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CRL 2024: ROUND 13 CLUB WRAP
Linwood Keas have wrapped up the Massetti Cup with one match to spare, while the surging Hornby Panthers clinched their place in the finals – but there’s still plenty of drama to unfold in the last round of the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership. The Keas overwhelmed Greymouth Greyhounds 40-0 at Linwood Park…
Read MoreHORNBY FAREWELLS SET SCENE FOR BLOCKBUSTER DERBY
An emotional Leslie Park send-off for two Hornby Panthers icons will add an extra element to Saturday’s showdown with Halswell Hornets, which also has a major bearing on the neighbouring clubs’ CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership finals prospects. The fourth-placed Panthers could finish the penultimate round as high as second with a win…
Read MoreRED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.23
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 and Jersey Flegg Cup (NSWRL under-21s). NRL Hornby Panthers product and Kiwi Test utility Fa’amanu Brown had 20…
Read MoreCRL 2024: ROUND 12 CLUB WRAP
The race for CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership finals spots is balancing on a knife’s edge with just two weeks of the regular season remaining, following another tense round of fixtures that saw the top two teams on the Massetti Cup table tipped up. Hornby Panthers successfully defended the Thacker Shield with a…
Read MoreTHACKER SHIELD AND MATARIKI CHALLENGES ADD TO LATE-SEASON SCRAMBLE
Only Linwood Keas’ place in the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership finals is confirmed with three weeks of the regular season remaining, while Saturday’s trio of crunch Round 12 clashes features the third grand final rematch of the year – which doubles as a Thacker Shield challenge – and the inauguration of a…
Read MoreFIRST CRL CANTERBURY BANKSTOWN-BULLDOGS YOUTH GRAND FINAL DAY TO UNFOLD AT NGĀ PUNA WAI
The stage is set for Ngā Puna Wai to host the inaugural CRL Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Youth Grand Final Day this Sunday, July 7. The title deciders for one girls grade and three boys grades will unfold from 10am, with members of the Bulldogs’ Pathways and Development staff in attendance to cast their eye over some…
Read MoreCRL 2024: ROUND 11 CLUB WRAP
The 2024 CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership continues to surprise on a weekly basis, with Round 11 delivering upsets, form reversals and cliff-hangers that clouded the top-four picture less than a month out from the end of the regular season. Riccarton Knights bounced back from last week’s 40-point loss in Greymouth and consolidated…
Read MoreCRUNCH TIME IN CRL WHITEHEAD PLUMBING & GAS MEN’S PREMIERSHIP FINALS RACE
The race for CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership playoffs spots is on a knife’s edge with four weeks of the regular season remaining – and once again all three matches in Round 11 will have a major bearing on the top-four picture. While a miraculous late charge to the finals would require a…
Read MoreCRL 2024: ROUND 8 CLUB WRAP
Linwood Keas and Riccarton Knights have made a break on the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership field with Round 8 victories, while Hornby Panthers snapped a losing streak via a vital derby win. The Keas and Knights finished the weekend on 12 competition points, four clear of Halswell Hornets, with Eastern Eagles and…
Read MoreTIGHT AT THE TOP AS CRL WHITEHEAD PLUMBING & GAS MEN’S PREMIERSHIP ROUNDS HALFWAY MARK
The CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership lead has been changing hands on a weekly basis – and there could be more leapfrogging and manoeuvring in the Massetti Cup standings this week with three critical matches on the Round 8 agenda. Riccarton Knights nabbed top spot at the halfway point of the season via…
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