Archive for June 2023
CRL YOUTH WRAP & WEEKEND PREVIEW
YOUTH WRAP – JUNE 12 After the King’s Birthday Weekend break, all three CRL girls grades and the 16s and 18s boys were back in youth night competition action on Monday. The girls’ season wrapped with the 14s’ ‘game of three halves’, a pair of 16s clashes and the third and final Linwood-Hornby 18s encounter…
Read MoreFLASHBACK FRIDAY: ‘KIWI ORIGIN’ 1996
The concept of a ‘Kiwi Origin’ series has regularly been floated over the years, with prominent figures confident New Zealand could replicate a competitive version of Australia’s annual State of Origin extravaganza. North Island versus South Island fixtures were a regular part of the New Zealand Rugby League calendar from 1925-65, before being replaced by…
Read MoreCANTERBURY SQUADS ANNOUNCED FOR SOUTH ISLAND BOYS TOURNAMENT
Four squads of Canterbury boys teams will make the trek down to Oamaru next month for the 2023 South Island youth tournament. Our provinces top talent across the 13s (who are competing in the 14s competition), 14s, 16s and 18s grades will take on teams from Aoraki, West Coast, Otago and Southland from July 8-10…
Read MoreCANTERBURY AND SOUTH ISLAND TEAMS TO PLAY TOURING CANBERRA RAIDERS JUNIORS
Canterbury’s and South Island’s most promising youth players will get a rare opportunity to test themselves against top-quality Australian opposition next month, courtesy of a short tour by Canberra Raiders’ under-18s team. The Raiders’ squad – essentially the best talent coming through the club’s academy, including fringe SG Ball (under-19s) players from this year’s campaign…
Read MoreTRILLO METALS GETS BEHIND CANTERBURY WOMEN’S TEAM
Canterbury Rugby League is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Trillo Metals Ltd as naming rights sponsor for the Canterbury Women’s team ahead of the 2023 NZRL National Premiership campaign in September. Trillo Metals Ltd have previously supported the Canterbury Bulls – and this latest sponsorship contribution continues a longstanding commitment to backing rugby…
Read MoreCRL 2023: ROUND 10 CLUB WRAP
Massetti Cup co-leaders Linwood Keas and Hornby Panthers made a break on the chasing pack with victories on Saturday, after fourth-placed Eastern Eagles defeated third-placed Halswell Hornets in the Round 10 opener at Ngā Puna Wai on Friday night. The Eagles took a major step towards sealing their place in the 2023 semi-finals with a…
Read MoreFLASHBACK FRIDAY: HORNBY WINS CRL’S FIRST GRAND FINAL
As Hornby Panthers prepare to celebrate their 2023 Club Day on Saturday – and with their sights firmly set on the Pat Smith Trophy amid a tight Massetti Cup race – Flashback Friday relives the club’s victory in the inaugural Canterbury Rugby League men’s premiership grand final. With Linwood at the forefront of lobbying, the…
Read MoreCRL YOUTH WRAP & WEEKEND PREVIEW
YOUTH WRAP – JUNE 7 It was a quiet week on the youth night competition front with Monday’s grades taking a break for the King’s Birthday holidays, but the 14s boys teams were in action at Ngā Puna Wai on Wednesday night for their sixth-round fixtures. Riccarton Knights stayed undefeated with a 42-10 victory over…
Read MoreCANTERBURY SQUADS ANNOUNCED FOR SOUTH ISLAND GIRLS TOURNAMENT
Canterbury’s 18s, 16s and 14s girls squads have been named for the 2023 South Island youth tournament, which will be held in Oamaru from July 1-3. Our region’s future women’s stars are set to take on the most promising players from Otago, Southland and West Coast across the three age-groups. Canterbury’s 18s squad includes eight…
Read MoreFLASHBACK FRIDAY: LION RED CUP 1994-96
This week’s Flashback Friday revisits a brief, but memorable, pocket of Canterbury Rugby League history – the three-season existence of the Canterbury Country Cardinals and the Christchurch City Shiners in the Lion Red Cup premiership, which kicked off 29 years ago. The ambitious domestic 22-round, 12-team competition – also drawing clubs from Auckland and surrounding…
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