Fox League personality Matty Johns recently visited Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, where he engaged with the local rugby league community and met with Prime Minister James Marape. The visit came as the PNG Hunters, also known as the Chiefs, prepare to enter the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia's premier rugby league competition.

Johns, who had just spent time at the White House as a guest of UFC boss Dana White, traveled to PNG this week and served as the guest speaker at a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Marape and the Chiefs. The event highlighted the growing significance of rugby league within Papua New Guinea and its broader community impact.

Chiefs football director Michael Chammas expressed gratitude towards Fox Sports and managing director Steve Crawley for their support in facilitating the visit. Chammas described Johns’s presence as profoundly positive for the community, emphasizing his passion for rugby league and his appreciation for the role the Chiefs project plays in PNG’s sporting landscape. Chammas noted that Johns’s engagement with the local people was widely appreciated and meaningful to them.

The visit underscores ongoing efforts to strengthen the profile of rugby league in PNG, where the sport enjoys widespread popularity, and to support the Chiefs’ anticipated inclusion in the NRL. Johns’s involvement reflects a broader commitment within the rugby league community to assist and promote the development of the sport in the Pacific region.