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Tēnā koutou e te hapori rīki o Waitaha. Warm greetings to our whānau and our wider sporting community in Waitaha, Canterbury. Last night, Councillor Andrei Moore shared an honest and important message about the future of Apollo Projects Stadium, historically and proudly known to us all as Rugby League Park. His post can be read…

The complete list of award winners from Canterbury Rugby League’s 2025 prizegiving, held at the Hornby Club on Friday, October 31. COMPETITION AWARDS Terry Cox Memorial Trophy (18s boys Grand Final winners): Hornby Panthers Presidents Trophy (Presidents 10s winners): Addington Magpies Kidd-Mitchell Trophy (Division One Grand Final winners): Celebration Lions Carol Crozier Trophy (Canterbury Cup Round…

The Trillo Metals Women’s Canterbury Bulls’ outstanding NZRL National Women’s Premiership campaign continued with a dominant 44-6 win over Waikato at Ngā Puna Wai on Sunday. In a nine-tries-to-one rout, the Trillo Metals Women’s Canterbury Bulls outclassed the visitors across the park. The silky attack of Charntay Poko, Kyla Lynch-Brown and Cassie Siataga flourishing on…

The Red and Black Report shines a spotlight on Canterbury Rugby League juniors featuring in Australia’s and Britain’s elite and lower-grade competitions. A host of Canterbury products were in action in the latest round of the NRL, NSW Cup, Jersey Flegg Cup Queensland Cup and the European Super League, as well as the NSWRL Women’s…

Most know the Pat Smith Trophy is the greatest prize in Canterbury Rugby League, but how much do you know about the man it is named after? As the silverware is polished up and prepared to be awarded for the 59th time on Sunday, to either Linwood or Riccarton after the CRL Whitehead Plumbing &…

After a straight-sets finals exit denied them a 10th consecutive Pat Smith Trophy Challenge appearance in 2024, Linwood Keas are back in familiar Ngā Puna Wai territory this Sunday as they prepare for a showdown with Riccarton Knights. The absence of the usual sea of black and green was palpable on CRL Happy Hire Grand…

Canterbury Rugby League is thrilled to announce Ōtautahi Interior Liners Ltd as the sponsor of a wonderful new 2025 initiative for our tamariki. Ōtautahi Interior Liners will generously provide mouthguards for every player in the CRL’s six-year-old grade this season. Operating locally since 2010, Ōtautahi Interior Liners is a drywall interior company predominantly hanging plasterboard…

The Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Women’s team have endured a tough initial 2024 NZRL National Women’s Premiership road trip, going down 36-4 to defending champions Auckland Vulcans at Cornwall Park in Epsom on Sunday. Coming into the third-round encounter with an impressive 22-8 win over Wellington Orcas and a plucky 36-20 loss to Akarana Falcons…

The game-breaking class of halves Kyla Lynch-Brown and Tori Harding, a powerhouse forward-pack display and ultra-committed goal-line defence underpinned a winning start to the Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Women’s team’s 2024 NZRL National Premiership campaign. Wellington Orcas were put to the sword 22-8 at Ngā Puna Wai as the Trillo Metal Bulls piled on the…

The Trillo Metals Women’s Canterbury Bulls squad for the 2024 NZRL SKY Sports Women’s Premiership has been named, featuring 11 members of last year’s team. Despite vying for the services of representative players with rugby union following the commencement of the Farah Palmer Cup, incoming Trillo Metals Women’s Canterbury Bulls coach Joseph Mika is elated…