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WHITEHEAD PLUMBING & GAS JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE SEASON KICKS OFF SATURDAY
The autumn dew on rugby league fields around Ōtautahi Christchurch is about to be disturbed from this Saturday morning as hundreds of kids fizzing for the 2023 Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Junior Rugby League season finally get to pull the footy boots on again. A fortunate few juniors had the...
CANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE’S ANZACS: FIVE LOST AT GALLIPOLI
April 25, 2023 marks 108 years since the landing of troops, predominantly from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), at Gallipoli Peninsula less than nine months after the beginning of the First World War. An estimated 1,000 ANZAC troops lost their lives fighting Turkish forces that day, while...
CRL 2023 CLUB WRAP: ROUND 4
Saturday’s CRL grand final rematch double-header at Linwood Park finished one win apiece to the Keas and Panthers. Meanwhile, the Eagles chalked up convincing Round 4 wins in both men’s grades, it was a mixed afternoon for the Hornets and Bulldogs, the Greyhounds celebrated a Thacker Shield triumph on the...
THACKER SHIELD RETURNS FOR GREYMOUTH CLASH
Dr Henry Thacker Papanui Tigers make the journey to the West Coast this weekend to take on ISC Canterbury Cup leaders Greymouth Greyhounds on Saturday, providing the perfect opportunity to revitalise competition for the hallowed Thacker Shield. The hallowed prize was donated in 1913 by Dr...
CRL REFEREE PROFILE: DARYL MATAITI
Every referee’s ‘how’ and ‘why’ they first came to pick up a whistle is different. For Daryl Mataiti – who had hung up the playing boots several years earlier due to a knee injury – it was returning to the game as a volunteer in the junior space that has...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2023: EDITION NO.4
The Red and Black Report shines a spotlight on Canterbury Rugby League products featuring in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. NRL Burnham Chevaliers junior Jazz Tevaga continues to play a prominent role in the Warriors’ 2023 resurgence. https://twitter.com/SENZ_Radio/status/1644958328282583042?s=20 The 113-game NRL veteran started at lock in Round 6 against Newcastle,...
CRL 2023 CLUB WRAP: ROUND 3
Convincing wins from unbeaten perennial heavyweights Linwood Keas and Hornby Panthers in Round 3 have set up a blockbuster CRL Men’s Premiership grand final rematch next weekend, while Eastern Eagles opened their Massetti Cup account with a tough win at Kaiapoi. In a Ngā Puna Wai try-fest, the Keas crossed...
CANTERBURY WOMEN GEARING UP FOR HUGE 2023 SEASON
The 2023 Canterbury Rugby League Women’s Premiership kicks off this Sunday, with Sydenham Swans, Woolston Rams, Eastern Eagles and Burnham Chevaliers all aiming to knock defending champs Linwood Keas off their perch. It’s the third straight season these five clubs have vied for the title, following the COVID-condensed 2020 campaign....
NZ MEP BUILDS FOUNDATIONS WITH CANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE
Head out to the rugby league grounds around Canterbury this weekend and you’ll notice our referees decked out in impressive new kit – courtesy of a partnership with NZ MEP Fabrications that commenced in January. Setting up in Christchurch in 2022 and operating from workshops in New Plymouth and Wellington...
SYDNEY SCHOOL TO FACE LOCAL 18S CLUB TEAMS ON CANTERBURY TOUR
Pre-season preparations are ramping up for clubs ahead of Canterbury Rugby League’s Monday night 16s and 18s competitions commencing at Ngā Puna Wai from May 1 – and next week two of our local 18s teams get a valuable chance to test themselves against a visiting Australian side. Famed rugby...
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: A TRIO OF PAPANUI-HALSWELL GRAND FINALS
With Papanui’s ISC Canterbury Cup clash against Halswell on Saturday a centrepiece of the Tigers’ centenary celebrations this Easter weekend, Flashback Friday revisits the most eventful period of a keen rivalry between the clubs. Papanui and Halswell are intrinsically linked, playing annually for the Kevin Williams Memorial Trophy, named in...
PAPANUI TIGERS’ 101 REASONS TO CELEBRATE
Canterbury Rugby League’s club competitions take a break over Easter, which provides a deserving spotlight for Papanui Tigers Rugby League Club to belated celebrate a momentous landmark. In 2022, Papanui became only the sixth CRL club to bring up 100 years in existence – but uncertainty around travel due to...
