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CRL MASSETTI CUP ROUND 14 WRAP
The race for the 2019 Canterbury Rugby League men’s premiership semi-finals went down to the wire – and Eastern Eagles clinched fourth spot in a final-round shootout with Riccarton Knights on Saturday. Both teams headed into their last Massetti Cup regular-season fixture locked on 12 points, but the Eagles handled the pressure and took advantage…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2019: EDITION 17 & 18
Each week the Red and Black Report will keep you up to date with how our Canterbury Rugby League products are performing in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. NRL Aranui product Jamayne Isaako enjoyed his best outing of a difficult second NRL season, laying on a try and scoring another in Brisbane Broncos’ 28-6…
Read MoreCRL MASSETTI CUP ROUND 13 WRAP
Riccarton Knights and Eastern Eagles are set for a final-round blockbuster after Saturday’s Massetti Cup result left the clubs tied for fourth spot. The Knights accounted for Celebration Lions 16-0 at Crosbie Park, while the Eagles went down 30-2 to Hornby Panthers – after trailing by just four at halftime – at Leslie Park on…
Read MoreSPECIAL INSPIRATION FOR CANTERBURY DEBUTANT NUKUNUKU
Cushla Nukunuku has more motivation than most of Canterbury’s rookie representatives ahead of the NZRL National Women’s Tournament. The Linwood Keas prop/second-rower will make her provincial debut in Auckland next week, which shapes as the highlight of a season she has dedicated to the memory of her mum, Lena Nukunuku, who passed away two years…
Read MoreCRL MASSETTI CUP ROUND 12 WRAP
The race for the Canterbury Rugby League premiership finals remains wide open after a couple of key results in Round 12 of the Massetti Cup. The resurgent Halswell Hornets upset the fourth-placed Eastern Eagles 32-26 at Wainoni Park, holding on after leading 18-10 at halftime. Winless during the first half of the season, the Hornets…
Read MoreVALE PAUL COSTIGAN
The Marist Saints Rugby League Club and the Canterbury Rugby League community are mourning the loss of one of their greatest servants, following the passing of Paul Costigan last Friday after a short illness, aged 71. Costigan devoted a lifetime to the Marist club as a player, coach and administrator. A strapping winger in his…
Read MoreCANTERBURY MĀORI TO ENTER 2019 SOUTHERN ZONE COMP
Canterbury Māori will enter a team in the 2019 South Island Premier Competition. With local rugby league stalwart Jaye Pukepuke behind the push as co-coach and chief organiser, Canterbury Māori is set to replace Tasman in the Southern Zone competition, which runs from August 10 through to September. “It gives more players an opportunity to…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2019: EDITION NO.15
Each week the Red and Black Report will keep you up to date with how our Canterbury Rugby League products are performing in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. NRL Despite the Warriors’ heart-breaking 19-18 golden point loss to Penrith on Sunday, Jazz Tevaga produced a mighty performance. The Burnham Chevaliers junior started at lock…
Read MoreCRL MASSETTI CUP ROUND 11 WRAP
Northern Bulldogs moved into outright third on the Massetti Cup ladder with a nail-biting Round 11 win, while Linwood Keas and Hornby Panthers solidified their top-two standing, and resurgent Halswell Hornets climbed off the bottom rung. The Bulldogs overcame a tardy start to outlast desperate Riccarton Knights 22-18 at Murphy Park. The fifth-placed Knights, hell-bent…
Read MoreFIRST FIXTURES FOR NGĀ PUNA WAI’S RL 1 FIELD AND GRANDSTAND
Canterbury Rugby League ticks off another notable milestone at its new home, Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, on Monday courtesy of the first matches played on the Rugby League 1 ground with use of the grandstand. Four 18s grade teams – Linwood v Hornby (6.20pm) and Haeata/Eastern v Halswell (7.40pm) – will have the honour…
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