Archive for September 2020
WOMEN’S LEAGUE’S SEASON OF UNCERTAINTY TO HIT NEW HEIGHTS
A season that threatened to be completely wiped out by COVID-19 will culminate in a historic NZRL National Premiership campaign for Canterbury’s leading women’s players – along with the prospect of a Kiwi Ferns or Fetu Samoa Test call-up. Moving away from the usual long weekend tournament format, New Zealand Rugby League announced a four-week…
Read MoreCANTERBURY 14’S SQUAD
Canterbury Rugby League are pleased to announce the following players have been selected in the Canterbury 14s Squad. The Southern Zone Tournament will be held in Timaru on Saturday 3rd October. First training for both squads will be tomorrow. Training: 5pm – 6.30pm,Tuesday 22nd September, Ngā Puna Wai Any player who is unavailable for the…
Read MoreCANTERBURY 11’S & 12’S SQUADS
Canterbury Rugby League are pleased to announce the following players have been selected in the Canterbury 11s and 12s squads to play the West Coast on the 3rd and 4th October. First training for both squads will be Tuesday 22nd September (tomorrow). 12s: Nga Puna Wai, 5pm – 6.15pm, Tuesday 22nd September 11s: Papanui Domain,…
Read MoreCANTERBURY 16’S & 18’S SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT
Canterbury Rugby League are pleased to announce the following players have been selected in the Canterbury 16s and 18s squads. The Southern Zone Tournament will be held in Timaru on Saturday 10th October. First training for both squads will be this coming Monday, 21st September, 6pm at Papanui Domain. Any player who is unavailable for…
Read MoreCRL GRAND FINAL DAY: KEAS MAKE IT FIVE STRAIGHT IN EPIC DECIDER
Linwood Keas have secured an unprecedented fifth straight Canterbury Rugby League grand final triumph, but rarely during the club’s incredible run has the team been tested as strenuously as they were in their 16-10 Pat Smith Trophy decider win over a gallant Northern Bulldogs outfit. In one of the most bruising and dramatic CRL grand…
Read MoreCRL GRAND FINAL DAY: KEAS RETAIN CANTERBURY CUP
Linwood Keas have claimed back-to-back Canterbury Cup premier reserves titles via a 34-14 victory over Northern Bulldogs in the second match of the Grand Final Day triple-header at Ngā Puna Wai. The Keas held a slender 12-10 lead at halftime but went on a run of 16 unanswered points after the break to lock up…
Read MoreCRL GRAND FINAL DAY: SWANS OVERWHELM RAMS IN WOMEN’S DECIDER
Sydenham Swans have powered to a 46-16 victory over Woolston Rams in the 2020 CRL Women’s Premiership Grand Final at Ngā Puna Wai. The final scoreline defied the ferocity and seesawing nature of the contest for the first hour of the match. The Swans piled on the last five tries after the Rams had narrowed…
Read MoreCRL GRAND FINAL WEEKEND A TESTAMENT TO COMMUNITY SPIRIT
Canterbury Rugby League’s 2020 Grand Final weekend is the climax of a club season like no other before it, presenting a unique and unprecedented set of obstacles that required an extraordinary level of commitment, cooperation and flexibility from everyone involved in our game. The six-game schedule kicks off at Ngā Puna Wai on Saturday morning…
Read MoreCRL SEMI-FINALS WRAP
Northern Bulldogs will face four-time defending champs Linwood Keas in the 2020 CRL Massetti Cup Grand Final after pulling off a heart-stopping semi-final win over Hornby Panthers at Murphy Park. The Bulldogs snatched a 22-19 triumph with a try inside the last minutes, thwarting the Panthers’ bid for a fifth straight grand final appearance. Hornby…
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