CRL News
NRL FOOTY MAKES TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO CANTERBURY
The NRL returned to Canterbury in spectacular style on Sunday as a 12,000-strong crowd packed out Rugby League Park to watch Melbourne Storm and the Warriors produce a physical and entertaining final trial in scorching conditions. The Storm came home with a wet sail to win 24-6 after trailing at halftime. While the return of…
Read MoreCANTERBURY’S COACHES GET AN AUDIENCE WITH RUGBY LEAGUE ROYALTY
Top-level rugby league returns to Canterbury on Sunday for the first time since 2019 – a season that saw Rugby League Park host a Manly Sea Eagles-Warriors NRL clash and a Test match between New Zealand and Great Britain. The COVID-enforced drought ends courtesy of a trial between Melbourne Storm and the Warriors at the…
Read MoreExciting Announcement!!!
Canterbury Rugby League (CRL) are excited to announce their latest naming rights sponsorship agreement with NZ MEP Fabrications. This sponsorship is specific to CRL Referees. NZ MEP Fabrications and Future BIM Pacifica Managing Director Darren Littlewood says, “it is with excitement that NZ MEP Fabrications and Future BIM Pacifica partner with Canterbury Rugby League to…
Read MoreVALE ALLEN AMER
The Canterbury Rugby League community is mourning the passing of former Papanui and Canterbury winger and Kiwi #405, Allen Amer, who died on October 13 in Christchurch. Papanui winger Allen Amer enjoyed a meteoric through the rugby league ranks to earn Kiwis selection for the 1961 tour of Britain and France as a 22-year-old. Amer…
Read MoreCANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE 2022 AWARD WINNERS
The complete list of award winners from Canterbury Rugby League’s 2022 Prizegiving, held at Halswell Rugby League Clubrooms on Friday, November 14. Competition & Grand Final Awards H B Rogers Cup 17/18s Grade Round Robin Winners Halswell Hornets Terry Cox Memorial Trophy 17/18s Grade Grand Final Winners Linwood Keas Presidents Trophy Presidents 10 a…
Read MoreNEW ERA GLAZING BULLS GO DOWN TO FALCONS IN PREMIERSHIP FINAL
New Era Glazing Canterbury Bulls’ spirited NZRL National Premiership campaign has concluded with a convincing 46-4 defeat to a powerful Akarana Falcons combination in the North Harbour Stadium-hosted final. The Falcons scored five tries in each half and adapted superbly to the wet and windy conditions to carve out an impressive victory. The Bulls’ effort…
Read MoreNEW ERA GLAZING BULLS OVERWHELMED BY FALCONS AHEAD OF FINAL SHOWDOWN
Akarana Falcons made a solid statement ahead of next Saturday’s NZRL National Premiership final against New Era Glazing Canterbury Bulls, carving out a 50-12 victory in the teams’ round robin-closing clash at Ngā Puna Wai. A Bulls side missing several experienced stars held the Falcons to a 12-all halftime but leaked 38 unanswered points in…
Read MoreNEW ERA GLAZING CANTERBURY BULLS CLAIM PREMIERSHIP FINAL SPOT WITH GRITTY WIN
New Era Glazing Canterbury Bulls have clinched a place in the 2022 NZRL National Premiership final with one round remaining after outlasting Counties-Manukau Stingrays 26-18 in a Ngā Puna Wai thriller. The playmaking class of five-eighth Daniel Hartley and a brilliant late double to fellow Linwood Keas veteran Erwin Sauni propelled the Bulls to victory…
Read MoreNEW ERA GLAZING CANTERBURY BULLS OVERPOWER WAIKATO MANA IN SECOND HALF
A dominant second-half display has propelled New Era Glazing Canterbury Bulls to top of the NZRL National Premiership table at the end of Round 1, courtesy of a 42-12 victory over Waikato Mana at Ngā Puna Wai. The Bulls – in their first Premiership hit-out under new coach Jed Lawrie – fought from behind to…
Read MoreNEW ERA GLAZING CANTERBURY BULLS PRIMED FOR 2022 CHARGE
The dust has barely settled on an extraordinary CRL Grand Final Day, but the province’s elite players are already gearing up for the New Era Glazing Canterbury Bulls’ 2022 NZRL Men’s Premiership campaign. A 25-strong squad brimming with quality experience and exciting youth – including 15 players who featured in Sunday’s epic Linwood-Hornby decider –…
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