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FLASHBACK FRIDAY: BULLS OVERRUN LEOPARDS FOR INAUGURAL BARTERCARD CUP TITLE
Canterbury Bulls skipper Maurice Emslie gives the inaugural Bartercard Cup trophy a peck As the Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Men's prepare for their South Island Championship-deciding showdown with Southland Rams in Oamaru tomorrow, Flashback Friday revisits one of the Canterbury provincial side’s greatest triumphs since taking...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.33
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 round NSW Women’s Premiership, and the weekend’s NRL, Queensland Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup (NSWRL under-21s) finals series matches. NRL Burnham...
PLUCKY FIRST-HALF DISPLAY NOT ENOUGH FOR TRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS WOMEN’S TO TOPPLE FALCONS
A brave performance from the Trillo Metals Canterbury Women’s team fell short against a powerful Akarana Falcons outfit, who dominated the second half in a 36-20 result at Ngā Puna Wai. The rivals scored three tries apiece in a seesawing first half of the NZRL National Women’s Premiership Round 2...
TRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS MEN’S PUT AORAKI EELS TO THE SWORD
The Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Men's team remains undefeated in the South Island Championships after carving out a comprehensive 54-6 win over Aoraki Eels at Ngā Puna Wai in Round 2. Back up from their season-opening comeback victory over West Coast in Greymouth, the Trillo Metals Bulls got off to...
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: VAEALIKI TRY SWINGS 2000 QUALIFYING FINAL
As the 2024 NRL finals get underway tonight, Flashback Friday relives a bizarre, memorable try by a Canterbury product that spearheaded Parramatta Eels’ 2000 qualifying final upset of Sydney Roosters. The youthful, seventh-placed Eels approached the do-or-die assignment against the seventh-placed Roosters as rank outsiders. The Eels had fought back...
RESILIENCE UNDERPINS ST THOMAS’ BACK-TO-BACK NZSST SUCCESS
St Thomas of Canterbury College created history last year by becoming the first school from outside Auckland to win the New Zealand Secondary Schools Tournament in 23 years. But the team truly cemented their legacy last weekend by sealing rare back-to-back titles in 2024 with a series of outstanding performances...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.32
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 and NSW Women’s Premiership, and the NSW Cup, Queensland Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup (NSWRL under-21s) finals series....
TRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS WOMEN’S POWER TO CONVINCING HOME WIN OVER ORCAS
The game-breaking class of halves Kyla Lynch-Brown and Tori Harding, a powerhouse forward-pack display and ultra-committed goal-line defence underpinned a winning start to the Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Women’s team’s 2024 NZRL National Premiership campaign. Wellington Orcas were put to the sword 22-8 at Ngā Puna Wai as the Trillo...
TRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS MEN’S EDGE CHARGERS IN WET WEST COAST THRILLER
The Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Men’s team defied wild Greymouth weather and a gallant West Coast Chargers side to snare a 16-14 comeback victory in Saturday’s South Island Championship opener at Wingham Park. In a throwback to erstwhile eras in the 109-year history of the Canterbury-West Coast provincial rivalry, the...
TRILLO 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...
TRILLO METALS CANTERBURY BULLS MEN’S NAME TEAM FOR WEST COAST OPENER
The Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Men's team get their South Island Men's Championship campaign - and their quest for promotion back into the 2025 NZRL National Premiership - underway at Greymouth's Wingham Park on Saturday. Incoming Trillo Metals Bulls Canterbury Men's coach Walter Wilson has named his first squad, which...
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: STUART LEADS WEST COAST TO JUBILEE UPSET OF CANTERBURY
In honour of this weekend’s South Island Men's Championship opener between West Coast and the Trillo Metals Canterbury Bulls Men's team at Wingham Park, Flashback Friday marks 35 years since a memorable encounter between the archrival provinces at the same venue. West Coast Rugby League celebrated its 75th jubilee in...
