By The Straits Times | Created at 2024-12-12 09:26:17 | Updated at 2024-12-12 11:52:48
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An estimated 80 per cent of PNG residents follow the National Rugby League, the world’s most competitive domestic competition.PHOTO: AFP
SYDNEY – Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have announced a A$600 million (S$517.7 million) deal to include a PNG team in Australia’s National Rugby League, but with a caveat that the unusual arrangement will be scrapped if PNG signs security pacts with China or other countries.
The deal announced in Sydney on Dec 12 by the prime ministers of both countries marks a dramatic win for Canberra in its battle with Beijing for influence in the Pacific.
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