NRL
Flashback Friday: Todd Breaks Try Drought In 100th Game
With the 2018 NRL season in full swing, Flashback Friday celebrates a landmark try for one of Canterbury Rugby League’s finest exports to Australia. Wooden spooners Gold Coast Seagulls chalked up a rare win over fellow battlers South Sydney in Round 12 of the 1992 premiership, and the victory was that little bit sweeter for…
Read MoreELIA ADJUSTING TO WARRIORS LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
It’s been a steep learning curve for recent Warriors recruit Patrick Elia, who has been pitched into the Jersey Flegg Under-20s ranks less than two years after his first game of rugby league. But the gifted 18-year-old centre – a First XV star for St Thomas’ of Canterbury before league scouts slipped under union’s guard…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2018: EDITION NO.2
Each week the Red and Black Report will keep you up to date with how our Canterbury Rugby League products are performing in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. NRL Burnham Chevaliers junior Kodi Nikorima brushed off a torrent of criticism for his performance in Brisbane’s Round 1 loss with a starring role in the…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2018: EDITION NO.1
Each week the Red and Black Report will keep you up to date with how our Canterbury Rugby League products are performing in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. NRL It was a tough opening night for the Brisbane Broncos on Thursday, with halfback and Burnham Chevaliers junior Kodi Nikorima coming in for more than his…
Read MoreRed and Black Report: 2018 Season Preview
Each week the Red and Black Report will keep you up to date with how our Canterbury Rugby League products are performing in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. Ahead of Round 1 of the National Rugby League, InTrust Super Premiership (NSW Cup), InTrust Super Cup (Qld Cup), Jersey Flegg (NSW Under-20s) and Hastings Deering Cup…
Read MoreTrent Barrett Impressed With Christchurch Venue
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles coach Trent Barrett says he cannot wait to take his full squad to Christchurch, after getting a first glimpse of the city today to check out the facilities for Manly’s match against the Vodafone Warriors on June 9. The former Kangeroos and State of Origin star had a fully packed schedule,…
Read MoreManly To Wear Ngai Tahu Jersey Against Warriors In Christchurch Clash
Media Release Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are proud to announce a unique partnership with Ngāi Tahu, the South Island Iwi whose tribal takiwā (territory) extends across the majority of Te Waipounamu, the South Island of New Zealand. The Manly players will be wearing a custom-designed strip in their match in Christchurch on June 9 against…
Read MoreNRL Schedule leaves no room for Panthers match in Christchurch
The organisers of this year’s NRL clash between the Penrith Panthers and the New Zealand Warriors are deeply disappointed that the just released NRL schedule for 2017 did not work out to get the Panthers back to Christchurch for 2017. “The television schedule only left us options that did not work for the local organising…
Read MorePanthers break new ground for league at Boys’ High
It’s a school steeped in rugby union history, producing more than 40 All Blacks in its 135-year existence. But the Penrith Panthers broke new ground on Wednesday when the NRL side trained on Christchurch Boys’ High School’s rugby field ahead of their premiership encounter with the New Zealand Warriors at AMI Stadium on Saturday. With…
Read MoreEx-Chevalier Tevaga’s NRL debut caps meteoric rise
Jazz Tevaga added his name to the list of Christchurch-born rugby league players to crack the NRL on Sunday, making a memorable debut at hooker for the Warriors in their brave Round 3 loss to Melbourne Storm at Mt Smart Stadium. While he is a Papakura Sea Eagles junior, Tevaga spent the first few years…
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