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"I am super stoked to be playing for Newcastle."

With a love and preservation of ancient arts, glamourpuss beaches, affordable hut life and some of the best swimming spots on the planet, Samoa cannot reopen soon enough for Lucie Grace

Tonga face Samoa in the Pacific Nations Cup on Saturday

World Cup organisers hope to sell out Newcastle United's stadium when England take on Samoa, one of four Rugby League World Cup games in the city

Potentially serious faults in Guardian-class patrol boats may force some countries to pause use of vessels

Until his cousin, Bernard Afutiti, visited from the mainland nearly five years ago, the notion of playing college football had never occurred to Tyrone Taleni. And why would it? Taleni didn't know football. He'd neither played nor spent any time watching the sport. Sure, football might be ingrained into the…

It's easy to be cynical about international rugby league, but the emotions on show at Campbelltown were so real and raw it could convert the game's harshest critics, writes Nick Campton.

Samoa's wealth of NRL experience has paved the way for a 42-12 over the Cook Islands in their Pacific Test at Campbelltown Sports Stadium.

PNG edges Fiji to wrap up a day of Pacific Test football, after New Zealand beat Tonga 26-6 at an electric Mt Smart Stadium and Samoa thumped Cook Islands 42-12.