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Last year’s grand finalists, Linwood and Hornby, are gearing up for a semi-final blockbuster this Saturday at Murphy Park after streeting the Massetti Cup field in the 2017 regular season. The Keas are unbeaten since Round 1, while the Panthers lost just two of their 14 games – but Hornby coach Jed Lawrie says it’s…

Each week we’ll be keeping you up to date with how our Canterbury Rugby League products are performing in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. Here’s how they went in Rounds 18 and 19: NRL None of the ex-Canterbury players in the NRL played in the abbreviated Round 18, but several were back on deck on…

Linwood Keas have secured Canterbury Rugby League’s Massetti Cup for the second straight season, finishing top of the table courtesy of a 30-10 victory over Northern Bulldogs on Saturday. The defending champs overcame the absence of several key stars, the relocation of the final-round clash from Linwood Park to Murphy Park due to a ground…

GAMES TRANSFERRED The Men’s Premiership, Canterbury Cup and Women’s Premiership games will go ahead on grounds that are open. Please refer to the attached weekly summary for more details. All Junior Grades Nursery – 14 Years are CANCELLED Papanui Club Day has been postponed. Men’s Div 1 are CANCELLED Presidents Grade are CANCELLED Linwood Presidents…

A quick scan over Saturday’s line-up of Presidents grade games reveals Linwood Keas will default their final-round encounter against Marist Saints – but there’s a good reason for the scheduling change. With Marist’s blessing, the fixture will be replaced by a tribute match between Linwood Presidents and an Invitational side to mark one year since…

New Zealand Rugby League have named their New Zealand Resident 16s side to take on the Maori Rugby League 17s later this month, and there’s a distinct South Island flavour in the squad. Hornby Panthers’ Caius Fa’atili is the sole Canterbury representative, but he will be joined by fellow South Islanders Griffin Neame (West Coast)…

Hornby Panthers survived a second-half rally from Celebration Lions at Branston Park in the penultimate round of the Massetti Cup to keep the race for the Canterbury Rugby League minor premiership alive. The second-placed Panthers stormed out to a 24-4 halftime lead, but the Lions came home with a wet sail before the hosts eventually…

Check out the team in action this Saturday 8th July at Canterbury Park at 11am against the New South Wales Country 16’s representative squad The following weekend the team will be participating in the Southern Zone 15’s tournament to be held at Halswell Domain, more details of players and draw for the tournament to follow.

This weekend the 17’s squad will be testing their match fitness against the New South Wales 18’s representative squad on Saturday at Canterbury Park at 12.30pm.   The following weekend the team will be participating in the Southern Zone 17’s tournament to be held at Halswell Domain, more details of players and draw for the…

The Riccarton Knights celebrate a mighty milestone this weekend, marking 90 years of existence at Crosbie Park on Saturday. It shapes as a fun-packed day for the whole family, with the Knights’ junior teams all playing at home, and bouncy castles, sumo suits and lollie scrambles to entertain the kids. The day culminates in the…