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CANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE 2024 AWARDS
The complete list of award winners from Canterbury Rugby League’s 2024 prizegiving, held at the Hornby Club on Friday, November 1. COMPETITION AWARDS Terry Cox Memorial Trophy (18s boys Grand Final winners): Hornby Panthers Presidents Trophy (Presidents 10s winners): Hornby Panthers Kidd-Mitchell Trophy (Division One Grand Final winners): Northern Bulldogs Carol Crozier Trophy (Canterbury Cup Round…
Read MoreSECOND-HALF SURGE LIFTS TRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS TO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls took out the National Championship final at Ngā Puna Wai on Sunday, overwhelming Wellington Orcas 36-22 after a dominant start to the second half. With the Centenary Shield and Adrian Shelford Memorial Cup also on the line between the provinces, Canterbury scored four unanswered tries after the break to turn…
Read MoreTRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS WOMEN’S WRAP UP CAMPAIGN WITH WIN IN WAIKATO
The Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Women’s team have bookended an admirable building campaign in the NZRL National Premiership with wins, chalking up their second victory of 2024 in a final-round clash with Waikato in Hamilton. Leading 10-8 at halftime, the Trillo Metals Bulls went on with the job in a second-stanza shutout to snap a…
Read MoreTRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS MEN’S PRIMED FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL SHOWDOWN WITH WELLINGTON
The Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Men’s team has gone from strength to strength in taking out the South Island Championship, but their most important assignment of 2024 lies ahead in the National Championship final. North Island Championship winners Wellington Orcas make the journey south to take on the Trillo Metal Canterbury Bulls Men’s at Ngā…
Read MoreTRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS WOMEN’S BRIGHT START CANCELLED OUT BY RAMPANT STINGRAYS
A fast-starting Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Women’s team was overwhelmed 38-4 by a slick and powerful Counties Manukau Stingrays combination in Round 4 of the NZRL National Premiership at Ngā Puna Wai. The Auckland-based heavyweights ran in four tries in each half to record their third win of the campaign. But the early indications were…
Read MoreFLASHBACK FRIDAY: BULLS OVERRUN LEOPARDS FOR INAUGURAL BARTERCARD CUP TITLE
As the Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Men’s prepare for their South Island Championship-deciding showdown with Southland Rams in Oamaru tomorrow, Flashback Friday revisits one of the Canterbury provincial side’s greatest triumphs since taking on the Bulls moniker – the 2000 Bartercard Cup success. Coached by the late Gerard Stokes, Canterbury finished second in the 22-round…
Read MorePLUCKY FIRST-HALF DISPLAY NOT ENOUGH FOR TRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS WOMEN’S TO TOPPLE FALCONS
A brave performance from the Trillo Metals Canterbury Women’s team fell short against a powerful Akarana Falcons outfit, who dominated the second half in a 36-20 result at Ngā Puna Wai. The rivals scored three tries apiece in a seesawing first half of the NZRL National Women’s Premiership Round 2 showdown, but the Falcons crossed…
Read MoreTRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS MEN’S PUT AORAKI EELS TO THE SWORD
The Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Men’s team remains undefeated in the South Island Championships after carving out a comprehensive 54-6 win over Aoraki Eels at Ngā Puna Wai in Round 2. Back up from their season-opening comeback victory over West Coast in Greymouth, the Trillo Metals Bulls got off to a flying start this time…
Read MoreTRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS MEN’S EDGE CHARGERS IN WET WEST COAST THRILLER
The Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Men’s team defied wild Greymouth weather and a gallant West Coast Chargers side to snare a 16-14 comeback victory in Saturday’s South Island Championship opener at Wingham Park. In a throwback to erstwhile eras in the 109-year history of the Canterbury-West Coast provincial rivalry, the Chargers carved out a 14-0…
Read MoreTRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS MEN’S NAME TEAM FOR WEST COAST OPENER
The Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Men’s team get their South Island Men’s Championship campaign – and their quest for promotion back into the 2025 NZRL National Premiership – underway at Greymouth’s Wingham Park on Saturday. Incoming Trillo Metals Bulls Canterbury Men’s coach Walter Wilson has named his first squad, which will be captained by experienced…
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