Support gains momentum among Pacific NRL, rugby stars for Mana Pasifika bid
Pacific NRL players are backing the bid for a Pasifika team, with sporting heavyweights emphasising that Pacific Islanders ...
Hosted on MSN2d
Pacific pitch: new bid's grand plans for NRL expansion
A bid team based out of Auckland have told the NRL they want to play games in Tonga, Samoa and Cook Islands each year, ...
National Rugby League7d
Cook Islands calling for Kiana in bid to inspire next gen
Cook Islands Moana captain Kiana Takairangi is hoping to inspire the next generation of players to represent their country ...
National Rugby League11d
Napa Valley red: Vintage prop brings NRL flavour to nines
Dylan Napa is set to fulfil a long-held ambition to play in America when he lines up for the Brooklyn Kings in the NRL’s ...
NRL to resume Perth talks after March state election
The NRL will reignite expansion talks with the Western Australian government following next month's state election, with ...
RNZ on MSN9d
Mana Pasifika: The proposed Auckland NRL expansion franchise
Auckland becomes the latest team to throw its hat in the ring for a new NRL franchise, which would be dubbed Mana Pasifika ...
PNG’s favourite son concedes selling their NRL team to players won’t be easy
What does Papua New Guinea’s biggest name make of the NRL’s decision to give his homeland a spot in the big time?
NRL’s 20th team? Ambitious expansion bid to ‘unite the Pacific Islands’ launched
ARLC chairman Peter V’landys has made expansion a key priority, with a PNG franchise’s inclusion into the NRL locked in for 2028. A Perth-based team is likely to become the 19th franchise but V’landys ...
Mana Pasifika Bid For NRL Expansion Unveiled
A bold new chapter in rugby league is set to unfold with the launch of new Auckland franchise Mana Pasifika, Auckland’s official expansion bid to join the National Rugby League (NRL). This ...