Archive for August 2026
Vale Mocky Brereton
Canterbury Rugby League mourns the loss of one our game’s greatest-ever players, Kiwi #466, Canterbury captain and prolific tryscoring winger Maurice ‘Mocky’ Brereton, who has passed away aged 79. Brereton made his New Zealand debut from West Coast in 1969 before embarking a record-breaking decade on the Canterbury Rugby League scene and setting a record…
Read MoreFLASHBACK FRIDAY: BULLS OVERRUN LEOPARDS FOR INAUGURAL BARTERCARD CUP TITLE
As the Trillo Metals Men’s Canterbury Bulls prepare for their NZRL National Men’s Premiership South Island qualifying tournament in a fortnight’s time at Ngā Puna Wai, Flashback Friday marks 26 years since one of the Canterbury provincial side’s greatest triumphs since taking on the Bulls moniker – the 2000 Bartercard Cup success. Coached by the…
Read MoreRED 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…
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