Rhyse Martin stars as Papua New Guinea hold off Cook Islands

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 40 COOK ISLANDS 28 TOM SMITH, Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Saturday JASON DEMETRIOU’S Kumuls staved off a dogged Cook Islands…

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Cook Islands impress against PNG in Women’s Pacific Bowl opener

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 6 COOK ISLANDS 34 TOM SMITH, Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby PAULINA MORRIS-PONGA bagged a hat-trick as the Cook Islands silenced…

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Trai Fuller scores four as Australia PM’s XIII overpower PNG

PAPUA NEW GUINEA PM’S XIII 10 AUSTRALIA PM’S XIII 28 TOM SMITH, Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Sunday TRAI FULLER lit up a rainy…

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Australia PM’s XIII thrash Papua New Guinea in women’s clash

PAPUA NEW GUINEA PM’S XIII 0 AUSTRALIA PM’S XIII 50 TOM SMITH, Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Sunday PHOENIX-RAINE HIPPI and Caitlin Turnbull both…

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Pacific Championships broadcasting schedule

RUGBY LEAGUE fans are set for a blockbusting international calendar this October as the Pacific Cup and Bowl kicks off with Fiji against the Cook…

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Full Pacific Championships schedule revealed

THIS year’s Pacific Cup finals will be held at Parramatta’s CommBank Stadium on Sunday, November 9. The full schedule for this year’s Pacific Championships has…

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The Papua New Guinea star following in her father’s footsteps

Ua Ravu followed in her late father’s footsteps to take up rugby league and is now emerging as one of the top talents in the…

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Wales and France to receive ‘significant’ new funding from international governing body

WALES have welcomed their selection as a ‘priority nation’ by the international game’s governing body. Along with France, Papua New Guinea and a yet-to-be confirmed…

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Tonga rise as top nations retain places in world rankings

TONGA have returned to the top four of the men’s international world rankings following their run to the Pacific Cup Final. After beating New Zealand…

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Final Whistle: South Pacific offers hope for international rugby league

SOUTH PACIFIC was the title of one of the great theatrical and movie musicals written by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Some years ago I spent some…

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