CANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE 2025 AWARDS
The complete list of award winners from Canterbury Rugby League’s 2025 prizegiving, held at the Hornby Club on Friday, October 31.
COMPETITION AWARDS
Terry Cox Memorial Trophy (18s boys Grand Final winners): Hornby Panthers
Presidents Trophy (Presidents 10s winners): Addington Magpies
Kidd-Mitchell Trophy (Division One Grand Final winners): Celebration Lions
Carol Crozier Trophy (Canterbury Cup Round Robin winners): Linwood Keas
Fred Arnesen Trophy (Canterbury Cup Grand Final winners): Eastern Eagles
New City Hotel Trophy (Women’s Premiership Round Robin winners): Linwood Keas
Canterbury Rugby League Challenge Trophy (Women’s Premiership Grand Final winners): Sydenham Swans
Massetti Cup (Men’s Premiership Round Robin winners): Linwood Keas
Pat Smith Challenge Trophy (Men’s Premiership Grand Final winners): Linwood Keas
Thacker Shield (2025 end-of-season holders): Linwood Keas
Poore Cup (Most points accumulated across all senior and youth grades): Linwood Keas
REFEREES AWARDS
Development Referee of the Year: Cheyenne Cleeve
Community Referee of the Year: Porfi Vivas
Senior Grade Referee of the Year: Daryl Mataiti
CLUB PLAYER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Canterbury Rugby League Trophy (Women’s Premiership most goals): Caitlin Sears (Sydenham Swans)
Canterbury Rugby League Trophy (Women’s Premiership most tries): Kyla Lynch-Brown (Sydenham Swans)
Turner & Le Brun Cup (Men’s Premiership most goals): Leon Jarden (Linwood Keas)
A.G. Bailey Cup (Men’s Premiership most tries): Alofa Faaiva (Linwood Keas)
CLUB INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Volunteer of the Year: Fina Fa’amoe (Eastern Eagles)
NZ Masters Cup Club Manager of the Year: Stacey Reriti (Halswell Hornets)
Rochelle MacPherson Trophy Club Administrator of the Year: Tiffany Sauni (Linwood Keas)
Club Trainer of the Year: Iuma Mulitalo (Linwood Keas)
NZ Masters Cup Club Coach of the Year: Sione Ah Kuoi (Eastern Eagles)
Club President of the Year: Shane Tamatea (Riccarton Knights)
REPRESENTATIVE PLAYER INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Canterbury Bulls 16s Girls Most Improved Player: Kyla Smith
Canterbury Bulls 16s Girls Players’ Player: Jayla Keepa
Canterbury Bulls 16s Girls Most Valuable Player: Shanelle Allan & Indi Fidow
Canterbury Bulls 18s Girls Most Improved Player: Dormay Laufiso
Canterbury Bulls 18s Girls Players’ Player: Hannah Malietoa
Canterbury Bulls 18s Girls Most Valuable Player: Metua Cranwell
Canterbury Bulls 16s Boys Most Improved Player: Lennox-Rua Limu-Franklin
Canterbury Bulls 16s Boys Players’ Player: Kenny Lafituanai
Canterbury Bulls 16s Boys Most Valuable Player: Christiano Elia
Canterbury Bulls 18s Boys Most Improved Player: Lui Tupuola
Canterbury Bulls 18s Boys Players’ Player: Isaiah Savea
Canterbury Bulls 18s Boys Most Valuable Player: Rico Lemalie
Trillo Metals Women’s Canterbury Bulls Rookie of the Year: Kyra-Lee Westland
Trillo Metals Women’s Canterbury Bulls MVP: Caitlin Sears
Trillo Metals Women’s Canterbury Bulls Players’ Player of the Year: Bayli Rapira
Trillo Metals Women’s Canterbury Bulls Sportswoman of the Year: Cassie Siataga
Trillo Metals Men’s Canterbury Bulls Rookie of the Year: Jochden Filimoehala
Trillo Metals Men’s Canterbury Bulls MVP: Antonio Lemalu
Trillo Metals Men’s Canterbury Bulls Players’ Player of the Year: Etelani Pouli
Trillo Metals Men’s Canterbury Bulls Sportsman of the Year: Jamieson Ilalio
CRL MAJOR AWARDS
Canterbury Rugby League Sportsperson of the Year: Jimmy Wihongi (Riccarton Knights)
Canterbury Rugby League Club of the Year: Riccarton Knights
