As the PNG Hunters continue to go from strength to strength in the Queensland Rugby League Cup, a decision on the Fijian bid to enter a similar team in the New South Wales Cup next year could be imminent.

Progress stalled somewhat while the changing of the guard at the top of the NRL was completed.

But former Broncos, Kangaroos and Fiji Bati star, Petero Civoniceva, who's leading the push, says there's growing excitement in the Fiji camp that the news they've been waiting for may not be far away now.