Archive for August 2023
NZ MEP FABRICATIONS SECONDARY SCHOOLS RUGBY LEAGUE COMPETITION KICKS OFF NEXT WEEK
Canterbury Rugby League is pleased to announce the details of the NZ MEP Fabrications Secondary Schools Rugby League Competitions, featuring 16 teams across three grades. Played on Mondays, the competitions get underway on August 14 and wrap up with finals on September 11. The 13-a-side Boys Championship and the 11-a-side Girls Championship will both be…
Read MoreCRL 2023: FINALS WEEK 1 WRAP
Playoffs experience came to the fore as Linwood Keas’ CRL Men’s Premiership and ISC Canterbury Cup sides defeated the minor premiers of the respective grades on a dramatic opening day of the 2023 finals series. The Keas snared the first spot in the Pat Smith Trophy Grand Final via a 21-20 eclipse of archrivals Hornby…
Read MoreFLASHBACK FRIDAY: BROWN SENDS WARRIORS INTO GRAND FINAL
As the finals series in CRL’s 2023 senior competitions get underway this weekend, Flashback Friday relives arguably the greatest finals moment in the Australian premiership involving a Canterbury product. Lewis Brown, a grand final winner with Riccarton Knights and a Canterbury Bulls rep as a teenager, played 198 NRL games for the Warriors, Penrith and…
Read MoreCRL FINALS FEVER GRIPS GREYMOUTH
Wingham Park in Greymouth is steeped in rugby league history, hosting many memorable club grand finals, myriad Thacker Shield encounters and West Coast-Canterbury representative fixtures, the province’s matches against France, Australia and Great Britain, and a Test between New Zealand and the 1954 Lions tourists. High-profile footy at the hallowed venue has been comparatively scarce…
Read MoreCRL YOUTH WRAP & WEEKEND PREVIEW
YOUTH WRAP – JULY 31-AUGUST 2 The weather and ground conditions forced the cancellation of last week’s CRL Youth Night Competitions, and although the 16s boys were back in action at Ngā Puna Wai on Monday, the weather intervened again on Wednesday. Linwood Keas stayed undefeated atop the 16s table with a 32-6 victory over…
Read MoreCRL REFEREE PROFILE: NELLA NGAHURU
Nella Ngahuru’s tenure as a player in the CRL Women’s Premiership spans more than 16 years – but she’s simultaneously in the formative stages of blazing a trail in the Canterbury Rugby League refereeing ranks. First pulling on the boots for Addington Magpies, Ngahuru represented Canterbury from 2007-09, moved to Wellington and played for that…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2023: EDITION NO.11
The Red and Black Report shines a spotlight on Canterbury Rugby League products featuring in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. NRL Dolphins winger Jamayne Isaako continues to head the NRL’s pointscoring charts with 183 points from 16 tries and 59 goals. Isaako takes off! 🚀#NRLBulldogsDolphins pic.twitter.com/uc27YuuHN2 — NRL (@NRL) July 30, 2023 The Aranui junior…
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