FLASHBACK FRIDAY: BULLS OVERRUN LEOPARDS FOR INAUGURAL BARTERCARD CUP TITLE

By Will Evans | October 10, 2025

As the Trillo Metals Men’s Canterbury Bulls prepare for their NZRL National Men’s Premiership final showdown with Counties Manukau Stingrays in Papakura on Sunday, Flashback Friday marks 25 years since 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…

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TRILLO METALS MEN’S CANTERBURY BULLS EYEING UP THEIR PIECE OF HISTORY IN NATIONAL FINAL

By Will Evans | October 9, 2025

After completing an undefeated round-robin campaign against their southern rivals, the Trillo Metals Men’s Canterbury Bulls head to Auckland this weekend determined not to be merely making up the numbers in the NZRL National Men’s Premiership final. Canterbury last won the national title in 2014, while Sunday’s showdown with Counties Manukau Stingrays at Papakura’s Massey…

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PROUD MAGPIES SWOOP FOR LONG-AWAITED PRESIDENTS TOURNAMENT TRIUMPH

By Will Evans | October 9, 2025

The stereotype of magpies liking shiny things is a common misconception, but Addington Rugby League Club is unmistakably still basking in its capture of the Presidents 10s Tournament trophy for the first time. Addington Magpies capped a second straight unbeaten Presidents season by taking out the coveted 10s title in July at Crosbie Park –…

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TRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS DO THE DOUBLE IN WELLINGTON

By Will Evans | October 5, 2025

The Trillo Metals Men’s and Women’s Canterbury Bulls teams came away from their hit-and-run mission to Wellington with a win apiece against the Orcas at Rugby League Park. Sealing a place in the NZRL National Men’s Premiership final, the Trillo Metals Men’s Canterbury Bulls completed a cleansweep of the competition’s southern section with a 34-20…

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FLASHBACK FRIDAY: CANTABRIANS IN NRL GRAND FINALS

By Will Evans | October 3, 2025

Ahead of Sunday’s night’s NRL grand final between Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos, who will field Hornby Panthers product and 2024 Kiwis debutant Jordan Riki in the second-row, we recognise the 11 players from the Canterbury region that have previously featured on the game’s biggest stage. Bill Noonan – Canterbury-Bankstown (1974): Simultaneously becoming the first…

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TRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS TEAMS SEARCHING FOR DOUBLE-HEADER DUBS IN WELLINGTON

By Will Evans | October 2, 2025

Both Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls squads head to the capital on Saturday for a double-header against Wellington Orcas. For the Trillo Metals Women’s Canterbury Bulls, it’s an opportunity to finish an NZRL National Women’s Premiership campaign of momentous progress with a flourish. The undefeated Trillo Metals Men’s Canterbury Bulls, meanwhile, are aiming to seal a…

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RED AND BLACK REPORT 2025: EDITION NO.29

By Will Evans | September 30, 2025

The Red and Black Report shines a spotlight on Canterbury Rugby League juniors featuring in Australia’s and Britain’s elite and lower-grade competitions. A host of Canterbury products have been in action in the NRL, NRLW, NSW Cup, Jersey Flegg Cup and Queensland Cup finals series.   NRL Hornby Panthers product and Kiwis second-rower Jordan Riki…

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TRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS DOUBLE-HEADER GARNERS A WIN AND A LOSS

By Will Evans | September 28, 2025

It was an afternoon of contrasts for the hosts at Ngā Puna Wai on Saturday as an unforgettable week-long festival of Canterbury Bulls rugby league wrapped up. The Trillo Metals Men’s Canterbury Bulls took a huge step towards the NZRL National Men’s Premiership final with a  30-20 victory over Otago Whalers, while the Trillo Metals…

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