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Linwood Keas get their CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership defence underway on Saturday, while Hornby Panthers and Eastern Eagles will also be eager to open their accounts in Round 2 after going down last weekend. The Keas were forced to cool their heels with the opening-round bye, instead kicking off their campaign against…

As the returning Papanui Tigers prepare to head to Linwood Park to take on defending champions the Keas in Round 2 of the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership, Flashback Friday relives the club’s most recent grand final victory. The 2015 Pat Smith Trophy decider was one for the ages, with Papanui prevailing 20-14…

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 and QRL competitions, as well as NRL Round 7 and the weekend’s Super League action from the UK.…

Papanui Tigers made a triumphant return to the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership, while a pair of first-time head coaches enjoyed victories in Saturday’s other Round 1 fixtures. More than three and a half years since their last Massetti Cup match, the Tigers fought back from an eight-point halftime deficit to pip Eastern…

Greymouth Greyhounds head into their third CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership campaign striving to build on the momentum that has made the club one of the great grassroots rugby league stories of recent years. From competing in the CRL Premier Reserves and narrowly missing a grand final in that grade in 2023, the…

Riccarton Knights’ watershed run to the 2025 CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership grand final has heightened expectations around the team this year – and incoming head coach Sean Spooner is under no illusions about how difficult it will be to replicate those feats…or go one better. On the back of the Knights’ run…

Halswell Hornets’ bid to end a 12-year CRL title drought will be helmed by veteran clubman Kevin Te Hau, who took over as head coach following Ray Hubbard’s move to Papanui Tigers. Te Hau made the first of four grand final appearances for the Hornets in 1993, when Gerard Stokes coached the club to Pat…

Linwood Keas responded to missing out on CRL Grand Final Day for the first time in a decade in spectacular fashion last season, winning everything on offer on the 2025 Canterbury Rugby League calendar. The cabinet is fully restocked with the Thacker Shield, the Massetti Cup and the Pat Smith Trophy after the Keas won…

There’s an unmistakable buzz around Wainoni Park as Eastern Eagles gear up for what is shaping as a breakout CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership campaign. After missing the playoffs by a point in heartbreaking fashion during an admirable 2024 season, the Eagles dipped to the foot of the Massetti Cup ladder last year…

After last featuring in Canterbury Rugby League’s top tier in 2022, Papanui Tigers make an emotional return to the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership this season. The Tigers’ rich history stretches back more than a century. The Waimari club formed in 1922 and adopted the name Papanui in 1947, winning its first senior…