Archive for August 2026
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2026: EDITION NO.29
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 NRL, NRLW, NSWRL, QRL and Super League matches. Have we missed anyone? Email will@crfl.co.nz to let us know! NRL…
Read MoreFLASHBACK FRIDAY: CANTERBURY UPSETS GREAT BRITAIN AT THE SHOWGROUNDS
As the 2026 Trillo Metals Men’s and Women’s Canterbury Bulls’ representative preparations get underway, Flashback Friday relives Canterbury’s historic defeat of Great Britain at the Addington Showgrounds in one of the great tour match boilovers. Coming off a trying rebuilding season in 1989, the Frank Endacott-coached Canterbury side went into their 1990 match against Great…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2026: EDITION NO.28
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 NRL, NRLW, NSWRL, QRL and Super League matches. Have we missed anyone? Email will@crfl.co.nz to let us know! NRL…
Read MoreContinuity key as Trillo Metals Men’s Canterbury Bulls chase consecutive national finals
The Trillo Metals Men’s Canterbury Bulls’ bid for back-to-back NZRL National Premiership final appearances will be underpinned by continuity of an experienced core group of players – making for a seamless transition under first-time representative head coach Sean Spooner. Eight players who featured the 2026 CRL Whitehead Plumbing and Gas Men’s Premiership grand final epic…
Read MoreYouth and experience the perfect mix for Trillo Metals Women’s Canterbury Bulls’ campaign
The Trillo Metals Women’s Canterbury Bulls squad for the upcoming NZRL National Women’s Premiership possesses an impressive mix of hard-edged experience and precocious young talent for incoming coach Tyron Rapana to blend together. A spectacular CRL Happy Hire Women’s Premiership grand final – with Hornby Panthers edging out Linwood Keas 26-24 in a thriller that…
Read MoreFLASHBACK FRIDAY: CANTERBURY WINS 1985 RUGBY LEAGUE CUP
As attention turns to the Trillo Metals Men’s and Women’s Canterbury Bulls’ representatives campaigns after an amazing finish to the club season on CRL Snap Fitness Grand Final Day, Flashback Friday celebrates the provincial team’s memorable 1985 season, in which it clinched the Rugby League Cup. The code was enjoying a resurgence in New Zealand…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2026: EDITION NO.27
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 NRL, NRLW, NSWRL, QRL and Super League matches. Have we missed anyone? Email will@crfl.co.nz to let us know! NRL…
Read MoreEAGLES’ 45-YEAR GF WAIT ENDS IN PAT SMITH TROPHY GLORY AFTER EPIC DUEL WITH KNIGHTS
Appearing in the club’s first Pat Smith Trophy Challenge grand final since Eastern Suburbs’ 1979-81 title three-peat, Eastern Eagles have won the CRL Whitehead Plumbing and Gas Men’s Premiership – but it took a mighty second-half comeback to subdue the gallant challenge of Riccarton Knights in a 36-30 classic. In a pulsating conclusion to the…
Read MorePANTHERS EDGE OUT KEAS IN WOMEN’S GF THRILLER
Hornby Panthers are the 2026 CRL Happy Hire Women’s Premiership champions after defeating Linwood Keas in a CRL Snap Fitness Grand Final Day epic, scoring two late tries to win 26-24. The rivals exchanged the lead several times as momentum swings abounded at Ngā Puna Wai – and the Panthers’ capture of the Canterbury Rugby…
Read MoreEAGLES COMPLETE CANTERBURY CUP TREBLE
Eastern Eagles have taken out the Canterbury Cup for the third year in a row, outlasting Linwood Keas 32-20 in the CRL Sidekick Chartered Accountants Conference League grand final at Ngā Puna Wai. The Eagles put one hand on the silverware with a dominant first-half display on CRL Snap Fitness Grand Final Day, leading 20-0…
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