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RED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.23
The Red and Black Report shines a spotlight on Canterbury Rugby League juniors featuring in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. Canterbury products were in action in the latest rounds of the NRL, NSW Cup, Queensland Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup (NSWRL under-21s). NRL Hornby Panthers product and Kiwi Test utility Fa’amanu Brown had 20…
Read MoreCRL 2024: ROUND 12 CLUB WRAP
The race for CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership finals spots is balancing on a knife’s edge with just two weeks of the regular season remaining, following another tense round of fixtures that saw the top two teams on the Massetti Cup table tipped up. Hornby Panthers successfully defended the Thacker Shield with a…
Read MoreTHACKER SHIELD AND MATARIKI CHALLENGES ADD TO LATE-SEASON SCRAMBLE
Only Linwood Keas’ place in the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership finals is confirmed with three weeks of the regular season remaining, while Saturday’s trio of crunch Round 12 clashes features the third grand final rematch of the year – which doubles as a Thacker Shield challenge – and the inauguration of a…
Read MoreFLASHBACK FRIDAY: CANTERBURY TROUNCE AUCKLAND IN 1993 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
It’s that time of the year again, when our Flashback Friday segment celebrates Canterbury’s greatest-ever victory – the unforgettable thrashing of Auckland at the Addington Showgrounds in the 1993 provincial championship final. This time around we’ve got a special addition, courtesy of the recent uploading of the match by Point of Difference Rugby League Podcast.…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.22
The Red and Black Report shines a spotlight on Canterbury Rugby League juniors featuring in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. Canterbury products were in action in the latest rounds of the NRL, NSW Cup, Queensland Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup (NSWRL under-21s). NRL It was a tough afternoon in Sydney for the Dolphins last…
Read MoreFIRST CRL CANTERBURY BANKSTOWN-BULLDOGS YOUTH GRAND FINAL DAY TO UNFOLD AT NGĀ PUNA WAI
The stage is set for Ngā Puna Wai to host the inaugural CRL Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Youth Grand Final Day this Sunday, July 7. The title deciders for one girls grade and three boys grades will unfold from 10am, with members of the Bulldogs’ Pathways and Development staff in attendance to cast their eye over some…
Read MoreNZRL RECOGNISES WHITTAKER’S LIFETIME SERVING RUGBY LEAGUE
An icon of Halswell Hornets and Canterbury Rugby League, Jeff Whittaker has added to his Life Memberships from those organisations with the ultimate recognition from the game’s national body. Whittaker was awarded New Zealand Rugby League Life Membership at Saturday’s NZRL AGM, acknowledging his incredible contribution at all levels of the game. “This is a…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.21
The Red and Black Report shines a spotlight on Canterbury Rugby League juniors featuring in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. Canterbury products were in action in the latest rounds of the NRL, NSW Cup, Queensland Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup (NSWRL under-21s). NRL Aranui Eagles product Jamayne Isaako scored a sensational 95-metre solo try…
Read MoreCRL 2024: ROUND 11 CLUB WRAP
The 2024 CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership continues to surprise on a weekly basis, with Round 11 delivering upsets, form reversals and cliff-hangers that clouded the top-four picture less than a month out from the end of the regular season. Riccarton Knights bounced back from last week’s 40-point loss in Greymouth and consolidated…
Read MoreFLASHBACK FRIDAY: CANTERBURY UPSETS GREAT BRITAIN AT THE SHOWGROUNDS
Flashback Friday relives Canterbury’s historic defeat of Great Britain at the Addington Showgrounds in one of the great tour match boilovers, which occurred 24 years ago this month. Coming off a trying rebuilding season in ’89, the Frank Endacott-coached Canterbury side went into their match against Great Britain, a nation the red-and-blacks had not beaten…
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