Rep Teams
ROCKCOTE BULLS GEAR UP FOR BUMPER SCHEDULE
Canterbury Rugby League’s move to its new home at Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub in 2019 has coincided with the Rockcote Canterbury Bulls’ most jam-packed schedule in years. The season kicked off in February with a historic clash against the Warriors’ Canterbury Cup team in the official Ngā Puna Wai opener – a rare pre-season…
Read MoreJUNIOR KIWIS CLASH WITH AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS CONFIRMED
Thanks to the support of Sky Sport, the Under 19 Junior Kiwis will take on the Australian School Boys Sunday, September 29th in Queensland. The Junior Kiwis Under 19s will take on their Trans-Tasman rivals at Redcliffe’s Dolphin Stadium with kick-off scheduled for 1 pm NZT; the game will be televised live on SKY Sport.…
Read MoreNZ RESIDENTS CLASH WITH ENGLISH COMMUNITY LIONS CONFIRMED
Via NZRL New Zealand Rugby League is pleased to announce the New Zealand Residents team will play against the England Community Lions on November 1st at Trusts Arena in Auckland. The game will be televised live on SKY Sport and is set to Kick off at 6:35pm. The Residents squad will make up the best from…
Read MoreCANTERBURY TO HOST FRANCE 19s, NZ 16s & 18s SET FOR SAMOA SHOWDOWNS
Via NZRL New Zealand Rugby League is pleased to announce a series of international fixtures that will see our brightest future league talent on display from up and down the country. The NZ Resident 16s and 18s are set to take on TOA Samoa 16s and 18s at Auckland’s Pulman Park on Sunday 6th October,…
Read MoreCANTERBURY WOMEN SHOW EXCITING SIGNS FOR FUTURE
The Canterbury Women’s team competed at the NZRL National Women’s Tournament last weekend, impressing with another third-place result despite taking an inexperienced squad to Auckland following the late withdrawal of some key players. After tough losses to Mid Central Vipers (20-12) and Akarana Falcons (46-0) on day one, Canterbury was edged out by Auckland Vulcans…
Read MoreSPECIAL INSPIRATION FOR CANTERBURY DEBUTANT NUKUNUKU
Cushla Nukunuku has more motivation than most of Canterbury’s rookie representatives ahead of the NZRL National Women’s Tournament. The Linwood Keas prop/second-rower will make her provincial debut in Auckland next week, which shapes as the highlight of a season she has dedicated to the memory of her mum, Lena Nukunuku, who passed away two years…
Read MoreCANTERBURY MĀORI TO ENTER 2019 SOUTHERN ZONE COMP
Canterbury Māori will enter a team in the 2019 South Island Premier Competition. With local rugby league stalwart Jaye Pukepuke behind the push as co-coach and chief organiser, Canterbury Māori is set to replace Tasman in the Southern Zone competition, which runs from August 10 through to September. “It gives more players an opportunity to…
Read MoreWEST OVERWHELM EAST IN NGĀ PUNA WAI REP CLASH
West reclaimed crosstown supremacy with a 32-20 victory over East in a physical encounter laced with sparkling tries at Ngā Puna Wai. The victory was just West’s second in the fixture – but their second in three seasons since its return to the Canterbury Rugby League calendar. Several candidates from both teams put their hands…
Read MoreEAST V WEST A CRUCIAL STEPPING STONE FOR CANTERBURY WOMEN
Canterbury women’s coach Mike Linton sees Saturday’s historic East v West women’s fixture as a vital component of the upcoming NZRL National Tournament campaign – and for developing the women’s game as a whole in the region. A North v South women’s match was played in 2017 – the same year the East v West…
Read MorePRIDE AND BULLS JERSEYS ON THE LINE WHEN EAST MEETS WEST
Crosstown pride goes on the line when East squares off against West in the seventh edition of the representative fixture – and third since its reinstatement to the Canterbury Rugby League calendar – at Ngā Puna Wai. The East side – mentored by Eagles coach Eddie Timo-Latu – draw their players from the Linwood, Celebration,…
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