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'Politically-based decision': Former Warriors Coach comments on PNG entering NRL

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Publish Date
Fri, 1 May 2026, 6:21pm
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'Politically-based decision': Former Warriors Coach comments on PNG entering NRL

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 1 May 2026, 6:21pm

NRL teams, including the Warriors, have voiced their concerns on the fine print of Papua New Guinea's first team joining the league. 

The Papua New Guinea Chiefs’ are set to join the league in 2028, but they have a significant leg-up over the competition when it comes to recruitment. 

An agreement between the Australian and PNG governments over the Chiefs’ admission into the NRL allows the club to offer tax-free contracts to players willing to relocate for 10 years. 

Former Warriors Coach Tony Kemp told Heather du Plessis-Allan that this was a 'politically-based' decision between Governments, not clubs.

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