Massetti Cup
MASSETTI CUP RIVALS AIM TO WEAVE SOME MAGIC AT NGĀ PUNA WAI
Ngā Puna Wai, the home of Canterbury Rugby League since 2019, celebrates another milestone on Saturday in the form of the inaugural Massetti Cup Magic Round. All three CRL Men’s Premiership Round 12 matches will be staged at Ngā Puna Wai tomorrow afternoon in a massive festival of local footy: Northern Bulldogs and Linwood Keas…
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It’s been a tough 2023 Massetti Cup campaign so far for Northern Bulldogs, but they’ll be up for the daunting battle against defending champs Linwood Keas at Ngā Puna Wai in Saturday’s Magic Round. Flashback Friday revisits the blue-and-whites’ historic 2007 premiership triumph, when these clubs met in the Pat Smith Trophy grand final. Kaiapoi…
Read MoreCRL 2023: ROUND 11 CLUB WRAP
CRL Men’s Premiership co-leaders Linwood Keas and Hornby Panthers extended the gap at the top of the ladder with authoritative wins over top-four rivals on Saturday, while Riccarton Knights carved out an important victory in a wet Round 11 of the Massetti Cup. A first-half shutout at Linwood Park propelled the Keas to a 26-12…
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YOUTH WRAP – JUNE 12 After the King’s Birthday Weekend break, all three CRL girls grades and the 16s and 18s boys were back in youth night competition action on Monday. The girls’ season wrapped with the 14s’ ‘game of three halves’, a pair of 16s clashes and the third and final Linwood-Hornby 18s encounter…
Read MoreCRL 2023: ROUND 10 CLUB WRAP
Massetti Cup co-leaders Linwood Keas and Hornby Panthers made a break on the chasing pack with victories on Saturday, after fourth-placed Eastern Eagles defeated third-placed Halswell Hornets in the Round 10 opener at Ngā Puna Wai on Friday night. The Eagles took a major step towards sealing their place in the 2023 semi-finals with a…
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YOUTH WRAP – JUNE 7 It was a quiet week on the youth night competition front with Monday’s grades taking a break for the King’s Birthday holidays, but the 14s boys teams were in action at Ngā Puna Wai on Wednesday night for their sixth-round fixtures. Riccarton Knights stayed undefeated with a 42-10 victory over…
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YOUTH WRAP – MAY 29-31 Linwood Keas claimed top spot on the 18s boys and 16s boys ladders following some pivotal results in Round 5 of Canterbury Rugby League’s youth night competitions this week. In Monday’s 18 boys matches at Ngā Puna Wai, Papanui Tigers’ 26-18 victory over Hornby Panthers allowed the Keas – who…
Read MoreCRL 2023: ROUND 9 CLUB WRAP
Saturday’s CRL Men’s Premiership results have shaken up the Massetti Cup ladder, with Hornby Panthers, Riccarton Knights and Halswell Hornets all getting off to fast starts to bank two valuable competition points. All three Round 9 fixtures followed remarkably similar patterns: the home sides powering to big halftime leads and holding on for victory despite…
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YOUTH WRAP – MAY 22-24 The fourth round of Canterbury Rugby League youth night competition matches produced several key results and close finishes at Ngā Puna Wai, Avonhead Park and Leslie Park this week. Linwood Keas carved out a 30-14 win over previously unbeaten Hornby Panthers in the 18s boys grade on Monday; the archrivals…
Read MoreCRL 2023: ROUND 8 CLUB WRAP
Halswell Hornets made a mighty Massetti Cup statement by inflicting Linwood Keas’ first defeat of the 2023 season, while Hornby Panthers and Eastern Eagles consolidated their positions with convincing wins in Round 8 of the CRL Men’s Premiership. In the second instalment of the premiership’s Friday night series at Ngā Puna Wai, a dominant first-half…
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