Massetti Cup

Linwood Keas and Hornby Panthers remain the only undefeated teams in the Bartercard NZ CRL Men’s Premiership, but Celebration Lions and Halswell Hornets made big statements in Round 4. Celebration went on an 11-try rampage against Papanui Tigers, carving out an emphatic 62-20 victory. Club stalwart Kasi Leka – starting at five-eighth – scored four…

Northern Bulldogs paid tribute to club stalwart Glenn Scott on a memorable and emotional afternoon at Murphy Park during Round 3 of the ISC Canterbury Cup and Bartercard NZ CRL Men’s Premiership. Burnham Chevaliers and Riccarton Knights graciously moved their home fixtures against Northern to Kaiapoi, allowing the Bulldogs to honour ex-player, former president and…

Hornby Panthers, Linwood Keas and Celebration Lions recorded Bartercard NZ CRL Men’s Premiership victories on Saturday to be the only undefeated clubs after two rounds.  Wooden spooners last season, the Lions are staking an early claim as 2021’s surprise packets after following up their big season-opening win over Eastern Eagles with a come-from-behind 24-22 defeat…

Linwood Keas took out a hard-fought opening-round Grand Final replay, while Hornby Panthers and Celebration Lions carved out emphatic victories to kick off the 2021 Bartercard New Zealand CRL Men’s Premiership on Saturday. The Keas began their quest for a sixth straight title with a 26-16 win over Northern Bulldogs at Ngā Puna Wai. Leading…

This time last year the Canterbury Rugby League community was negotiating the second week of New Zealand’s level 4 lockdown, the season put on indefinite hiatus before belatedly getting underway in June. The disruptive spectre of COVID-19 has not disappeared, but the 2021 CRL club campaign is set to commence in its traditional early-April timeslot…

Canterbury Rugby League is proud to announce Bartercard New Zealand has partnered with the CRL Men’s Premiership for the 2021 season. The partnership continues Bartercard’s long and highly-valued affiliation with rugby league nationally and locally, including the NZRL Bartercard Cup/Premiership competitions – which featured the Canterbury Bulls – from 2000-10, and its support of the…

Linwood Keas have secured an unprecedented fifth straight Canterbury Rugby League grand final triumph, but rarely during the club’s incredible run has the team been tested as strenuously as they were in their 16-10 Pat Smith Trophy decider win over a gallant Northern Bulldogs outfit. In one of the most bruising and dramatic CRL grand…

Canterbury Rugby League’s 2020 Grand Final weekend is the climax of a club season like no other before it, presenting a unique and unprecedented set of obstacles that required an extraordinary level of commitment, cooperation and flexibility from everyone involved in our game. The six-game schedule kicks off at Ngā Puna Wai on Saturday morning…