Archive for August 2017

Dene Grace (Panthers) v Erwin Sauni (Keas) Grace was brilliant at fullback when these sides squared off in the major semi, producing two searing breaks to lay on the first two tries and set the Panthers on course for victory. Below his best in that game, Erwin Sauni’s attributes need little introduction; a centre in…

This Saturday’s clash at Canterbury Park may not match the glitz and glamour of the NRL’s State of Origin showpiece, but the reinstated East v West game will lack nothing in the pride and passion departments. Whereas the ‘State versus State, Mate versus Mate’ slogan has long been associated with Origin, the similarly emotive ‘Where…

Ahead of Sunday’s grand final blockbuster between Hornby Panthers and Linwood Keas at Linfield Park, Flashback Friday revisits the Panthers’ commanding 22-6 victory over Papanui Tigers in the 2010 decider. The win saw the club become the first since Halswell Hornets (1999-2000) to claim back-to-back Pat Smith Trophy triumphs, having downed the Keas in the…

Defending premiers Linwood stand of the cusp of history in Sunday’s CRL premiers grand final at Linfield Park, aiming to become the first Keas side ever to win back-to-back grand finals. Despite appearing in six straight deciders from 2004-09, and now lining up for their third in a row, the men in green and black…

Hornby Panthers may still be bristling from their 29-10 loss to Linwood Keas in the 2016 CRL premiers grand final, but they reclaimed something of a psychological edge via a high-quality 22-14 victory over their archrivals in the major semi-final at Murphy Park a fortnight ago. Overcoming the second-half fade-outs that plagued some of their…

A key feature of grand final day at Linfield Park is the return of the Canterbury Rugby League women’s premiership grand final as a main curtain-raiser to the men’s premiership decider. Defending champions Papanui Tigers will take on Linwood Keas at 1pm on Sunday in a rematch of the 2016 grand final, which the Tigers…

New Zealand Rugby League have named their New Zealand Resident 18s and Taurahere wider squads for their September 23 match-up. Southern Zone Rugby League trio Daniel Sakisi, Jordan Riki and Seth Tauamiti have been named for the NZ Residents 18s squad, while South Sydney Rabbitohs NYC star Cruz Topai-Aveai and Parramatta Eels NYC playmaker Joseph…

Canterbury Rugby League is pleased to announce 2017 grand final day will be hosted by Linfield Park in Linwood on Sunday, August 13. The major weather event two weeks ago caused the finals series to be postponed by a week, meaning original grand final venue AMI Stadium was no longer available, but CRL is delighted…

This Sunday’s premiers grand final at Linfield Park will see another chapter of one of Canterbury Rugby League’s greatest modern club rivalries unfold. Linwood Keas and Hornby Panthers will go toe-to-toe in the decider for the second straight year – and the fifth time in the past 13 seasons. The Keas powered to a 29-10…

Each week we’ll be keeping you up to date with how our Canterbury Rugby League products are performing in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. Here’s how they went in Round 21: NRL Burnham Chevaliers juniorJazz Tevaga made his first NRL appearance of the season, earning a late call-up to the Warriors’ side at lock and…