Massetti Cup
CRL 2024: ROUND 1 CLUB WRAP
Halswell Hornets made the journey home over the Southern Alps with the hallowed Thacker Shield in two, courtesy of a convincing win in Greymouth Greyhounds’ historic top-grade debut at Wingham Park in the opening round of the 2024 CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership. Perennial grand finalists Linwood Keas and Hornby Panthers also got…
Read MoreGREYHOUNDS PRIMED FOR HISTORIC PREMIERSHIP ENTRY
“It’s time to play footy.” That’s the message from an excited – maybe even slightly impatient – Greymouth Greyhounds coach Kurt Dixon ahead on the eve of one of the most significant days in West Coast Rugby League’s modern history and a momentous occasion for the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership. The Greyhounds…
Read MoreCRL GEARS UP FOR MASSIVE 2024 CLUB SEASON
Saturday heralds the start of the 2024 Canterbury Rugby League season proper, with the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership, ISC Canterbury Cup Premier Reserves, Division One and Presidents competitions all getting underway. The opening round of the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership is headlined by Greymouth Greyhounds’ debut in Canterbury Rugby…
Read MoreWHITEHEAD PLUMBING & GAS EXPANDS SPONSORSHIP TO BACK JUNIOR PROGRAMME AND MEN’S PREMIERSHIP
Whitehead Plumbing & Gas has become synonymous with junior rugby league in Canterbury, providing invaluable support for our game’s youngest participants. This year, the company has expanded its backing to include naming rights sponsorship of the region’s top club competition. The 2024 season heralds the sixth successive year of the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas…
Read MoreGREYHOUNDS SEAL 2024 CRL PREMIERSHIP SPOT VIA TIGERS PARTNERSHIP
Papanui Tigers and Greymouth Greyhounds have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the clubs share players during the 2024-25 seasons, with the Greyhounds competing in the Canterbury Rugby League Men’s Premiership and the Tigers lining up in the Canterbury Cup Premier Reserves. The MoU, executed on November 20, comes on the back of…
Read MoreCANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE 2023 AWARD WINNERS
The complete list of award winners from Canterbury Rugby League’s 2023 Prizegiving, held at the Hornby Club on Friday, November 3. COMPETITION AWARDS Terry Cox Memorial Trophy (18s boys Grand Final winners): Linwood Keas Kidd-Mitchell Trophy (Division One Grand Final winners): Papanui Tigers Carol Crozier Trophy (Canterbury Cup Round Robin winners): Greymouth Greyhounds Fred Arnesen…
Read MoreMORE GRAND FINAL HISTORY BECKONS FOR KEAS
Linwood Keas have rewritten the Canterbury Rugby League record books several times in recent years – and they can match the most dominant dynasty in CRL Grand Final history with another victory over fierce rivals Hornby Panthers on Sunday. Linwood’s run of five straight Pat Smith Trophy Challenge triumphs from 2016-20 was unprecedented, while the…
Read MorePANTHERS PRIMED TO REDRESS FINALS BALANCE AGAINST KEAS
Few clubs in the world of rugby league would be as familiar with one another as Hornby Panthers and Linwood Keas. The archrivals have met almost 30 times in the past eight seasons, while they are preparing to square off in the Pat Smith Trophy Challenge for the seventh time in eight years at Ngā…
Read MoreLINWOOD V HORNBY: THE RIVALRY CONTINUES
This Sunday’s CRL Men’s Premiership Grand Final at Ngā Puna Wai will see another chapter of one of Canterbury Rugby League’s greatest club rivalries unfold. Linwood Keas and Hornby Panthers will go toe-to-toe for the Pat Smith Trophy for the seventh time in eight years – and the 10th time in the past 19 seasons.…
Read MoreCRL 2023: FINALS WEEK 2 WRAP
Linwood and Hornby will meet in the Pat Smith Trophy decider for the seventh time in eight years after the Panthers carved out a 26-12 victory in Saturday’s CRL Men’s Premiership preliminary final against Halswell Hornets. The Panthers, who bundled the Hornets out of the finals at the corresponding stage in 2021-22, got out to…
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