"We want to keep growing," NRL CEO Andrew Abdo boldly declared two years ago. "By the end of 2024, we will know what it looks like for an 18th franchise and potentially beyond that." After debate had ...

April 29 - Four-times National Rugby League champion Jarome Luai was on Wednesday unveiled as the first official signing for the Papua New Guinea Chiefs, the expansion team that will enter the ...

A team from Papua New Guinea will enter the NRL from 2028 after officially being granted a licence by the league. Prime ...

Record-setting South Sydney try-scoring winger Alex Johnston looks set to become the first player to sign for the PNG Chiefs ...

A long-awaited dream on Australia’s west coast is finally coming back to life, and it’s expected to change the shape of the National Rugby League in the familiar sense. In a move to expand and change ...

The NRL has green-lit Perth’s expansion bid after a new $50m five-year commitment from Western Australia revived the North ...

Alex Johnston, who recently took over as the National Rugby League's all time leading try-scorer, has agreed to join the expansion team in Papua New Guinea ​in 2028 when it enters the Australasian ...

BRISBANE, Australia — The National Rugby League's newest team will have one of its oldest coaches when it begins play in 2027. Australia head coach and ex-Kangaroos and Queensland Origin star Mal ...

Expansion clubs are taking different routes, with funding, leadership, talent pathways and fan engagement as important as marquee player signings The path to top-level Australian rugby league can take ...

Tigers star agrees to $1.2m-a-season tax-free deal after PNG visit Try-scoring record-holder Alex Johnston also confirms 2028 move Jarome Luai has declared he wants to grow a nation after confirming ...

Cameron McInnes hopes to have clarity on his future in the coming weeks admitting the prospect of being a foundation player at an NRL expansion club appeals to him. Eight months after rupturing his ...