CRL News
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2018: EDITION NO.7
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 Burnham Chevaliers junior Jazz Tevaga has well and truly entrenched himself on the in-form Warriors’ bench, starring again in their upset of the previously unbeaten…
Read MoreCRL MASSETTI CUP ROUND 3 WRAP
Linwood Keas sit alone at the top of the table while there’s a five-way tie for fourth spot after three rounds of Canterbury Rugby League’s Massetti Cup men’s premiership. Hornby Panthers made it two in a row with a gutsy come-from-behind win at Murphy Park, edging out a gallant Northern Bulldogs side 20-16. The Panthers…
Read MoreCANTERBURY WOMEN’S COMP REFLECTS GAME’S MASSIVE GROWTH
Women’s rugby league has enjoyed extraordinary growth in New Zealand, Australia and around the world in recent years – and the Canterbury Rugby League scene is certainly a reflection of that popularity. CRL WOMEN’S COMPETITION EXPANDS After a lengthy period of inactivity, a women’s competition resurfaced in Canterbury in 2015 consisting of three teams, five…
Read MorePAPANUI CLUB DAY HERALDS EXCITING NEW ERA
Papanui marked 70 years of proud history and tradition on last year’s Club Day, but the 2018 event – which takes place this Saturday – will help the Tigers celebrate an exciting new era. The Tigers have witnessed significant change over the summer, both from a personnel perspective and giving their clubrooms a much-needed spruce…
Read MoreASHBURTON BARBARIANS HIT THE GROUND RUNNING
Via Ashburton Guardian A complete overhaul of the club and its operations and a new-look culture has played a huge part in a successful start to the 2018 season for the Ashburton Barbarians Rugby League side who are two from two and on top of their competition. After some testing times, things seem to have…
Read MoreSOUTH ISLAND SCORPIONS 15 YEARS TEAM MANAGER NEEDED
The Southern Zone of NZRL invites applications for the position of Team Manager for the South Island Scorpions 15 Years Team that will represent the South Island in the New Zealand Rugby League’s 2018 National Youth Competition. Please note that this is a volunteer positions. If you would like to apply for this positions, please…
Read MoreCRL MASSETTI CUP ROUND 1 WRAP
Archrivals Linwood and Hornby turned on an absorbing Round 1 contest befitting of its grand final rematch status at the newly-reopened Leslie Park on Saturday. But the defending premiers took the gloss off the Panthers’ homecoming with a 22-10 victory, setting the tone for another season of classic battles between Canterbury’s heavyweight clubs. The Keas…
Read MoreNORTHERN BULLDOGS 2018 SEASON PREVIEW
If there’s any team that is making the perennial Canterbury Rugby League premiership contenders look over their shoulders in 2018, it is surely Northern Bulldogs. After bouncing back from consecutive wooden spoons in 2014-15 and just three wins in 2016 with a vastly improved campaign last year, the Bulldogs have made several massive signings and…
Read MorePAPANUI TIGERS 2018 SEASON PREVIEW
After a season as Papanui Tigers’ assistant coach, Darrell Coad takes over the club’s premiers side – but he has a barely recognisable roster to work with in 2018. Shane Endacott hung up the clipboard at the end of last year after a three-season tenure at Papanui, which included a drought-breaking premiership in 2015 and…
Read MoreARANUI/EASTERN EAGLES 2018 SEASON PREVIEW
New coach, new name, back to their spiritual home – 2018 is all about positive change and bringing back tradition out Aranui way. Known as Aranui Eagles since 2006, the club’s premiers are set to go by the Eastern Eagles moniker this year. As Eastern Suburbs, the club won premierships in 1975 and a 1979-81…
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