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BULLS/DOGS ACADEMY AND CRL DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY LAUNCHED AT NGĀ PUNA WAI
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs solidified the club’s commitment to its pathways and development partnership with Canterbury Rugby League via the unveiling of the Canterbury Bulls/Dogs Academy and the CRL Development Academy at Ngā Puna Wai on Sunday. The Bulldogs also delivered a coach upskilling session and training clinics for more than 60...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.4
The Red and Black Report shines a spotlight on Canterbury Rugby League juniors featuring in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. Several Canterbury products featured in the fourth round of the NSWRL’s junior competitions – the SG Ball Cup (under-19s), Harold Matthews Cup (under-17s) and Tarsha Gale Cup (women’s under-18s) –...
FIRST ‘TAMA TŪ, HAPORI ORA WĀNANGA’ INSPIRES CRL COMMUNITY CHANGEMAKERS
Last weekend Canterbury Rugby League held its inaugural ‘Tama tū, Hapori ora Wānanga’, a kaupapa (event) initiated by CRL CEO Malcolm Humm, and developed and facilitated by CRL Board Vice-Chair Dr Phil Borell with the support of the Ministry of Social Development Changemakers program. The name, Tama tū, Hapori ora...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.3
The Red and Black Report shines a spotlight on Canterbury Rugby League juniors featuring in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. Several Canterbury products featured in the third round of the NSWRL’s junior competitions – the SG Ball Cup (under-19s), Harold Matthews Cup (under-17s) and Tarsha Gale Cup (women’s under-18s) –...
CANTERBURY JUNIORS HAYWARD AND ALATINI THRIVING AS BULLDOG PUPS
The burgeoning development and pathways partnership between Canterbury Rugby League and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs is already reaping dividends for the club’s SG Ball side – as well as two talented tyros from our region who are taking an opportunity in Sydney with both hands. The Bulldogs have navigated a tough early-season...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.2
The Red and Black Report shines a spotlight on Canterbury Rugby League juniors featuring in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. Several Canterbury products featured in the second round of the NSWRL’s junior competitions – the SG Ball Cup (under-19s), Harold Matthews Cup (under-17s) and Tarsha Gale Cup (women’s under-18s). https://canterburyrugbyleague.co.nz/2024/01/canterbury-products-set-to-shine-in-nswrl-and-qrl-junior-comps/...
CANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE RETURNS TO STANDALONE DISTRICT STATUS
For the purposes of playing in NZRL National Tournaments and Competitions, Canterbury Rugby League will return to standalone district status in 2024 after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Southern Zone Rugby League. Canterbury has come under the Southern Zone banner – along with five other districts – since 2009,...
WHITEHEAD PLUMBING & GAS EXPANDS SPONSORSHIP TO BACK JUNIOR PROGRAMME AND MEN’S PREMIERSHIP
Whitehead Plumbing & Gas has become synonymous with junior rugby league in Canterbury, providing invaluable support for our game’s youngest participants. This year, the company has expanded its backing to include naming rights sponsorship of the region’s top club competition. The 2024 season heralds the sixth successive year of the...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.1
The Red and Black Report shines a spotlight on Canterbury Rugby League juniors featuring in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. Several Canterbury products featured as the NSWRL’s junior competitions – the SG Ball Cup (under-19s), Harold Matthews Cup (under-17s) and Tarsha Gale Cup (women’s under-18s) – got underway on last...
TRILLO METALS WOMEN’S CANTERBURY BULLS WELCOME JOSEPH MIKA AS 2024-25 HEAD COACH
Following a highly promising NZRL National Premiership campaign last year, the Trillo Metals Women’s Canterbury Bulls’ 2024 progress will be guided by CRL Women’s Premiership-winning coach Joseph Mika. Mika, a former Canterbury Bulls rep and Linwood stalwart, coached the Keas’ women’s team in 2023 – culminating in their second straight...
WILSON TAKES REINS AS SENZ MEN’S CANTERBURY BULLS HEAD COACH
The SENZ Men's Canterbury Bulls enter a new era in 2024 following the announcement of former provincial representative and Halswell stalwart Walter Wilson as head coach. Wilson brings an impressive and varied coaching CV to the role: he guided the Halswell reserve grade team at the tail-end of his playing...
CRL’S FREE SWIMMING LESSONS INITIATIVE AIMS TO PROTECT LIVES THROUGH RUGBY LEAGUE
Canterbury Rugby League’s commitment to providing its community with valuable life skills outside of the rugby league sphere – as well as a desire to directly mitigate Aotearoa’s worrying preventable drowning figures – has prompted the establishment of a free swimming lessons programme for our tamariki from 2024. The programme...
