PNG Inclusion Impact Rugby Program

Rescheduled Values Recap Game Day This Saturday!!

Get ready for a fun morning of learning and play!
📅 Date: 30.05.26
📍 Venue: Scrum Oval
⏰ Time: 9am – 11am

Open to:
✅ Boys & Girls
✅ Children with Disabilities
✅ Divisions: U10, U12, U14, U16 & U18
🔁 Reminder: All kids with team t-shirts MUST come wearing their t-shirts.

🚰 Please bring your own water bottle.
See you there! 💪

A huge thank you to the Australian Government through the Team Up programs, the Australian High Commission Papua New Guinean & Australian Consulate-General, Lae, Oceania Rugby, and SCRUM PNG for making this event possible. 🙏🏉

We greatly appreciate your continued support in building strong values through rugby.

🏉🎬 And the award goes to... REGION!

What a night at the Team Up Folktale Awards Night in Nadi On Friday 14th May 2026!!

We are incredibly proud to share that our Oceania Rugby for Development (R4D) family took home not one, but TWO Best Awards:

🥇 Best Profile Award – Get Into Rugby PLUS Fiji
A moving tribute to the late Mr. Usaia Loki. Thank you Oripa, Noame, and Tau Koli for sharing his legacy with such heart.

🥇 Best Program Showcase Award – PNG Inclusion Impact Rugby Program
Huge congratulations to Salomie and her team for their fearless work using rugby as a vehicle for social change in Lae – from Schools , Communities, Juvenile institutions , inclusive education and beyond.

These awards belong to all of us working across the region. They reflect real impact, real inclusion, and real solidarity.

A massive thank you to the Australian Government through the Team Up programs, the Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea and the Australian Consulate-General, Lae for your unwavering support to the Inclusion Impact Rugby program in PNG.
And to our lead partners Oceania Rugby and implementing partners SCRUM PNG – this is what teamwork looks like.

Here’s to making even bigger impact this year and beyond- On and off the field. 🌏💪🏉

Team Up unveils safeguarding plan to protect Pacific athletes A new safeguarding toolkit aimed at preventing abuse, harm and neglect at major sporting events across the Pacific has been launched by the Australian Government’s Team Up program.

Inclusion in action – this is what looked like at Milfordheaven Primary School. This week at Milfordheaven Primary School – which brings together students from Papua Compound, Salamanda, Market, and surrounding communities – our second rugby session focused on Discipline.

We saw boys and girls running, passing, and learning together. Not just rugby skills – but respect, discipline , self-control, and showing up for each other.

A huge thank you to the Australian Government through the Team Up program, the Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea , and the Australian Consulate-General, Lae for making this possible. Your support is creating real inclusion impact on the ground.

Also thank you to Oceania Rugby and SCRUM PNG for driving this forward with us.

One session at a time. One community at a time. That’s how change happens.

Day 2 at the Team Up Reflection & Celebration Workshop – Nadi, Fiji 🏉🌏

Big things happening today as our Inclusion Impact Rugby family came together to share, reflect, and celebrate.

✅ Nauru & PNG Inclusion Impact Rugby Program completed their interviews – sharing powerful stories of change from the ground up.
✅ Get Into Rugby PLUS – Fiji & Samoa – also took their turn in front of the camera.
✅ And we were joined all day by our lead partners from Oceania Rugby – still right here with us, driving the work forward.

Today’s sessions reminded us that inclusion isn't a one-off event – it's built session by session, community by community – from Across the Pacific region, the learning keeps growing. Also what best practices are there from each programs and the challenges that all programs face when delivering these extraordinary Sports for development Programs.

Towards the end of today we have all witnessed the launching of Safeguarding at Major Sporting Events Toolkit. kudos Team up for this !!!

Huge thanks to the Australian Government through the Team Up programs, and to all our lead and supporting partners

📸 More from Day 3 coming Tomorrow. Stay tuned.

🔥 Inclusion Impact Rugby Program – Session #1: RESPECT 🏉

What a way to kick things off! 🙌

Today marked Session #1 of the Inclusion Impact Rugby Program at Lae International School, where Grade 6 students explored the value of RESPECT—both on and off the field.

The energy was high, the engagement was strong, and the students fully embraced what this program is all about. 👏

We can’t wait for Session #2 next week as we continue using rugby to build values, confidence, and connection in our school communities.

A huge thank you to the partners making this journey possible:

🇦🇺 Australian Government – Team Up Programs
🏛️ Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea & Australian Consulate-General, Lae
🏉 Oceania Rugby & SCRUM PNG

Together, we’re using rugby to build character, inclusion, and stronger communities. 💙💛

Team Up Reflection & Celebration Workshop kicks off in Nadi.

Today marked the first official day of the Team Up Reflection and Celebration Workshop here at the Crowne Plaza in Nadi, Fiji. It’s been an incredible day of learning, connection, and looking back at the years of sport for development impact across the Pacific.

We’ve got 98 members of the Team Up family in the room – from strategic partners to country coordinators and program leads. It’s a powerful sight to see so much expertise and passion gathered in one place.

🎽 Some of the crew in the house today:

PNG Inclusion Impact Rugby Program Coordinators from Papua New Guinea and Nauru

Get Into Rugby PLUS Coordinators from Samoa and Fiji

Oceania Rugby program leads for both of these flagship sport for development programs

The energy today has been all about reflection, sharing change stories, and being honest about lessons learned. We also kicked off our partnership interviews and enjoyed a warm welcome reception with traditional kava last night.

🙏 A huge thank you to the Australian Government through the Team Up programs for making this regional collaboration possible. Your support continues to strengthen partnerships, champion inclusion, and build safer, more accessible sports across the Pacific

👀 Looking ahead to Day 2 – which is all about Celebration & Sharing. Can’t wait to hear more best practice examples from across the region.