Archive for August 8, 2026

Riccarton Knights’ second straight CRL Whitehead Plumbing and Gas Men’s Premiership grand final appearance this Sunday provides the proud club with another opportunity to end a 22-year title drought. Riccarton first earned senior status from 1931-33 and fielded teams in Canterbury Rugby League’s top tier in 1939-42 (it was the junior partner in a wartime…

Eastern Eagles end a 45-year wait to appear in the Pat Smith Trophy Challenge grand final on Sunday, aiming to add to a premiership tally the club last contributed to by winning three straight Canterbury Rugby League titles from 1979-81. The seeds for the club’s hat-trick were sown in the mid-1970s. First earning premier status…