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Few people in the Canterbury Rugby League fraternity are as decorated as Frank Endacott, but the legendary coach received a rare honour recently at the Canterbury Sports Awards as one of eight local sporting stalwarts given a lifetime achievement award. “I was in pretty good company too, and I think they said between the eight…

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 Round 2: NRL Former Halswell Hornet Matt McIlwrick was one of Wests Tigers’ better performers at hooker in a heavy 36-2 defeat to Penrith on Sunday, making 29…

It was a case of quality over quantity at the Canterbury Secondary Schools 9s tournament on Thursday, held at Northern Bulldogs’ Murphy Park. St Thomas of Canterbury College, Hornby High School and Haeata Community Campus were the only three entrants for the tournament, playing each other twice in the round-robin stage before the top two…

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 Round 1: NRL  Hornby product Fa’amanu Brown made a solid contribution in 21 minutes off the bench in Cronulla’s 26-18 loss to Brisbane in Thursday’s season opener. Brown…

Phil Nati regrets pulling the pin early on his first foray into rugby league in Australia, but the former Rockcote Canterbury Bulls star is determined to make the most of his second opportunity across the ditch with the Central Queensland Capras. A New Zealand Under-18s Merit team selection in 2008, the Halswell Hornets junior was…

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. Ahead of Round 1 of the National Rugby League, InTrust Super Premiership (NSW Cup) and InTrust Super Cup (Qld Cup) competitions this weekend, here’s a rundown of where the ex-Canterbury juniors…

Canterbury Rugby League is pleased to announce the following Rockcote Canterbury Bulls appointments for 2017: Coach: Andrew Auimatagi Assistant Coach: Jed Lawrie Team Manager: Mel Mather Trainer: Lee Paru The quartet have all been retained in their roles following the Bulls’ impressive campaign in the 2016 NZRL National Premiership. “I’m excited about working with the group of staff we…

It may be 270 days until Christchurch hosts the first of its two Rugby League World Cup fixtures, but RLWC 2017 ambassador Frank Endacott is imploring fans to snap up tickets now – or risk missing out. New Zealand take on Scotland at AMI Stadium on November 4, while the venue also hosts a quarter-final…

The South Island Rugby League Kiwis Association’s annual Christmas get-together had a distinct World Cup flavour, with 2017 RLWC New Zealand Operations Manager Andrea Nelson and chief ambassador Sir Peter Leitch travelling down from Auckland to address the gathering, while two Canterbury legends were unveiled as local ambassadors. The meeting was held at the Association’s…