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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…

Eastern Eagles consolidated second spot with a second-half comeback on the road, Halswell Hornets celebrated Old Boys Day with a thrilling and vital win, and Linwood Keas continued their relentless charge to the Massetti Cup in Round 9 of the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership. Meanwhile, the Keas made a grand final rematch…

The second 2026 instalment of Canterbury Rugby League’s westside derby headlines Round 9 of the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership, while Riccarton Knights face a crucial home assignment as the finals race heats up and Papanui Tigers host the unbeaten competition leaders. Meanwhile, the fifth round of the CRL Happy Hire Women’s Premiership…

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 the NRL’s Round 14 and the latest round of matches from the…

Riccarton Knights and Greymouth Greyhounds made important inroads on the Massetti Cup ladder as the race for the finals heats up, while Eastern Eagles consolidated second spot in Round 8 of the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership. In Round 4 of the CRL Happy Hire Women’s Premiership, last year’s grand finalists both chalked…