Archive for April 2023
CRL 2023: ROUND 5 CLUB WRAP
Linwood Keas remain unbeaten at the top of the CRL Mens’ Premiership table after five rounds, while Hornby Panthers bounced back in impressive style and Halswell Hornets moved to outright third with a fast-finishing win in Round 5 of the Massetti Cup. The Keas overcame a plucky Riccarton Knights outfit 34-16 at Linwood Park in…
Read MoreCRL AND WHITEHEAD PLUMBING & GAS MARK FIVE SEASONS IN PARTNERSHIP
The 2023 CRL Junior Rugby League season gets underway on Saturday – and Whitehead Plumbing & Gas are on board as valued naming rights sponsors for the fifth consecutive year. Whitehead Plumbing & Gas have been behind Canterbury’s junior competitions since 2019, sticking solid through the arduous – for business and community sport – COVID-19…
Read MoreFLASHBACK FRIDAY: ENDACOTT’S ’98 HEROES
Though the Anzac Test is no longer on the international rugby league schedule, we’re revisiting the inaugural clash back in 1998 – which doubles as one of the greatest wins in New Zealand’s history – for Flashback Friday to mark the iconic match’s 25th anniversary. In 2018, legendary ex-Canterbury and Kiwis coach Frank Endacott shared…
Read MoreWHITEHEAD PLUMBING & GAS JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE SEASON KICKS OFF SATURDAY
The autumn dew on rugby league fields around Ōtautahi Christchurch is about to be disturbed from this Saturday morning as hundreds of kids fizzing for the 2023 Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Junior Rugby League season finally get to pull the footy boots on again. A fortunate few juniors had the opportunity to play on Orangetheory…
Read MoreCANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE’S ANZACS: FIVE LOST AT GALLIPOLI
April 25, 2023 marks 108 years since the landing of troops, predominantly from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), at Gallipoli Peninsula less than nine months after the beginning of the First World War. An estimated 1,000 ANZAC troops lost their lives fighting Turkish forces that day, while the Department of Veteran Affairs…
Read MoreCRL 2023 CLUB WRAP: ROUND 4
Saturday’s CRL grand final rematch double-header at Linwood Park finished one win apiece to the Keas and Panthers. Meanwhile, the Eagles chalked up convincing Round 4 wins in both men’s grades, it was a mixed afternoon for the Hornets and Bulldogs, the Greyhounds celebrated a Thacker Shield triumph on the West Coast, and both 2022…
Read MoreTHACKER SHIELD RETURNS FOR GREYMOUTH CLASH
Papanui Tigers make the journey to the West Coast this weekend to take on ISC Canterbury Cup leaders Greymouth Greyhounds on Saturday, providing the perfect opportunity to revitalise competition for the hallowed Thacker Shield. The hallowed prize was donated in 1913 by Dr Henry Thacker, who was instrumental in setting up Canterbury Rugby League a…
Read MoreFLASHBACK FRIDAY: WEST COAST MARK JUBILEE WITH CANTERBURY UPSET
In honour of this weekend’s Thacker Shield clash between ISC Canterbury Cup rivals Greymouth Greyhounds and Papanui Tigers at Wingham Park, Flashback Friday marks 34 years since a memorable encounter between archrivals Canterbury and West Coast at the same venue. West Coast Rugby League celebrated its 75th jubilee in 1989, and the representative side played…
Read MoreCRL REFEREE PROFILE: DARYL MATAITI
Every referee’s ‘how’ and ‘why’ they first came to pick up a whistle is different. For Daryl Mataiti – who had hung up the playing boots several years earlier due to a knee injury – it was returning to the game as a volunteer in the junior space that has led to a long and…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2023: EDITION NO.4
The Red and Black Report shines a spotlight on Canterbury Rugby League products featuring in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. NRL Burnham Chevaliers junior Jazz Tevaga continues to play a prominent role in the Warriors’ 2023 resurgence. ICYMI | One @NZWarriors utility Dylan Walker joined the show to discuss all things from his partnership with…
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