Archive for July 2026

Canterbury Rugby League welcomed newly appointed New Zealand Rugby League Chief Executive Andrea Nelson and NZRL Board Chair Justin Leydesdorff to Ōtautahi Christchurch on Thursday. CRL Chief Executive Malcolm Humm and CRL Board Chair Janelle Riki-Waaka met with Nelson and Leydesdorff for a productive day of discussions focused on the growth and development of the…

Last year’s Pat Smith Trophy Challenge combatants, Linwood Keas and Riccarton Knights, square off in Saturday’s CRL Whitehead Plumbing and Gas Men’s Premiership preliminary final for the right to join Eastern Eagles on the 2026 CRL Snap Fitness Grand Final Day. After going through the regular season undefeated, the Keas were ambushed in last weekend’s…

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’s and QRL’s competitions, as well as the NRL’s Round 21, the fourth round of the NRLW and the…

Kia ora koutou, Canterbury Rugby league is proud that so many of you care deeply about our players, our clubs, and the future of the game in our region. That passion has come through clearly in recent conversations online about the new CRL Conference League, and we wish to acknowledge it and respond accordingly. In…

The 2026 CRL Sidekick Chartered Accountants Youth Grand Final Day delivered seven thrilling competition deciders in sparkling winter conditions at on Sunday. Six clubs featured on the day – with each claiming a victory – and accordingly a sizeable and vocal crowd descended on Ngā Puna Wai, the home of Canterbury Rugby League. The action…

Eastern Eagles powered to a historic Pat Smith Trophy Challenge grand final berth, while Riccarton Knights grafted out a sudden-death victory on the opening week of the CRL Whitehead Plumbing and Gas Men’s Premiership finals. The Eagles will feature in n the grand final for the first time since Eastern Suburbs’ 1979-81 premiership threepeat, courtesy…

The Canterbury Rugby League senior finals series get underway on Saturday – and in the CRL Whitehead Plumbing and Gas Men’s Premiership there’s a massive eastside derby to decide the first spot in the Pat Smith Trophy Challenge on CRL Snap Fitness Grand Final Day, while Riccarton Knights host Greymouth Greyhounds in an elimination clash.…

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’s and QRL’s competitions, as well as the NRL’s Round 20, the third round of the NRLW and the…