Archive for July 2018
MARIST SAINTS MARCH ON
For a club with only two teams you can never fault Marist Saints’ pride, passionate members and the long-running history they uphold. In 2018 it may be difficult to recall a time when the Saints once were one of the CRL’s most feared clubs but Marist-Western Suburbs appeared in seven premiership grand finals between 1969…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2018: EDITION NO.17
Each week the Red and Black Report will keep you up to date with how our Canterbury Rugby League products are performing in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. NRL Aranui product Jamayne Isaako all but confirmed he will be named the 2018 Dally M Rookie of the Year, producing another stellar performance in Brisbane’s…
Read MoreCRL MASSETTI CUP ROUND 8 WRAP
Linwood Keas’ bid to go through the Massetti Cup regular season undefeated received another major boost courtesy of hard-fought 23-16 win over archrivals Hornby Panthers in Saturday’s Round 8 catch-up. The Keas held a slender 8-6 lead at halftime at Linwood Park but had the better of the second stanza, with Thoren Fidow-Kele bagging a…
Read MoreMASSETTI CUP: THE RUN HOME
There’s just four rounds remaining in the 2018 Massetti Cup regular season. We sum up how the season has unfolded so far for all eight clubs and what they need to do to feature in the playoffs. LINWOOD KEAS (1st, 20 points) The Keas’ bid for a third straight premiership could hardly be travelling…
Read MoreGARY ENDACOTT AT THE FOREFRONT OF PDRL’S RISE
Gary Endacott boasts a sporting CV most could only dream of, but despite turning 50 last month the inspirational Cantabrian is still ticking off major milestones and highlights even he thought would never come along. Born with cerebral palsy, Endacott has made an art form of trampling the odds. He has run four New York…
Read MoreFLASHBACK FRIDAY: KIWIS CLINCH WORLD CUP FINAL BERTH IN CHRISTCHURCH MUD
The weather that wreaked havoc with the middle stages of our club season appears to have relented, so it’s probably safe now to mark 30 years since a famous Christchurch Test played in atrocious conditions for Flashback Friday. It what ranks as one of the most dramatic and important Test matches ever staged in the…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2018: EDITION NO.16
Each week the Red and Black Report will keep you up to date with how our Canterbury Rugby League products are performing in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. NRL It was a big week for Aranui junior Jamayne Isaako, kicking three goals in a solid New Zealand Test debut against England in Denver and…
Read MoreBARBARIANS REAPING REWARDS OF OFF-FIELD OVERHAUL
Ashburton Barbarians are hailing a change in attitude for their revival in this year’s Division One competition The Barbarians sat second in the competition after upsetting previously unbeaten ladder leaders Burnham Chevaliers on June 23. They have lost just two games this season to put themselves in the box-seat for a crucial top-two finish. However,…
Read MoreCRL MASSETTI CUP ROUND 11 WRAP
The fourth-placed Halswell Hornets extended their Massetti Cup lead over the chasing pack after a thrilling 28-all draw with Celebration Lions at Cuthberts Green. The Lions, who had won just two of their opening nine games, led 12-10 at halftime and were on course for an upset of the in-form Hornets. But the hosts had…
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