International Rugby League

The Women and Girls Working Group (WGWG) also includes the likes of former Kiwi Ferns captain Luisa Avaiki, who is head of women's rugby league for New Zealand Rugby League, and Papua New Guinea Orchids international player Tahina Booth.

The secretary general of Vanuatu Rugby League (VRL), So'oletaua Motuliki, is ready to learn from an experienced and diverse group to help boost the sport locally.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that promoter Paul Langi Kinikini wants to cough up the cash to bring the two mega stars to Utah.

The city has a large Tonga population and if it gets approved by international chiefs would be played in Salt Lake City.

League authorities would be wise to examine the fallout from the Kiwis vs England Test in Denver in 2018, which saw both the New Zealand and English federations out of pocket following Jason Moore’s failed event.

But Kinikini told The Sydney Morning Herald he didn’t have an issue with paying the cash up front.