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CRL 2022 – ROUND 2 WRAP
Linwood Keas exacted some Grand Final retribution and Riccarton Knights carved out an impressive win over a top-four regular to be the only unbeaten teams after two rounds of the 2022 Bartercard CRL Men’s Premiership. Meanwhile, Eastern Eagles and Halswell Hornets opened their accounts with resounding victories. Premiers Hornby Panthers...
CRL 2022 – ROUND 1 WRAP
A pair of showdowns between last season’s top-four finishers set the scene for a thrilling start to the 2022 Bartercard CRL Men’s Premiership on Saturday. Northern Bulldogs pulled off an impressive 16-10 upset of defending champs Hornby Panthers at Murphy Park. A first-half double from winger Matty Clough propelled the...
JOIN FRANK ENDACOTT’S WORLD CUP TOUR
Calling all Kiwi rugby league supporters! The international footy blackout is set to end later this year with the Rugby League World Cup in England - and Frank Endacott wants you to be there with him. Frank coached the Kiwis in unforgettable Britain-hosted World Cup campaigns in 1995 and 2000,...
COACH LAWRIE TO LEAD BULLS’ 2022 CHARGE
Jed Lawrie (right) and Andrew Auimatagi. Photo Credit: Aiden Williams/Stuff Andrew Auimatagi’s prosperous six-season tenure as New Era Glazing Canterbury Bulls coach concluded at the end of 2021, but the provincial team’s transition under a new regime shapes as a seamless one. Hornby Panthers coach Jed...
CANTERBURY 9’S WIDER SQUAD – 18S BOYS
Canterbury Rugby League are pleased to announce the following players have been selected in the Canterbury 18s Boys 9-aside wider squad. 15 players will be selected from this squad to play in the Southern Regional Tournament being held 12th March, Christchurch. First Training: 11.00am, Saturday 26th Feb, Ngā Puna Wai Any player who...
CANTERBURY 9’S WIDER SQUAD – 16s GIRLS
Canterbury Rugby League are pleased to announce the following players have been selected in the Canterbury 16s Girls 9-aside wider squad. 15 players will be selected from this squad to play in the Southern Regional Tournament being held 12th March, Christchurch. First Training: 10.00am, Saturday 26th Feb, Ngā Puna Wai Any player who...
Canterbury 9’s Wider Squad – 16s Boys
Canterbury Rugby League are pleased to announce the following players have been selected in the Canterbury 16s Boys 9-aside wider squad. 15 players will be selected from this squad to play in the Southern Regional Tournament being held 12th March, Christchurch. First Training: 6.00pm, Thursday 24th Feb, Ngā Puna Wai Any...
Canterbury 9s Wider Squad – 18s Girls
Canterbury Rugby League are pleased to announce the following players have been selected in the Canterbury 18s Girls 9-aside wider squad. 15 players will be selected from this squad to play in the Southern Regional Tournament being held 12/13th March, Christchurch. First Training: 6.30pm, Tuesday 22nd February, Haeata Community Campus...
VALE BILL NOONAN
The CRL community is mourning the loss of one of New Zealand’s best-ever front-rowers and Canterbury’s finest rugby league exports, Kiwi #460 Bill Noonan, who has passed away in Sydney, aged 74. Rugged Linwood prop/second-rower Noonan played three Tests for New Zealand in the late-1960s, but arguably carved out a...
STALWART SMALLRIDGE WHISTLES HUMBLE TUNE AFTER 25 YEARS
Amid the myriad gongs handed out for excellence in the current calendar year at the recent 2021 Canterbury Rugby League awards, one unassuming individual received special recognition for quarter of a century of high standards and commitment to our game. Gary Smallridge cut his teeth in the CRL premier refereeing...
CANTEBURY BULLS OVERRUN BY STALLIONS IN NATIONAL DECIDER
The New Era Glazing Canterbury Bulls' 2021 campaign ended in disappointment, going down 36-22 to Upper Central Stallions in the NZRL Sky Sports National Men's Competition final at their Ngā Puna Wai home base. After taking the lead 10 minutes in, the Bulls conceded 32 unanswered points before running in...
CANTERBURY WOMEN CLAIM NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH VICTORY OVER WELLINGTON
A fortnight after the teams played out a thrilling 20-all draw at Ngā Puna Wai, Canterbury clinched the NZRL Sky Sports National Women's Competition trophy with an outstanding 20-8 win over Wellington in the final at the same venue. Canterbury got off to a flying start before Wellington staged a...
