Womens
CRL ROUND 6 CLUB PREVIEW: WOMEN’S PREMIERSHIP GETS UNDERWAY, THACKER SHIELD ON THE LINE AFTER LAST WEEK’S WASHOUT
After last week’s weather bomb forced the postponement of the weekend’s senior football, Canterbury Rugby League’s senior competitions return on Saturday and Sunday – including Round 6 of the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership and the belated start to the CRL Bartercard Women’s Premiership. Linwood Keas will put the Thacker Shield on the…
Read MoreTHE HEART OF HORNBY: PANTHERS’ PEOPLE-FIRST ETHOS LAYS FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS
Boasting a 110-year history and more championships than any other club, Hornby Panthers are a cornerstone of the Canterbury Rugby League landscape. The Panthers enjoyed a banner year in 2024, surging to glory in the CRL Whitehead Plumbing and Gas Men’s Premiership in long-serving coach Jed Lawrie’s last campaign in charge and finished with the…
Read MoreCANTERBURY PLAYERS TO FEATURE IN NSWRL’S JUNIOR WOMEN’S COMPS
A group of Canterbury’s most promising young players are on their way to Sydney to take up opportunities in the 2025 Tarsha Gale Cup, the NSWRL’s elite under-19s women’s competition, and the Lisa Fiaola Cup, the NSWRL’s under-17s women’s grade. Hornby’s Kyra-Lee Westland and Linwood’s Dejah Tuliau have been selected in Penrith Panthers’ Tarsha Gale…
Read MoreCANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE 2024: AN UNFORGETTABLE YEAR
As 2024 draws to a close, we’re reflecting on what has been an amazing year for rugby league in Canterbury. On and off the field, from junior to elite level, encompassing community-based initiatives, historic announcements and the return of Test football to our city, it’s hard to recall 12 months quite like it – and…
Read MoreCANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE 2024 AWARDS
The complete list of award winners from Canterbury Rugby League’s 2024 prizegiving, held at the Hornby Club on Friday, November 1. COMPETITION AWARDS Terry Cox Memorial Trophy (18s boys Grand Final winners): Hornby Panthers Presidents Trophy (Presidents 10s winners): Hornby Panthers Kidd-Mitchell Trophy (Division One Grand Final winners): Northern Bulldogs Carol Crozier Trophy (Canterbury Cup Round…
Read MoreAUIMATAGI RECEIVES KIWI FERNS COACHING STAFF CALL-UP
Former Canterbury Bulls and CRL premiership-winning coach Andrew Auimatagi has been added to the Kiwi Ferns’ coaching staff for the upcoming Pacific Championships campaign. Named as an assistant to head coach Ricky Henry, Auimatagi’s momentous call-up comes just weeks after guiding St Thomas’ of Canterbury College to a second straight New Zealand Secondary Schools Tournament…
Read MoreTRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS WOMEN’S WRAP UP CAMPAIGN WITH WIN IN WAIKATO
The Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Women’s team have bookended an admirable building campaign in the NZRL National Premiership with wins, chalking up their second victory of 2024 in a final-round clash with Waikato in Hamilton. Leading 10-8 at halftime, the Trillo Metals Bulls went on with the job in a second-stanza shutout to snap a…
Read MoreTRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS WOMEN’S BRIGHT START CANCELLED OUT BY RAMPANT STINGRAYS
A fast-starting Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Women’s team was overwhelmed 38-4 by a slick and powerful Counties Manukau Stingrays combination in Round 4 of the NZRL National Premiership at Ngā Puna Wai. The Auckland-based heavyweights ran in four tries in each half to record their third win of the campaign. But the early indications were…
Read MoreTRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS WOMEN’S LINE-UP NAMED FOR PREMIERSHIP OPENER AGAINST WELLINGTON
The Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Women’s team kick off their Sky Sport NZRL National Premiership campaign at Ngā Puna Wai on Sunday against Wellington Orcas. Coached for the first time by Joseph Purcell-Mika, the Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Women’s line-up is led by 2023 captain Shade McGregor-Pakau, who features in a backline boasting fellow experienced…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.31
The Red and Black Report shines a spotlight on Canterbury Rugby League juniors featuring in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. Canterbury products were in action in the latest rounds of the NRL, NSW Cup, Queensland Cup, Jersey Flegg Cup (NSWRL under-21s) and NSW Women’s Premiership. NRL West Coast-bred Kiwi and former Halswell Hornets junior…
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