The Papua New Guinea government has allocated more than $150 million to support the introduction of a new NRL club by 2028, in a clear sign that rugby league’s expansion plans are set to go ahead.
About 100 million Papua New Guinean kina ($37.5 million) will be provided by the national government to a PNG “bid support program” annually for the next four years, which will be spent on infrastructure, elite sports development and growing participation.
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