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Injured Storm star still hopeful of return to NRL
Eli Katoa remains hopeful of returning to the NRL, with Melbourne Storm saying h...
Melissa Woods 1 Dec 2025
"Loud and proud": What rugby league's Pacific Championships shows about cultural connection in diaspora
Just shy of 30,000 fans, many thousands of kilometres away from their cultural h...
Jarred Cross 14 Nov 2025
Storm star faces long recovery after brain bleed
Eliesa Katoa is set to be shifted from an Auckland hospital to one in Melbourne...
Melissa Woods 14 Nov 2025
Katoa stable, but NRL to probe Tonga star's head knocks
The NRL will look into Tonga's handling of Eliesa Katoa's head knocks, after the...
Bring back mid-year Tests: Fisher-Harris makes call
New Zealand captain James Fisher-Harris wants a return to mid-season Tests to ma...
Joel Gould 3 Nov 2025
Taumalolo in, but Tonga suffer another blow

Tonga have suffered another blow ahead of their must-win Pacific Cup clash against New Zealand with strike centre Robert Toia ruled out with a foot injury.

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Scott Bailey Oct 30, 2025
Kiwi Ferns comeback denies Samoa history-making upset

Samoa's women have been denied one of the greatest boilovers in international rugby league history, giving up a 20-0 lead to be beaten 22-20 by New Zealand.

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Scott Bailey Oct 20, 2025
Bula try blitz sets new Test record for Fiji in big win

Fullback Jahream Bula has scored four tries to set a new Test record for Fiji in a 44-24 win over Cook Islands. No Bati player had scored more than three tries in a Test match previously but Bula had...

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Joe Gould Oct 20, 2025
Kiria-Ratu stars in Cook Islands demolition of PNG

Cook Islands half Chantay Kiria-Ratu confirmed her status as one of the brightest young stars in the game with a masterclass display in the 34-6 win over PNG.

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Joe Gould Oct 20, 2025
Green headgear monster Bai ready to debut for PNG

The Pacific Championships are set to say hello to a very good Bai. Cooper Bai. Remember the name. The 19-year-old forward is the son of Melbourne and Papua New Guinea (PNG) legend Marcus Bai who was a...

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Joe Gould Oct 8, 2025
Queensland Origin star chooses Samoa over Jillaroos

Queensland State of Origin forward Sienna Lofipo has pulled out of Australia's Pacific Championships squad, telling the Jillaroos she wants to play for Samoa.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Oct 7, 2025
Samoa loom as World Cup threat with Haas on board

Samoa are building a squad capable of winning next year's World Cup with Payne Haas headlining one of the nation's strongest ever squads for the Pacific Championships.

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Scott Bailey Oct 7, 2025
Tonga's Stefano set for round two with big bopper Haas

Stefano Utoikamanu will get another crack at Payne Haas to continue their own private war when he debuts for Tonga in the Pacific Championships.

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Joe Gould Oct 7, 2025
Tonga team returns home to inspire before Pacific Cup

Jason Taumalolo and the Tongan rugby league team will prepare for the Pacific Championships with an inspirational visit to Tonga for the first time in six years.

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Joe Gould Sep 10, 2025
Hammer to miss Pacific Cup with knee injury

Dolphins flyer Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow's knee injury will keep him out of the Pacific Championships just as he was preparing to reunite with Samoa.

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Joe Gould Sep 9, 2025
Cook Islands on Hunt for final World Cup spot

Cook Islands coach Karmichael Hunt is in the midst of assembling a squad to be reckoned with as he prepares for the most important rugby league game in the nation's history.

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Joe Gould Sep 3, 2025
Storm's Stefano commits to Tonga after firing for Samoa

Melbourne prop Stefano Utoikamanu is set to debut for Tonga after previously representing Samoa, in another tribute to the eclectic heritages of NRL players.

Big love, Payno! - What Luai said on Samoa defection

It's the homecoming for Samoa that Jarome Luai will happily take credit for. When he captains Samoa against New Zealand in a Pacific Championships clash in October, Wests Tigers star Luai is set to be...

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Joanna Guelas Aug 20, 2025
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