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Australia To Spend $385 Mn On PNG Rugby League Team With Eye On China

Australia will spend US$385 million to establish a rugby league team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday, a move designed to help ward off China.

International Business Times

Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team from 2028

A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being granted a license

The Independent UK

Papua New Guinea to join NRL under historic deal with a China ‘escape clause’

PNG will field an NRL team from 2028 after the Australian government confirmed a $600m deal that aims to deepen diplomatic ties in the Pacific

The Guardian - AU

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Lucrative tax breaks will be ‘vital’ in PNG team’s bid to attract top NRL players

Tax concessions and safe accommodation loom as non-negotiables for players as an NRL team in Papua New Guinea plans its entry the competition 2028

The Guardian - AU

Ryan Hall relishing return to Leeds for final chapter of record-breaking career

The 37-year-old is Super League’s all-time leading try scorer.

The Independent UK

Brian Lockwood obituary

Rugby league player who won four Challenge Cup finals and was in the last Great Britain team to win the World Cup, in 1972

The Guardian - UK

The curious case of South Sudanese streets named after Australian rugby league greats

Darren Lockyer Road, Mal Meninga Drive, Arthur Beetson Way … either the game has really taken off in Juba, or someone’s having a laugh. We launch an investigation to find out

The Guardian - AU

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NRL star's mum ordered to stand trial after fatal crash

The mother of NRL star Payne Haas has been ordered to stand trial for manslaughter following a fatal crash, sparking emotional scenes from the victims' family.

AAP

George Williams dazzles as England gain a measure of revenge over Samoa

The England captain set up two tries and scored another during a 34-18 victory over Samoa in a Rugby League World Cup semi-final rematch

The Guardian - UK

New Zealand 10-22 Australia: men’s rugby league Test – as it happened

Zac Lomax ran in two of the Kangaroos’ four tries to spare his teammates’ blushes in a bruising encounter against the Kiwis

The Guardian - AU

Super League expansion to 14 teams nears as Wakefield replace Broncos

With nine clubs being given an A in IMG’s gradings that decide the makeup of the game’s professional pyramid, expansion talks may start ‘sooner than expected’

The Guardian - UK

Now one of rugby league’s greatest sides, what next for Wigan Warriors?

This all-conquering team have cemented a place in the game’s folklore, but there will be no resting on their clean sweep this season

The Guardian - UK

Wigan secure back-to-back titles after Bevan French’s stunner sinks Hull KR

Bevan French’s first-half try earned Wigan a hard-fought 9-2 victory against Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League grand final

The Guardian - UK

Fairytale meets formidable: Hull KR and Wigan face off in Grand Final for the ages

Wigan’s last trophy was 22 days ago, Hull KR’s, 14,000 days. Yet the Robins may still be the ones to beat the Warriors

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - AU

Panthers seal historic fourth straight NRL title with victory over Storm

Penrith beat Melbourne 14-6 in grand final as Liam Martin wins the Clive Churchill medal for player of the match

The Guardian - AU

NRL grand final 2024: Penrith Panthers defeat Melbourne Storm – as it happened

Panthers claim a fourth straight title with a 14-6 victory over the Storm in the premiership decider at Accor Stadium

The Guardian - AU

Key match-ups: where the 2024 NRL grand final will be won and lost

Melbourne and Penrith go head-to-head in Sunday’s premiership decider with a number of clashes likely to decide where the title ends up

The Guardian - UK

St Helens’ Faye Gaskin: ‘You can’t be going through IVF while you’re still playing’

Women’s Super League Grand Final will be Saints’ scrum-half last game – three years after being told she would never play again

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The Guardian - AU

NRL players begin to push back against ‘negative agendas’ with alternative media careers

A growing cohort are cutting out the traditional media middleman to reach fans directly and present themselves on their own terms

The Conversation

What are the greatest upsets in NRL grand final history?

The Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm will contest the National Rugby League (NRL) grand final on Sunday.

The Guardian - AU

Craig Bellamy: where does Storm coach sit in pantheon of Australian greats?

Heading into his 10th NRL grand final, the Melbourne master is considered among the best ever – and maybe even of any sporting code

AAP

League player assault not linked to brain injury: judge

A former rugby league player who claimed a brain injury from concussions on the field contributed to him physically assaulting a woman has been sentenced.

The Guardian - AU

Penrith v Melbourne: a clash of NRL titans where generational greatness is at stake

When the Panthers play the Storm in Sunday’s grand final, rugby league fans will get a matchup of champion sides that carries the weight of history

The Guardian - UK

Super League playoffs: can anyone topple serial champions Wigan?

Warriors have hit form at an ominous time but Hull KR, Warrington and Salford have grounds for optimism

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s time’: PNG residents back NRL team but cost and benefits uncertain

Australian government plans include funds for education programs while locals estimate 80% of population follow rugby league

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