{"id":697587,"date":"2026-05-27T09:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/697587\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T09:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:32:10","slug":"pngs-crushing-rugby-australia-plot-revealed-as-chiefs-target-rising-star-brothers-whispers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/697587\/","title":{"rendered":"PNG\u2019s crushing Rugby Australia plot revealed as Chiefs target rising star brothers \u2014 Whispers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The PNG Chiefs have reportedly turned their attention to the 15-man code, making a bold play for a pair of brothers starring in rugby union.<\/p>\n<p>Kadin, 21, and 19-year-old Treyvon Pritchard have both emerged as rising stars in the Super Rugby competition, with their respective contracts running out at the end of the 2027 season.<\/p>\n<p>Watch every game of every round of the Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\/en-AU\/welcome\/nrl?pg=default&amp;extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkleague-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-nrl-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra&amp;voucher=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779017096_680_poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kadin is a familiar face in the Brumbies\u2019 backline, while Treyvon is enjoying a strong debut campaign for the Reds \u2014 with a contract battle emerging according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/sport\/rugby-union\/australian-rugby-s-teenage-star-treyvon-pritchard-explains-png-chiefs-talks-20260526-p600ws.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">SMH.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rugby Australia have already kicked off negotiations to extend the pair, but the Pritchard brothers have also met with PNG Chiefs officials who have made a shock play.<\/p>\n<p>And according to Treyvon, the allure of playing alongside his brother could see them make a code switch.<\/p>\n<p>Brothers Treyvon and Kadin Pritchard have been approached by the PNG Chiefs.Source: Supplied<\/p>\n<p>MORE ORIGIN NEWS<\/p>\n<p>\u2018MADE UP MY MIND\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/state-of-origin-2026-how-big-broncos-call-put-sam-walker-on-path-to-queensland-maroons-debut-background-billy-slater\/news-story\/c5147f3151722f22908ffc0e41fcdf1a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Broncos call that put QLD star on path to \u2018career-defining\u2019 debut<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MOSES BLOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/state-of-origin\/state-of-origin-2026-mitchell-moses-in-doubt-for-nsw-blues-injury-update-scans-matt-burton-called-into-camp-replacement\/news-story\/af610fab18aada37a6750bfefa456f94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Daley confirms Blues replacement as details of training mishap revealed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>STRANGE\u2019S RISE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/state-of-origin\/state-of-origin-2026-inside-rise-of-ethan-strange-ahead-of-debut-for-nsw-blues-in-game-1-michael-crawley-analysis\/news-story\/0f9948ac434149e5ac812fa32afa38e5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The rise of Blues\u2019 next halves sensation began with one video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018ALL ABOUT NATHAN\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/state-of-origin\/state-of-origin-2026-nathan-cleary-origin-criticism-mitchell-moses-out-injured-ethan-strange-news-videos-highlights-nrl-analysis\/news-story\/cde281ec457aae386b170221cd1cbb91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Blues\u2019 big loss could be Cleary\u2019s \u2018chance\u2019 to shake off big Origin criticism<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s just another opportunity (PNG Chiefs), it\u2019s obviously for the 2028 season, but nothing\u2019s set in stone just yet, it was just talks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, playing with my brother is something that we\u2019ve always dreamt of &#8230; We\u2019ll both be focusing on the important games ahead &#8230; we both have good things going at the moment (at the Reds and the Brumbies), potentially in the future, it would be awesome to play with Kadin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been running around the backyard for 15 plus years, passing the footy around and doing sessions together that not many people probably know about. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be a dream come true for not only us, but also I think for our family and our dad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Treyvon Pritchard previously played local rugby league in Ipswich, before making the switch to rugby in Brisbane, attending the Anglican Church Grammar School.<\/p>\n<p>Moses ruled out, Strange to start! | 02:38<\/p>\n<p>However, what goes against an NRL move for the rising star is his dream to represent Australia and wear the Wallabies jersey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Reds is not the final goal, I think for every young footy player, playing for your country is at the top of your list,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to sit here and say I don\u2019t want to play for the Wallabies because that\u2019s a very big goal for myself, it\u2019s very high on my list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiving here your whole life and only seeing Australia, it would be pretty surreal to see the world and to see what other rugby countries have to offer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s pretty crazy watching it on TV, so to be able to experience something like that would be unreal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The PNG Chiefs have reportedly turned their attention to the 15-man code, making a bold play for a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":697588,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-697587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=697587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/697588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=697587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=697587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=697587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}