MICHAEL PHILIP
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PNG Chiefs, Coke plans under wraps | The National (opens the original)
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THE PNG Chiefs and Coca-Cola are keeping their marketing plans secret, but have promised a major campaign to build the new NRL club’s brand across Papua New Guinea before its 2028 debut. Chiefs boss Lorna McPherson said Coca-Cola’s marketing strategy was one of the main reasons the club chose to partner with the global beverage company. The plan presented by Coca-Cola was strong enough to excite the Chiefs. “One of the reasons that we also wanted to partner with Coca-Cola was the fact that they
Oct 21 confirmed | The National (opens the original)
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THE PNG Chiefs will reveal their new-look inaugural jersey on Oct 21 in Port Moresby as scheduled, while the NRL legal team continues to work through the intellectual-property (IP) rights issue surrounding the club’s name. New Zealand Rugby has raised issue over the use of the “Chiefs” name, but PNG’s chief executive officer Lorna McPherson on Monday said the launch would go ahead as planned. “The NRL legal team is actually working on the issue with IP,” McPherson said. “It’s an ongoing situatio
Door open for NRL games in Kokopo | The National (opens the original)
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THE PNG Chiefs have not ruled out taking an NRL match to Kokopo, East New Britain, in the future although, for now, all 2028 home games are scheduled for the Santos National Football Stadium in Port Moresby, says chief executive officer Lorna McPherson. She was responding to questions about whether the Chiefs could take one of their 2028 matches to Kalabond Oval in Kokopo following that facility’s current major rehabilitation. “At this point, all the games will be in Port Moresby. In years to co
Coke to unite PNG | The National (opens the original)
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COCA-COLA will stand alongside the PNG Chiefs as the country prepares to enter the NRL in 2028. “This partnership is about carrying Papua New Guinea’s pride and identity onto the world stage,” Coca-Cola Europacific (CCEP) Papua New Guinea country manager Tim Solly (pictured) said. “For Coca-Cola, this partnership is much more than a logo on a jersey. This is all about belonging. It’s about standing together alongside a team that will carry the hope, the pride and the identity of this country ont
Harlies book CRU final | The National (opens the original)
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PORT Moresby Harlequins booked their place in the 2026 Pepsi Capital Rugby Union grand final with a convincing 25-10 win over competition heavyweights Brothers at Bava Park on Saturday. But the victory came with mixed emotions for the Supreme Industry-sponsored side after the club lost one of its young members, Calvin Kiddie, on the same day. Harlequins coach Billy Rapilla said the team’s performance was dedicated to Kiddie, who he described as an important young member of the club. Rapilla said
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