Massetti Cup
RUGBY LEAGUE PARK LOCKED IN FOR GRAND FINAL DAY FAREWELL
Rugby League Park in Addington has been locked in as the venue for the Canterbury Rugby League men’s and women’s premiership grand finals, to be played on Sunday, August 26 from 1pm. The confirmation came after negotiations between CRL and the Christchurch City Council and Christchurch Stadium Trust. The double-header shapes as a fitting farewell…
Read MoreKNIGHTS’ SEASON CRUELLED BY SAVAGE INJURY TOLL
The 2018 season has been a memorable one for the Riccarton Knights – but not necessarily for the right reasons. The Knights had a promising pre-season, winning the Rolleston Nines tournament and making the quarter-finals of the Crosbie Nines competition the club hosts. However, season-ending injuries to key players took a huge toll on their…
Read MoreEAGLES PLAN GORE CUP ASSAULT AFTER TOP-FOUR NEAR MISS
Aranui Eagles can perhaps count themselves as one of the unluckiest teams in the Massetti Cup. The club saw 2018 as a rebuilding phase but only missed out on a spot in the top four by a single point. Head coach Eddie Timo-Latu, who returned to the club after being away for six years, says…
Read MoreFENIKA PLEASED WITH YOUNG LIONS’ RESOLVE IN 2018
Celebration Lions had a mountain to climb at the start of the 2018 season after losing several key players who hung up the boots. The void was filled with youth, meaning attributes that come with playing rugby league for a long time, such as closing down games in the dying minutes, were lacking for the…
Read MoreWOUNDED TIGERS REFLECT ON TOUGH SEASON
It’s been a tough year for Papanui Tigers, finishing seventh in the 2018 Massetti Cup and having to default their final-round game against Linwood Keas because of injury toll that left more than 30 players unavailable. It was never going to be easy for the Tigers as they had to try and find ways to…
Read MoreCRL MASSETTI CUP RD 14 WRAP
The Canterbury Rugby League men’s premiership top-four finalists are locked in after a frantic final round of the 2018 Massetti Cup. Despite a 36-20 loss to Hornby Panthers at Leslie Park, Halswell Hornets retained fourth spot – and the club’s first finals appearance since winning the 2014 title – thanks to Northern Bulldogs’ 30-10 defeat…
Read MoreMASSIVE INJURY TOLL FORCES TIGERS’ HAND
An extraordinary injury toll has forced Papanui Tigers into the difficult decision to default their Massetti Cup men’s premiership and Canterbury Cup premier reserves games this weekend. Papanui currently has 27 unavailable premier players – 16 of those with season-ending injuries – and more than 40 injured players across both grades. The Tigers had to…
Read MoreCRL MASSETTI CUP ROUND 13 WRAP
The battle for second spot will go down to the wire and fourth position is still up for grabs after a high-scoring penultimate round of Canterbury Rugby League’s Massetti Cup. Hornby Panthers entered Round 13 in second, ahead of Northern Bulldogs by a mere six for-and-against points. But the Bulldogs’ 64-24 thrashing of Papanui –…
Read MoreCRL MASSETTI CUP ROUND 8 WRAP
Linwood Keas’ bid to go through the Massetti Cup regular season undefeated received another major boost courtesy of hard-fought 23-16 win over archrivals Hornby Panthers in Saturday’s Round 8 catch-up. The Keas held a slender 8-6 lead at halftime at Linwood Park but had the better of the second stanza, with Thoren Fidow-Kele bagging a…
Read MoreMASSETTI CUP: THE RUN HOME
There’s just four rounds remaining in the 2018 Massetti Cup regular season. We sum up how the season has unfolded so far for all eight clubs and what they need to do to feature in the playoffs. LINWOOD KEAS (1st, 20 points) The Keas’ bid for a third straight premiership could hardly be travelling…
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