (NRL) debut after unprecedented Australian federal government investment, a flurry of big-name singi...

'I will look at it': Bai ready for PNG Chiefs approach

Gold Coast forward Cooper Bai is open to an offer from PNG Chiefs if they come knocking as he explains why he signed a sponsorship deal with the same food company as Jarome Luai.

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Joel Gould (AAP) Oct 14, 2026
Battle for use of Chiefs NRL team name headed for court

The battle for the NRL's Papua New Guinea expansion side to be called the Chiefs is set to be decided by a judge with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) filing proceedings in the NZ High Court.

Luai to be face of Pepsi while Coke sponsors the Chiefs

Jarome Luai will retain his status as the face of Pepsi in Papua New Guinea, while wearing Coca-Cola's logo on field as they become one of the Chiefs' new major sponsors.

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Scott Bailey (AAP) Sep 28, 2026
First Nations leaders mark UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples anniversary with renewed call for its full implementation

On the 19th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (the UN Declaration) as a global human rights standard, Canada's First Nations Leadership Council (FNL...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 17, 2026
Johnston gracious but 'no thanks' to Jenkins idea

Alex Johnston may have smashed Ken Irvine's long-standing tries record this year, but the South Sydney winger doesn't want any awards named after him - yet.

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