- Australian government considers support for expansion teams
- PNG-Australia partnership seen as ‘powerful way to build lasting ties’
The chief of Papua New Guinea’s NRL bid and the Australian government have assured critics there will be wider social benefits of a professional rugby league side from PNG, after the former captain of the national team called for services and infrastructure to be prioritised.
The former Kumuls skipper David Mead – a longtime advocate of the bid – posted on LinkedIn last month that the NRL team should…
