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BIZARRE: The pacific championships - You Need To See This

'A privilege': NRL stars embrace their island heritage

Emerging super powers Samoa and Tonga will field formidable teams loaded with NRL talent in the third edition of the Pacific Championships.

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Green headgear monster Bai ready to debut for PNG

Gold Coast teenager Cooper Bai, son of Papua New Guinea and Melbourne great Marcus Bai, is set to debut for the Kumuls in the Pacific Championships.

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Queensland Origin star chooses Samoa over Jillaroos

Gold Coast second-rower Sienna Lofipo has opted to play for Samoa in the Pacific Championships, one day after being named for a potential Australia debut.

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Foran back to close out rugby league career as a Kiwi

Kieran Foran will play his final game in a New Zealand jersey, with Kiwis coach Stacey Jones naming an experienced squad for the Pacific Championships.

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Foran preparing for Kiwis Test swansong in Pac Champs

Kieran Foran has been told to keep fresh in case he is called upon by New Zealand in the Pacific Championships, one month after retiring from the NRL.

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Tonga team returns home to inspire before Pacific Cup

National hero Jason Taumalolo and the Tongan team will prepare for the Pacific Championships with a visit to the country for the first time since 2019.

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Dolphins star to miss Pacific Cup with knee injury

Dolphins try-scoring machine Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow will miss the Pacific Championships with Samoa after scans revealed a serious MCL injury.

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Storm's Stefano commits to Tonga after firing for Samoa

Storm prop Stefano Utoikamanu has opened up on why he will make himself available for Tonga in the Pacific Championships, and reveals his early Tongan heroes.

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Teenager Casey McLean bags four tries as NZ thrash PNG

Teenage winger Casey McLean has bagged four tries as New Zealand thrashed Papua New Guinea to avoid relegation to the second tier of the Pacific Championships.

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Jennings hat-trick fires Fiji to win over Cook Islands

Fiji have turned on the razzle dazzle in a 56-6 win over Cook Islands in the Pacific Championships as Viliame Kikau ran riot.

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'I'd take his head off': Tapine relishing Young battle

Joseph Tapine and Hudson Young have lined up together 103 times at NRL level, but will square off as opponents for the first time in the Pacific Championships.

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New-look Kangaroos can create own legacy: Yeo

First-time Kangaroos captain Isaah Yeo will lead a team featuring six debutants into battle against a confident Tonga to begin the Pacific Championships.

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Selectors, coach doubted Apps would be fit for rep duty

When he called Kezie Apps a month ago, Jillaroos coach Brad Donald was shocked to hear that the second-rower was tracking to play in the Pacific Championships.

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Hiku cleared to play for Kiwis at Super League hearing

New Zealand centre Peta Hiku can play in the Pacific Championships, after being found not guilty of touching an injured player in the English Super League.

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Hiku facing Pacific Champs ban over bizarre charge

New Zealand are at risk of copping another blow ahead of the Pacific Championships, with Peta Hiku facing a long ban in the English Super League.

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Brigginshaw slams negative media coverage of Jillaroos

Ali Brigginshaw has delivered an impassioned defence of coach Brad Donald following criticism of his Jillaroos selections for the Pacific Championships.

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Chance for new legacy at Kangaroos: Tom Dearden

Tom Dearden and Mitch Moses are set to form a new-look halves combination for Australia in the Pacific Championships.

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Johnson back from retirement to rescue injury-hit Kiwis

Recently-retired star Shaun Johnson has come to New Zealand's rescue, joining the Kiwis' undermanned squad for rugby league's Pacific Championships.

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NRLW star Olivia Kernick opens up on Jillaroos snub

Sydney Roosters second-rower Olivia Kernick has opened up about her shock omission from the Australian squad for the Pacific Championships.

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Happy Api: Koroisau set to serve NRL ban in Fiji Tests

Wests Tigers captain Apisai Koroisau will be able to use the Pacific Championships to absorb his three-match NRL ban for a dangerous throw.

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Ponga's Test withdrawal may rest with selectors, NRL

Kalyn Ponga has opted to withdraw from Kangaroos contention for the end-of-year Tests, despite a rule stating players must make themselves available if fit.

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Munster in doubt for Kiwi clash, with Hynes on standby

Kangaroos five-eighth Cameron Munster is still battling illness, with Test debutant Nicho Hynes on standby to start against NZ in the Pacific Championships

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Cleary ruled out of Kangaroos Tests, Hynes called in

Nicho Hynes is a chance to make his Australian Test debut after Panthers star Nathan Cleary was ruled out of the Pacific Championships with a knee injury.

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Kiwis' depth tested amid injuries and withdrawals

A spate of end-of-season injuries and unavailabilities have left New Zealand without a regular top-level hooker in their squad for the Pacific Championships.

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Addo-Carr, Holmes named in Kangaroos squad amid probes

Despite facing investigation by the NRL, Josh Addo-Carr and Valentine Holmes have been included in Australia's Test squad for the Pacific Championships.

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