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Just three rounds of the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas regular season remain – and this Saturday’s showdown between Papanui Tigers and Halswell Hornets shapes as do or die for both clubs in the finals race. Meanwhile, Linwood Keas and Eastern Eagles will all but seal first- and second-place Massetti Cup finishes with home wins…

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 NSWRL’s and QRL’s competitions, as well as the NRL’s Round 17 and the latest round of matches from the…

Linwood Keas and Eastern Eagles cemented their top-two status in the CRL Whitehead Plumbing and Gas Men’s Premiership, while Riccarton Knights also landed a crucial victory in a tight race for the finals. Meanwhile, Linwood Keas ended Hornby Panthers’ unbeaten start to the CRL Happy Hire Women’s Premiership in Round 7 and Eastern Eagles knocked…

With only four rounds of the CRL Whitehead Plumbing and Gas Men’s Premiership remaining, the heat cranks up in Round 11 with Halswell Hornets facing a daunting home assignment, a second-versus-third clash on the West Coast and a vital opportunity for Riccarton Knights to get back in the winner’s circle. Currently outside the top four…

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 NSWRL’s competitions, as well as the NRL’s Round 16 and the latest round of matches from the Super League…

Greymouth Greyhounds moved into outright third in the CRL Whitehead Plumbing and Gas Men’s Premiership after a nail-biting win, while Linwood Keas and Eastern Eagles consolidated the top two positions with more emphatic victories in Round 10. The Greyhounds held on 28-26 in a seesawing thriller against Hornby Panthers at Leslie Park, giving the club…

Rugby league’s top-level debut at One New Zealand Stadium in Ōtautahi Christchurch on Sunday is fittingly set to feature a clutch of players who were developed in Canterbury. After an NRLW trial between the Warriors and Brisbane Broncos women’s teams at 11am under the One New Zealand Stadium roof, the Warriors and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs square…

Amid the excitement around the Warriors’ historic NRL clash with North Queensland Cowboys at One NZ Stadium in Ōtautahi Christchurch and the associated events around our region, there’s still a huge weekend of senior club footy to unfold. The race for the CRL Whitehead Pluming & Gas Men’s Premiership finals is reaching fever pitch –…

Canterbury Rugby League has become a full voting member of the New Zealand Rugby League, following an NZRL SGM vote on Monday night. In 2009, the NZRL adopted a zonal structure, which incorporated Canterbury Rugby League into the newly formed Southern Zone Rugby League (one of seven zones). The NZRL’s new constitution – specifically the…

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 NSWRL’s competitions, as well as the NRL’s Round 15 and the latest round of matches from the Super League…