澳大利亚联邦政府向巴布亚新几内亚（PNG）酋长队投资6亿美元，支持其在2028年首次参加NRL联赛。1这笔资金分配包括2.9亿美元用于球队运营、6000万美元用于现有特许经营费，以及2.5亿美元用于太平洋橄榄球联赛合作。1然而，这支新球队目前不设女子队伍。1
PNG面临严峻的性别暴力危机，超过60%的妇女经历过亲密伴侣暴力，远超全球平均水平。1ARLC主席彼得·V兰迪斯表示，新俱乐部在联赛对其竞争力有信心前不会加入NRLW，这意味着女子球队的启动时间表仍未确定。1
PNG在性别平等方面已取得一些进展。1国家女子队Orchids在2017年进行了世界杯首秀，该国总理马拉佩当时表示这在十年前是不可能实现的。1PNG橄榄球足球联盟在1月宣布了性别战略，这是全球橄榄球联赛联盟首次采纳全面平等框架。1此外，PNG将与澳大利亚和新西兰共同举办2026年橄榄球联赛世界杯。1
Papua New Guinea will introduce the Chiefs to the National Rugby League in 2028, backed by a A$600 million investment from the Australian federal government 1. The funding allocation includes A$290 million for team operations, A$60 million for existing franchise fees, and A$250 million for Pacific Rugby League partnerships 1. However, the new club will not field a women's team, despite the nation facing a severe gender violence crisis.
More than 60% of women in PNG have experienced intimate partner violence, more than double the global average 1. ARLC chairman Peter V Landis stated that the new club will not join the NRLW until it has proven its competitive viability within the league 1. PNG's national women's team, the Orchids, made their World Cup debut in 2017—a development that Prime Minister Marape described as impossible just a decade earlier 1. In January, the PNG Rugby Football League announced a gender equality strategy, marking the first time a global rugby league union has adopted such a comprehensive framework 1. PNG will co-host the 2026 Rugby League World Cup alongside Australia and New Zealand 1.
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