Massetti Cup
CRL PREMIERSHIP DECIDERS: A GRAND HISTORY
The Pat Smith Trophy has been Canterbury Rugby League’s ultimate prize for more than half a century, awarded to the winning side in each year’s grand final since a playoffs system replaced the first-past-the-post format to decide the premiership in 1967. Sunday’s CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership decider between Linwood Keas and Riccarton…
Read MoreCRL FINALS WEEK 2 CLUB WRAP: KNIGHTS SEAL FIRST GRAND FINAL BERTH SINCE 2004
Riccarton Knights have qualified for their first Pat Smith Trophy Challenge grand final appearance in 21 years after a stunning preliminary final performance catapulted them into a showdown with Linwood Keas. Meanwhile, Linwood Keas and Sydenham Swans will square off in the CRL Bartercard Women’s Premiership decider as a wild weekend of finals footy concluded…
Read MoreCRL FINALS WEEK 2 CLUB PREVIEW: HORNETS AND KNIGHTS CHASE GRAND FINAL SPOT
Halswell Hornets and Riccarton Knights will vie for the opportunity to join Linwood Keas on CRL Happy Hire Grand Final Day, squaring off in Saturday’s CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership preliminary final this Saturday. The rivals experienced contrasting fortunes during last weekend’s opening batch of finals fixtures. The second-placed Hornets were humbled 30-4…
Read MoreCRL FINALS WEEK 1 CLUB WRAP: KEAS INTO GF, KNIGHTS CONQUER IN DO-OR-DIE CLASH
Linwood Keas are through to their 10th Pat Smith Trophy Challenge grand final in 11 seasons, while Riccarton Knights stayed alive in the title hunt after a pair of convincing CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership finals results on Saturday. The Massetti Cup-winning Keas earned the first CRL Happy Hire Grand Final Day spot…
Read MoreCRL FINALS WEEK 1 CLUB PREVIEW: KEAS HEED LAST YEAR’S LESSONS AS GREYHOUNDS PREPARE FOR HISTORIC DEBUT
The 2025 CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership playoffs get underway on Saturday with a CRL Happy Hire Grand Final Day qualifier at Linwood Park and an elimination final at Crosbie Park. Perennial heavyweights Linwood Keas finished six points clear of the field to add another Massetti Cup success to the Thacker Shield that…
Read MoreCRL ROUND 13 CLUB WRAP: GREYHOUNDS PIP PANTHERS FOR HISTORIC FINALS SPOT
Greymouth Greyhounds have qualified for the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership finals series in just their second season in the top grade – at the expense of defending champs Hornby Panthers in a thrilling conclusion to the 2025 Massetti Cup. The Greyhounds did their part in the final regular season round by overwhelming…
Read MoreCRL ROUND 13 CLUB PREVIEW: FRANTIC FINAL-ROUND SCRAMBLE FOR PLAYOFF PLACES
The 2025 CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership is set for a thrilling regular-season conclusion this Saturday, with only first and last spots on the Massetti Cup ladder locked in heading into the final round. Five points clear at the top of the table, Linwood Keas have already sewn up another Massetti Cup success…
Read MoreCRL ROUND 12 CLUB WRAP: PANTHERS ON THE PROWL AS KNIGHTS CHARGE TO SECOND
The CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership ladder has received a shake-up with one round of the regular season remaining, with Linwood Keas sealing another Massetti Cup success, Riccarton Knights moving into second spot and Hornby Panthers putting one foot in the finals door after a trio of tight encounters on Saturday. The Keas…
Read MoreCRL ROUND 12 CLUB PREVIEW: THACKER SHIELD, FINALS SPOTS ON THE LINE IN ROUND 12
The 2025 CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership playoffs race is going down to the wire – and Saturday’s fixtures at Leslie Park, Crosbie Park and Linwood Park will all have major ramifications for the make-up of the Massetti Cup ladder. Hornby Panthers and Halswell Hornets meet in the third westside derby and grand…
Read MoreCRL ROUND 11 CLUB WRAP: KEAS PUSH CLEAR AS 2024 GRAND FINALISTS BOTH GO DOWN
Linwood Keas extended their lead at the top of the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership standings with a big win in Round 11, but the battle for second and fourth spots tightened up after the 2024 grand finalists went down in low-scoring cliffhangers at Halswell Domain and Crosbie Park. Linwood powered to a…
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