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CHRISTCHURCH TO HOST INTERNATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE DOUBLE-HEADER
Via NZRL New Zealand is set to get a massive injection of international rugby league matches in 2019, with the Great Britain Rugby League Lions tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, and the inaugural Oceania Cup getting the green light. The first match of the Oceania Cup has the New Zealand Kiwis going…
Read MoreCRL FAREWELLS TRACY FLEET, WELCOMES OLIVIA SHERWOOD
It’s with a heavy heart that Canterbury Rugby League farewells Tracy Fleet after almost two years as our Club and Game Development Officer. But CRL is excited to announce and welcome Olivia Sherwood on-board as Competitions and Referees Manager. “Due to a very close friend having some serious health challenges coming up over the next…
Read MoreWARRIORS OUTLAST ROCKCOTE BULLS IN NGĀ PUNA WAI TRY-FEST
Canterbury Rugby League entered a new era on Saturday courtesy of the first matches played at the code’s new home, Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub. Blazing sunshine – rather than the forecast rain – greeted the crowd, which pushed towards the 1,000 mark. The opening encounter was a women’s trial requested by the Warriors’ NRLW…
Read MoreROCKCOTE BULLS PRIMED FOR UNSEASONABLE WARRIORS CHALLENGE AT NGĀ PUNA WAI
January and February are traditionally reserved for Nines tournaments and pre-season club training in Canterbury Rugby League circles. But Saturday’s historic Ngā Puna Wai opener has meant the Rockcote Canterbury Bulls squad spent the early part of 2019 sweating it out in preparation for a showdown with the Warriors’ InTrust Super Premiership team – on…
Read MoreBULLS AND WARRIORS SET FOR NGĀ PUNA WAI OPENER DESPITE WEATHER SETBACKS
February 23 shapes as one of the most momentous days in Canterbury Rugby League’s modern history – the code’s first game at its new home, Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub. The Rockcote Canterbury Bulls square off against the Warriors InTrust Super Premiership team at 1.30pm on Saturday – preceded by a women’s trial game requested…
Read MoreSPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISTORIC NGĀ PUNA WAI OPENER
The countdown is on for Canterbury Rugby League’s grand opening at its new home, with only a month to go until the Rockcote Canterbury Bulls host the Warriors InTrust Super Premiership team at Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub. The Warriors NRL Women’s coaching staff have also requested a trial match featuring the South Island’s top…
Read MoreLEWIS BROWN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
Riccarton Knights junior and former Canterbury Bulls representative Lewis Brown has announced his retirement after a decade-long career in the NRL. The 32-year-old utility played 198 first-grade games for the Warriors, Penrith and Manly since making a belated debut in 2009, scoring 34 tries. Brown played 15 Tests for the Kiwis from 2011-16. Kiwi veteran…
Read MoreCRL’S NGĀ PUNA WAI OPENER ON TRACK DESPITE RAIN DELAYS
Canterbury Rugby League’s eagerly anticipated February 23 debut at its new Nga Puna Wai home will go ahead as scheduled, despite the weather’s recent attempts to a throw a spanner in the works. Twice the average rainfall in November threatened to derail the Rockcote Canterbury Bulls’ clash with the Warriors’ InTrust Super Premiership side, delaying…
Read MoreMANLY EXPERIENCE GIVE SOUTH ISLAND TALENTS TASTE OF BIG STAGE
Two of the South Island’s brightest rugby league prospects have had a good taste of the big stage of the NRL after a week training and playing at the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. Jaedon Wellington, from the Hornby Panthers and Callum Donaldson, from the Waro Rakau club in Greymouth, spent a week on Sydney’s northern…
Read MoreNZRL TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED FOR 2019
Via NZRL Media The 2019 New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) season will kick-off in January with the 16s and 18s Talent Development Programme (TDP) at St. Peters College in Cambridge. The TDP brings together the most talented 16s (16-years-old or under) and 18s (18-years-old or under) age-group rugby league players from around New Zealand, as…
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