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CRL’S FREE SWIMMING LESSONS INITIATIVE AIMS TO PROTECT LIVES THROUGH RUGBY LEAGUE
Canterbury Rugby League’s commitment to providing its community with valuable life skills outside of the rugby league sphere – as well as a desire to directly mitigate Aotearoa’s worrying preventable drowning figures – has prompted the establishment of a free swimming lessons programme for our tamariki from 2024. The programme is a collaboration between CRL…
Read MoreCANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE EXTENDS ISC APPAREL PARTNERSHIP
Canterbury Rugby League is delighted to confirm an extension to its current agreement with leading sports apparel provider, ISC. The partnership sees ISC locked in as CRL’s official apparel supplier and sponsor for an additional two years, continuing a collaboration that began in 2019 until at least the end of 2025. “The decision from Canterbury…
Read MoreCANTERBURY PRODUCTS SET TO SHINE IN NSWRL AND QRL JUNIOR COMPS
The opening rounds of the 2024 New South Wales Rugby League and Queensland Rugby League junior competitions are just weeks away – and an unprecedented number of Canterbury products are set to feature after joining, or returning to, clubs in Australia and Auckland. NSWRL’s Harold Matthews Cup (under-17s), SG Ball Cup (under-19s) and Tarsha Gale…
Read MoreCANTERBURY’S ’93 HEROES REUNITE FOR SPECIAL MILESTONE
June marked 30 years since arguably Canterbury’s greatest-ever victory – the unforgettable thrashing of Auckland at the Addington Showgrounds in the 1993 provincial championship final – and the squad celebrated the milestone with a raucous reunion last weekend. With Mark Nixon, who skippered Canterbury to the famous win, the chief organiser after champion back-rower Logan…
Read MoreLAWRIE STANDS DOWN AS SENZ CANTERBURY BULLS COACH AS PANTHERS SWANSONG LOOMS
Canterbury Rugby League’s shift away from its provincial head coach coupling the role with the demands of club coaching duties has resulted in Jed Lawrie stepping down after two years as SENZ Canterbury Bulls’ coach. Lawrie, who is eyeing off his ninth straight – and likely last – season as his beloved Hornby Panthers’ premiers…
Read MoreBULLDOGS PROVIDE INVALUABLE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR CANTERBURY’S PLAYERS AND COACHES
Ngā Puna Wai was a hotbed of rugby league education and development for five consecutive days last week as the most significant event of Canterbury Rugby League’s partnership with NRL club Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs to date unfolded. Led by Craig Wilson (Pathways and Development), Fifita Hala (Recruitment) and Adam Hartigan (General Manager – Pathways), the Bulldogs…
Read MoreGREYHOUNDS SEAL 2024 CRL PREMIERSHIP SPOT VIA TIGERS PARTNERSHIP
Papanui Tigers and Greymouth Greyhounds have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the clubs share players during the 2024-25 seasons, with the Greyhounds competing in the Canterbury Rugby League Men’s Premiership and the Tigers lining up in the Canterbury Cup Premier Reserves. The MoU, executed on November 20, comes on the back of…
Read MoreCANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE 2023 AWARD WINNERS
The complete list of award winners from Canterbury Rugby League’s 2023 Prizegiving, held at the Hornby Club on Friday, November 3. COMPETITION AWARDS Terry Cox Memorial Trophy (18s boys Grand Final winners): Linwood Keas Kidd-Mitchell Trophy (Division One Grand Final winners): Papanui Tigers Carol Crozier Trophy (Canterbury Cup Round Robin winners): Greymouth Greyhounds Fred Arnesen…
Read MoreSENZ CANTERBURY BULLS CRASH TO WAIKATO MANA IN DO-OR-DIE SHOWDOWN
An underwhelming 2023 NZRL National Premiership campaign for the SENZ Canterbury Bulls has culminated in a 34-22 relegation match loss to Waikato Mana at Pukekohe’s Navigation Homes Stadium. The defeat means the SENZ Bulls will spend next year’s representative season striving to regain a place in the Premiership from the second-tier National Championship. Continuing the…
Read MoreTRILLO CANTERBURY WOMEN’S SHOW SECOND-HALF FIGHT AGAINST VULCANS
The Trillo Metals Canterbury Women’s team were again gallant in NZRL National Premiership defeat, closing out their round-robin campaign with a plucky 36-16 loss to Auckland Vulcans on the road at Navigation Homes Park. Canterbury, missing the likes of Sui Pauaraisa for this match, held the Vulcans to three tries apiece in the second half,…
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