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CRL 2019 PREVIEW: LIONS PLAYING FOR MORE THAN PRIDE
Celebration Lions coach Steve Fenika was proud of his young, new-look team’s resolve in 2018, finishing sixth with four wins and a draw. But he knows a top-four finish was within their grasp – and admits anything less than a finals appearance this season will be a disappointment. The Lions lost four games by six…
Read MoreCRL 2019 PREVIEW: DETERMINED PANTHERS AIM FOR FOURTH TIME LUCKY
With the most grand final wins in Canterbury Rugby League history – and an incredible nine appearances in the big one since 2005 – the Hornby Panthers’ perennial heavyweight status is assured and well-deserved. But an unavoidable storyline hovers over the club’s 2019 Massetti Cup campaign: Hornby is coming into the season on the back…
Read MoreCRL 2019 PREVIEW: KEAS HUNT MORE HISTORY
The Linwood Keas have unequivocally established themselves as one of the most dominant club sides of Canterbury Rugby League’s modern era with three straight grand final wins for the first time since Eastern Suburbs’ (1979-81) trio of triumphs. But they can join the annals of the greatest teams in CRL history this year, with the…
Read MoreWhitehead Plumbing & Gas On-board As Junior Rugby League Naming Rights Sponsor
Canterbury Rugby League is excited to announce Whitehead Plumbing & Gas as sponsor of the CRL Junior Rugby League competition, Mini and Mods, for the next three years. The agreement provides naming rights to the competition along with signage and activation opportunities during the season. The club competition starts this weekend and will see over…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2019: EDITION NO.3
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 kicked four goals from as many attempts, ran for 125 metres and broke four tackles, but the Brisbane Broncos were…
Read MoreMANLY DINNER PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON CHRISTCHURCH AND PONGIA’S BATTLE
There were plenty of laughs and a few tears at the second annual dinner put on by Walco Events and Christchurch Casino on Thursday night ahead of Manly’s NRL clash with the Warriors at Rugby League Park. Hosted at Sixty6 On Peterborough at Christchurch Casino, guests at the dinner included Manly coach Des Hasler and…
Read MoreSEA EAGLES AND WARRIORS NAME SQUADS FOR CHRISTCHURCH CLASH
The Manly Sea Eagles and New Zealand Warriors have named their 21-man squads for their NRL Round 3 encounter at Rugby League Park in Christchurch. The Warriors have named the same 17 that went down to Wests Tigers on Sunday, with Issac Luke again set to start at hooker. The Sea Eagles – and fans…
Read MoreCANTERBURY CONNECTION: NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Ahead of the Warriors’ NRL Round 3 clash with Manly in Christchurch, we celebrate the connections between the Auckland-based club and Canterbury. A trio of the province’s stars from the early-1990s golden era featured in first grade during the Auckland Warriors’ 1995 foundation season. Robust three-quarter Whetu Taewa was the only ex-Canterbury representative to take…
Read MoreSEUSEU BRINGS MENTAL WEALTH TO HEALING REGION
As part of the Warriors’ response to the tragic events in Christchurch on March 15, former club stalwarts and Kiwi internationals Jerry Seuseu and Ben Henry are heading south on Wednesday to roll out their ‘Mental Wealth’ program for the local rugby league community. The workshop – in partnership with Le Va – will be…
Read MoreWARRIORS CONFIRM CHRISTCHURCH COMMUNITY SCHEDULE
Via Warriors Media The Vodafone Warriors have today confirmed they will run a range of community and wellbeing initiatives in Christchurch in the build up to Saturday’s round three NRL clash with the Sea Eagles at AMI Stadium. On Wednesday afternoon, an advance party including club legends Jerry Seuseu and Ben Henry, a group of…
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