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GREYHOUNDS PRIMED FOR HISTORIC PREMIERSHIP ENTRY
“It’s time to play footy.” That’s the message from an excited – maybe even slightly impatient – Greymouth Greyhounds coach Kurt Dixon ahead on the eve of one of the most significant days in West Coast Rugby League’s modern history and a momentous occasion for the CRL Whitehead Plumbing &...
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: WARO-RAKAU ROUTS PAPANUI TO CLAIM THACKER SHIELD
Our first Flashback Friday of 2024 marks a milestone anniversary of one of the greatest West Coast Rugby League club achievements of the 1990s. At Saturday’s historic CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership season-opening clash at Wingham Park between Greymouth Greyhounds and Halswell Hornets, the 1994 Waro-Rakau Hornets will...
CRL GEARS UP FOR MASSIVE 2024 CLUB SEASON
Saturday heralds the start of the 2024 Canterbury Rugby League season proper, with the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership, ISC Canterbury Cup Premier Reserves, Division One and Presidents competitions all getting underway. The opening round of the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership is headlined by Greymouth...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.9
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 ninth and final round of the NSWRL SG Ball Cup (under-19s), Harold Matthews Cup (under-17s) and Tarsha Gale Cup (women’s under-18s), as well...
RED AND BLACK REPORT: EDITION NO.8
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 eighth round of the NSWRL SG Ball Cup (under-19s) and Harold Matthews Cup (under-17s), the seventh round of the QRL Mal Meninga Cup...
KNIGHTS TRIUMPH IN CRL WHITEHEAD PLUMBING & GAS PRE-SEASON FINAL
Riccarton Knights have claimed the first piece of Canterbury Rugby League silverware for 2024 courtesy of a 30-22 victory over Halswell Hornets in the inaugural CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Pre-season final. The Saturday afternoon showdown at Ngā Puna Wai provided plenty of reason for optimism ahead of the CRL...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.7
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 seventh round of the NSWRL SG Ball Cup (under-19s) and Harold Matthews Cup (under-17s), as well as the second round of the NSWRL...
VALE JOHN BOND
The Canterbury Rugby League fraternity is mourning the loss of champion goalkicking forward John Bond, a seven-Test Kiwi of the 1950s whose club career spanned an incredible 22 years. Bond, 92, passed away on Sunday, March 10. A highly respected prop or second-rower for Papanui, Marist, Kaiapoi, Canterbury, South Island...
CRL WHITEHEAD PLUMBING & GAS PRE-SEASON COMPETITION – SEMI-FINALS WRAP
Halswell Hornets and Riccarton Knights will contest the inaugural CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Pre-season Competition final next weekend after carving out impressive semi-final victories at Ngā Puna Wai on Friday night. The Hornets, emphatic 56-4 winners against Northern Bulldogs in the opening round, shut out defending CRL premiers...
FOUR CANTERBURY WĀHINE TO FEATURE IN SECOND AHI KĀ AOTEAROA CAMPAIGN
By CRL and NZRL Three Canterbury-based players have been selected to represent the Ahi Kā Aotearoa in the second edition of the Harvey Norman Women’s Championship on the Gold Coast next week. Following a successful inaugural campaign in 2023, the team returns to the Championship with a squad of under-21s...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.6
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 sixth round of the NSWRL SG Ball Cup (under-19s) and Harold Matthews Cup (under-17s), as well as the opening weekend of the NSWRL...
CRL WHITEHEAD PLUMBING & GAS PRE-SEASON COMPETITION – WEEK 1 WRAP
Perennial grand finalists Linwood Keas and Hornby Panthers were both rolled in the opening round of the CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Pre-season Competition, with Riccarton Knights and Eastern Eagles both producing outstanding first-up wins at Ngā Puna Wai on Friday night. Meanwhile, Halswell Hornets also progressed with an emphatic...
