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CANTERBURY’S ’93 HEROES REUNITE FOR SPECIAL MILESTONE
June marked 30 years since arguably Canterbury’s greatest-ever victory – the unforgettable thrashing of Auckland at the Addington Showgrounds in the 1993 provincial championship final – and the squad celebrated the milestone with a raucous reunion last weekend. With Mark Nixon, who skippered Canterbury to the famous win, the chief organiser after champion back-rower Logan…
Read MoreLAWRIE STANDS DOWN AS SENZ CANTERBURY BULLS COACH AS PANTHERS SWANSONG LOOMS
Canterbury Rugby League’s shift away from its provincial head coach coupling the role with the demands of club coaching duties has resulted in Jed Lawrie stepping down after two years as SENZ Canterbury Bulls’ coach. Lawrie, who is eyeing off his ninth straight – and likely last – season as his beloved Hornby Panthers’ premiers…
Read MoreSENZ CANTERBURY BULLS CRASH TO WAIKATO MANA IN DO-OR-DIE SHOWDOWN
An underwhelming 2023 NZRL National Premiership campaign for the SENZ Canterbury Bulls has culminated in a 34-22 relegation match loss to Waikato Mana at Pukekohe’s Navigation Homes Stadium. The defeat means the SENZ Bulls will spend next year’s representative season striving to regain a place in the Premiership from the second-tier National Championship. Continuing the…
Read MoreSENZ CANTERBURY BULLS COME UP SHORT IN SOUTHERN DERBY
The SENZ Canterbury Bulls’ tough NZRL National Premiership round-robin campaign has concluded with a 32-14 loss to Otago Whalers at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium. The red-hot Whalers scored six tries to three, turning a 16-8 halftime lead into a convincing victory that sealed a historic semi-final appearance and consigns the SENZ Bulls to a relegation…
Read MoreCRUNCH TIME FOR SENZ CANTERBURY BULLS IN DUNEDIN
The NZRL National Premiership Round 3 showdown between southern rivals Otago Whalers and the SENZ Canterbury Bulls doubles as a shootout for a semi-final spot. With both teams going winless through the opening fortnight of the competition, the victor in Sunday’s clash under the roof at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium will advance to the semi…
Read MoreAUCKLAND VUCLANS TOO STRONG FOR SENZ CANTERBURY BULLS
The SENZ Canterbury Bulls have endured another tough afternoon at their Ngā Puna Wai base at the hands of an NZRL National Premiership heavyweight, going down 56-8 to a classy Auckland Vulcans side on Sunday. On the back of a 44-0 loss to Counties Manukau Stingrays in Round 1, the Bulls scored a try in…
Read More‘HONEST REFLECTION’ KEY TO SENZ CANTERBURY BULLS’ REBOUND HOPES
Putting a jarring 44-0 loss behind them – while simultaneously taking the harsh lessons dispensed by Counties Manukau Stingrays in their Round 1 fixture – will be central to the SENZ Canterbury Bulls opening their 2023 NZRL National Premiership account against Auckland Vulcans, according to assistant coach Andrew Auimatagi. The eight-tries-to-none defeat at Ngā Puna…
Read MoreSENZ CANTERBURY BULLS OVERWHELMED BY COUNTIES MANUKAU IN OPENER
Counties Manukau Stingrays have subjected the SENZ Canterbury Bulls to a tough start to their NZRL National Premiership campaign, powering to a 44-0 victory at Ngā Puna Wai. It was a promising start on both sides of the ball for the home side. There was an agonising missed opportunity when co-captain Uale Peneli poured into…
Read MoreSENZ CANTERBURY BULLS PRIMED FOR NZRL NATIONAL PREMIERHSIP CHARGE
Less than two weeks after another Pat Smith Trophy Challenge grand final epic at Ngā Puna Wai, the SENZ Canterbury Bulls get their 2023 NZRL National Premiership campaign underway at the same venue against Counties Manukau Stingrays. The marquee showdown kicks off at 2pm and is part of a Ngā Puna Wai double-header, with the…
Read MoreCANTERBURY BULLS SECURE SENZ AS NAMING RIGHTS SPONSOR
The SENZ Canterbury Bulls will compete in next month’s NZRL National Premiership following a partnership between Canterbury Rugby League and the national sports broadcaster to become the naming rights sponsor of the region’s flagship men’s representative team. “We are grateful and excited with the opportunity to partner with our national sport radio network in SENZ,”…
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