CRL News
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: HORNBY-HEAVY FRONT-ROW POWERS KIWIS TO TEST TRIUMPH
With Suncorp Stadium the centre of the rugby league universe this weekend for NRL Magic Round, Flashback Friday recalls one of the Kiwis’ greatest – and a heavily Hornby-influenced – victories at the iconic Brisbane venue. The Kiwis approached the 1987 season in a state of flux. Graham Lowe’s influential reign as national coach, which…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.15
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 The Dolphins continue to enhance their status as the surprise packets…
Read MoreCRL 2024: ROUND 6 CLUB WRAP
The CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership ladder has received another shake-up, with Halswell Hornets and Riccarton Knights producing big second-half performances in Round 6 to jump into equal-first alongside Linwood Keas, who were run down by Club Day-celebrating Eastern Eagles in a thrilling draw. The Eagles’ 24-all result against the Keas followed on…
Read MoreCRL TEAMS UP WITH LAURA FERGUSSON BRAIN INJURY TRUST TO TACKLE CONCUSSION AWARENESS AND RECOVERY
CRL has signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding with the Laura Fergusson Brain Injury Trust, providing invaluable support and education to our rugby league community. This MoU – a first for the Laura Fergusson Brain Injury Trust with a regional sporting body – aims to ensure everyone in our sport has access to the necessary…
Read MoreCRL CLUB PREVIEW: HORNETS TO DEFEND THACKER SHIELD ON OLD BOYS’ DAY
The temperatures are dropping but the Canterbury Rugby League club season is heating up – and there’s plenty to look forward to on Saturday as Eastern Eagles celebrate their Club Day at Wainoni Park, while Halswell Hornets put the Thacker Shield on the line on Old Boys’ Day. Just two points separate the top five…
Read MoreFLASHBACK FRIDAY: WILLIAMS EARNS KIWIS CALL-UP AFTER NORTH SYDNEY OVAL HAT-TRICK
Flashback Friday revisits elusive Christchurch-born winger Jason Williams’ big break in Australian premiership football that led to a maiden national call-up in 1991. Williams played 13 Tests for the Kiwis and played for five Sydney-based clubs – but his 145-game first-grade career is predominantly associated with a four-season stay with Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs that garnered two…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.14
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 Burnham Chevaliers junior Kodi Nikorima collected three Dally M Medal votes…
Read MoreWALLY WILSON EARNS LINWOOD KEAS LIFE MEMBERSHIP
Canterbury Rugby League congratulates Chairperson Wally Wilson on his recent life membership honour from Linwood Keas. Wilson began playing in the Linwood junior grades as a 10-year-old in 1962 and represented Canterbury at age-group level as well as winning selection for the New Zealand Under-17s team. He played for the club’s premiers team for the…
Read MoreCRL 2024: ROUND 5 CLUB WRAP
Eastern Eagles have claimed back-to-back big scalps and Riccarton Knights are also surging on a three-match winning streak, but it’s Linwood Keas who have jumped to the top of the Massetti Cup standings after another absorbing round of CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership matches. After handing Halswell Hornets their first loss of the…
Read MoreSTAGE SET FOR EXPANDED CRL WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP’S OPENING ROUND
The Canterbury Rugby League season ramps up courtesy of Sunday’s opening round of the 2024 CRL Women’s Premiership, completing the ongoing full weekend schedule of senior club football. Two-time defending premiers Linwood Keas, 2022-23 runners-up Sydenham Swans, Woolston Rams, Eastern Eagles and Burnham Chevaliers will be joined this year by Addington Magpies and Hornby Panthers…
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