Archive for April 2026

Linwood Keas responded to missing out on CRL Grand Final Day for the first time in a decade in spectacular fashion last season, winning everything on offer on the 2025 Canterbury Rugby League calendar. The cabinet is fully restocked with the Thacker Shield, the Massetti Cup and the Pat Smith Trophy after the Keas won…

There’s an unmistakable buzz around Wainoni Park as Eastern Eagles gear up for what is shaping as a breakout CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership campaign. After missing the playoffs by a point in heartbreaking fashion during an admirable 2024 season, the Eagles dipped to the foot of the Massetti Cup ladder last year…

After last featuring in Canterbury Rugby League’s top tier in 2022, Papanui Tigers make an emotional return to the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership this season. The Tigers’ rich history stretches back more than a century. The Waimari club formed in 1922 and adopted the name Papanui in 1947, winning its first senior…

The Red and Black Report shines a spotlight on Canterbury Rugby League juniors featuring in Australia’s and Britain’s elite and lower-grade competitions. A host of Canterbury products were in action in the latest round of the NSWRL and QRL competitions, as well as NRL Round 6 and the weekend’s Challenge Cup quarter-finals action from the…

Canterbury Rugby League senior men’s football gets underway on Saturday, April 18 – and the business end of the lower-grade competitions have undergone an exciting revamp for 2026. As per the past two seasons, CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership clubs – Linwood Keas, Riccarton Knights, Hornby Panthers, Halswell Hornets, Eastern Eagles, Greymouth Greyhounds…

The Red and Black Report shines a spotlight on Canterbury Rugby League juniors featuring in Australia’s and Britain’s elite and lower-grade competitions. A host of Canterbury products were in action in the latest round of the NSWRL and QRL competitions, as well as NRL Round 5 and the weekend’s Super League action from the UK.…

While the Crusaders had the honour of hosting the last oval-ball match at Apollo Projects Stadium on Good Friday, it was nevertheless a poignant occasion for rugby league as the curtain came down on the venue more affectionately known as Rugby League Park or Addington Show Grounds. The Crusaders took on Fiji Drua in their…