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BACKYARD FOOTY TOURNAMENT DRAWS OVER 400 TAMARIKI TO NGĀ PUNA WAI
Ngā Puna Wai played host to Canterbury Rugby League’s innovative Backyard Footy primary school tournament on Tuesday, bringing together 42 teams from 26 schools – with an unprecedented 400-plus tamariki participating – on a brilliant day for the junior game in partnership with Primary Sports Canterbury. Backyard Footy is six-a-side...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.10
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 fifth round of the NSWRL Jersey Flegg Cup (under-21s), the eighth round of the QRL Mal Meninga Cup (under-18s), the second-tier NSW Cup...
CRL 2024: ROUND 1 CLUB WRAP
Halswell Hornets made the journey home over the Southern Alps with the hallowed Thacker Shield in two, courtesy of a convincing win in Greymouth Greyhounds’ historic top-grade debut at Wingham Park in the opening round of the 2024 CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership. Perennial grand finalists Linwood Keas...
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...
