WHALERS HARPOON BULLS IN HISTORIC UPSET

Otago is basking in one of the finest hours in its rugby league history after the Whalers pulled off a stunning 36-28 victory over the New Era Glazing Canterbury Bulls in a South Island Championship thriller at Ngā Puna Wai. The southern neighbours had not faced off in full-fledged competition in 50 years, but the…

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CANTERBURY BULLS WRANGLE PLUCKY RAMS

The New Era Glazing Canterbury Bulls made it two from two in the NZRL National Premiership on Sunday – but they were forced to work for their 38-18 victory by a determined and enterprising Southland Rams outfit at Ngā Puna Wai. The Bulls, hamstrung by a glut of uncharacteristic mistakes, held a tenuous 16-12 lead…

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CANTERBURY BULLS OVERPOWER WEST COAST IN 15-TRY ROMP

The New Era Glazing Canterbury Bulls flexed their muscle in a dominant NZRL National Men’s Premiership campaign-opening performance, putting away the visiting West Coast Chargers 82-6 at Ngā Puna Wai. The home side piled on eight tries in the first half and another seven after the break. Elder statesman Toi Sepuloni was a standout at…

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VALE GERARD STOKES

The CRL community is mourning the loss of Kiwi #568 Gerard Stokes, a Canterbury stalwart on and off the field, and one of New Zealand’s most prominent coaches of the past 30 years. He died aged 65 after battling brain cancer. Stokes leaves behind an enormous rugby league legacy that included playing and coaching stints…

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‘TODDY’ HUMBLED BY CRL PLAYER OF THE DECADE HONOUR

Linwood Keas and New Era Glazing Canterbury Bulls stalwart Alex Todd’s naming as the Canterbury Rugby League Player of the Decade is a reminder there will always be a place for hard-working, consistent, tough grafters in our game. Following on from Jonny Limmer, who was named the player of the 2000s, Todd was adjudged Canterbury’s…

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NEW BREED USHER IN 20 YEARS OF THE BULLS

New Era Glazing Canterbury Bulls coach Andrew Auimatagi has named 10 debutants for Saturday’s clash against Counties Manukau Stingrays at Ngā Puna Wai to kick off the NZRL National Premiership – a campaign that marks 20 years since the Bulls’ triumph in the maiden Bartercard Cup. While there’s a core group of experienced players –…

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CRL 2019 SENIOR PRIZEGIVING AWARD WINNERS

Competition Awards Presidents Trophy Presidets 10 a side winners Hornby Panthers Old Crowe Cup Divison 1 Round Robin Winners Marist Saints Kidd Mitchell Cup Divison 1 Grand Finals Woolston Rams H B Rogers Cup 17/18s Grade Round Robin Winners Linwood Keas Terry Cox Memorial Trophy 17/18s Grade Grand Final Winners Hornby Panthers Carol Crozier Trophy…

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SIX ROCKCOTE BULLS NAMED IN NZ RESIDENTS SQUAD

Via NZRL New Zealand Rugby League is pleased to announce the following players have been selected to represent the New Zealand Residents team who will take on the England Community Lions on November 1st at Trusts Arena in Auckland. The game will be televised live on SKY Sport with kick-off scheduled for 6:35pm. First name…

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ROCKCOTE BULLS’ REP PROGRAMME ROLLS ON WITH NSW COUNTRY & TOA SAMOA VISITS

The Rockcote Canterbury Bulls are still catching their breath from a watershed NZRL National Premiership campaign – but their season still has two bumper home games remaining. Canterbury qualified for their first Premiership final since 2015 after achieving a round-robin cleansweep with wins over Akarana, Waikato and Counties Manukau, the latter in a historic clash…

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