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League stars help Ganyarra raise more than $40,000 for young people
Ganyarra Rugby League Academy has raised more than $40,000 to support young peop...
Joseph Guenzler 27 Oct 2026
Tonga turn focus to Samoa showdown after Lebanon win
Mate Ma'a Tonga have turned their attention to an enticing showdown with Toa Sam...
Jack Brady (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
Fiji star playmaker gives Dolphins a good No.6 headache
Fiji five-eighth Kurt Donoghoe says he is willing to play in the No. 6 position...
Joel Gould (AAP) 26 Oct 2026
Future Chiefs star in PNG as Samoa slaughter Kumuls
Jarome Luai and Brian To'o were showered with gifts in their first match in Papu...
George Clarke (AAP) 26 Oct 2026
'Come a long way': how Fifita won over Kangaroos coach

Kevin Walters says that when David Fifita is smiling then "good things happen" and that is certainly the case ahead of the powerhouse second-rower's debut for Australia.

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Joel Gould (AAP) Oct 26, 2026
Fiji claim record win with World Cup thrashing of PNG

Fiji are on the cusp of claiming a Women's Rugby League World Cup semi-final berth in their first-ever tournament appearance after trouncing Papua New Guinea 40-4.

Kiwis crush Cook Islands, send World Cup warning

Competition heavyweights New Zealand have survived an early Cook Islands surge to demolish the Kukis 82-16 for their first win of the Rugby League World Cup.

Stilt-village kid aims to upstage Luai on PNG arrival

When Papua New Guinea face Samoa in the Rugby League World Cup, a five-eighth with flowing locks wearing headgear and boasting a wicked sidestep will be the centre of attention.

After brutal KO, Samoa star wants World Cup to remember

Chanel Harris-Tavita can't remember much of the last World Cup final he played in, which is why he is desperate to ensure he gets back there with Samoa.

Onwards and Upton-wards from last Aust rout of England

The last time the Jillaroos faced England, Tamika Upton scored five tries in a 90-4 drubbing, but the star fullback is expecting a tougher contest in a high-stakes Rugby League World Cup showdown.

'No regrets': why Kangaroos prop made switch from Tonga

Keaon Koloamatangi has revealed why he couldn't knock back the opportunity to represent Australia at the World Cup after previously doing the same with Tonga.

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Joel Gould (AAP) Oct 23, 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 first homegrown Papua New Guinean to play for the PNG Chiefs. The Chiefs have been on one of the most eye-catching spending...

Best gives big contract hint before Kangaroos debut

Australia debutant Bradman Best hopes he can get an extension at Newcastle sorted as he declared that money would not be the driving factor in determining his next deal.

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Joel Gould (AAP) Oct 23, 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.

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