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RED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.7
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 seventh round of the NSWRL SG Ball Cup (under-19s) and Harold Matthews Cup (under-17s), as well as the second round of the NSWRL Jersey Flegg Cup (under-21s) and…
Read MoreVALE JOHN BOND
The Canterbury Rugby League fraternity is mourning the loss of champion goalkicking forward John Bond, a seven-Test Kiwi of the 1950s whose club career spanned an incredible 22 years. Bond, 92, passed away on Sunday, March 10. A highly respected prop or second-rower for Papanui, Marist, Kaiapoi, Canterbury, South Island and New Zealand, ‘Bondy’ became…
Read MoreCRL WHITEHEAD PLUMBING & GAS PRE-SEASON COMPETITION – SEMI-FINALS WRAP
Halswell Hornets and Riccarton Knights will contest the inaugural CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Pre-season Competition final next weekend after carving out impressive semi-final victories at Ngā Puna Wai on Friday night. The Hornets, emphatic 56-4 winners against Northern Bulldogs in the opening round, shut out defending CRL premiers Linwood Keas 38-0. Halswell led…
Read MoreFOUR CANTERBURY WĀHINE TO FEATURE IN SECOND AHI KĀ AOTEAROA CAMPAIGN
By CRL and NZRL Three Canterbury-based players have been selected to represent the Ahi Kā Aotearoa in the second edition of the Harvey Norman Women’s Championship on the Gold Coast next week. Following a successful inaugural campaign in 2023, the team returns to the Championship with a squad of under-21s wāhine selected to represent New…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.6
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 sixth round of the NSWRL SG Ball Cup (under-19s) and Harold Matthews Cup (under-17s), as well as the opening weekend of the NSWRL Jersey Flegg Cup (under-21s) and…
Read MoreCRL WHITEHEAD PLUMBING & GAS PRE-SEASON COMPETITION – WEEK 1 WRAP
Perennial grand finalists Linwood Keas and Hornby Panthers were both rolled in the opening round of the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Pre-season Competition, with Riccarton Knights and Eastern Eagles both producing outstanding first-up wins at Ngā Puna Wai on Friday night. Meanwhile, Halswell Hornets also progressed with an emphatic victory over Northern Bulldogs. Eastern…
Read MoreKNIGHTS IN SHINING ARMOUR BOOST REFEREE RANKS
When an appeal went out recently for referees to help with the Canterbury Rugby League 14s and 15s Nines tournament, a trio of Riccarton Knights heeded the call. Knights stalwart and club president Shane Tamatea, veteran forward Ross Turi, who transferred from Northern Bulldogs in the off-season, and Jamieson Ilalio picked up the whistle for…
Read MoreCRL WHITEHEAD PLUMBING & GAS PRE-SEASON COMPETITION MARKS 31-YEAR FIRST
A former staple of the Canterbury Rugby League club calendar returns to the schedule for the first time in over 30 years this month, courtesy of the inaugural CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Pre-season Competition. Over the next three weeks at Ngā Puna Wai, six premier clubs will vie for the first senior silverware…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.5
The Red and Black Report shines a spotlight on Canterbury Rugby League juniors featuring in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. Several Canterbury products featured in the fifth round of the NSWRL’s junior competitions – the SG Ball Cup (under-19s), Harold Matthews Cup (under-17s) and Tarsha Gale Cup (women’s under-18s) – and the fourth round of…
Read MoreBULLS/DOGS ACADEMY AND CRL DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY LAUNCHED AT NGĀ PUNA WAI
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs solidified the club’s commitment to its pathways and development partnership with Canterbury Rugby League via the unveiling of the Canterbury Bulls/Dogs Academy and the CRL Development Academy at Ngā Puna Wai on Sunday. The Bulldogs also delivered a coach upskilling session and training clinics for more than 60 junior players on a busy…
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