The Pacific Games Council has ratified the women’s rugby League 9’s, among a series of changes to add "further value" to competitions at the Pacific Games.
Council chief executive Andrew Minogue outlined the decisions of the organisation's Sport Committee at their General Assembly on Sunday, June 17.
Minogue said the organisation wanted the competitions at the Games to be the regional championship in a bid to ensure the best athletes are in attendance and to raise the standard of competition.
Unanimous approval was granted to a change in the PGC charter which would add women’s rugby league nines, to add to the men's event.
The PGC highlighted how both the Cook Islands and PNG had featured at the Women’s Rugby League World Cup last year.
Approval of the request means gender parity has been achieved across sports at the Pacific Games, as rugby league was the last remaining sport only for men.