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ROCKCOTE BULLS PRIMED FOR UNSEASONABLE WARRIORS CHALLENGE AT NGĀ PUNA WAI
January and February are traditionally reserved for Nines tournaments and pre-season club training in Canterbury Rugby League circles. But Saturday’s historic Ngā Puna Wai opener has meant the Rockcote Canterbury Bulls squad spent the early part of 2019 sweating it out in preparation for a showdown with the Warriors’ InTrust...
BULLS AND WARRIORS SET FOR NGĀ PUNA WAI OPENER DESPITE WEATHER SETBACKS
February 23 shapes as one of the most momentous days in Canterbury Rugby League’s modern history – the code’s first game at its new home, Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub. The Rockcote Canterbury Bulls square off against the Warriors InTrust Super Premiership team at 1.30pm on Saturday – preceded by...
NZ RESIDENTS 16s AND 18s WIDER SQUADS ANNOUNCED
Via NZRL After a highly successful Talent Development Programme held in Cambridge last month, New Zealand Rugby League wishes to announce and congratulate those players who have been selected in the New Zealand Resident 16s and 18s, 26-man squads. 80 of the best 16s and 18s players in the country...
SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISTORIC NGĀ PUNA WAI OPENER
The countdown is on for Canterbury Rugby League’s grand opening at its new home, with only a month to go until the Rockcote Canterbury Bulls host the Warriors InTrust Super Premiership team at Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub. The Warriors NRL Women’s coaching staff have also requested a trial match...
LEWIS BROWN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
Riccarton Knights junior and former Canterbury Bulls representative Lewis Brown has announced his retirement after a decade-long career in the NRL. The 32-year-old utility played 198 first-grade games for the Warriors, Penrith and Manly since making a belated debut in 2009, scoring 34 tries. Brown played 15 Tests for the...
CRL’S NGĀ PUNA WAI OPENER ON TRACK DESPITE RAIN DELAYS
Canterbury Rugby League’s eagerly anticipated February 23 debut at its new Nga Puna Wai home will go ahead as scheduled, despite the weather’s recent attempts to a throw a spanner in the works. Twice the average rainfall in November threatened to derail the Rockcote Canterbury Bulls’ clash with the Warriors’...
MANLY EXPERIENCE GIVE SOUTH ISLAND TALENTS TASTE OF BIG STAGE
Two of the South Island’s brightest rugby league prospects have had a good taste of the big stage of the NRL after a week training and playing at the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. Jaedon Wellington, from the Hornby Panthers and Callum Donaldson, from the Waro Rakau club in Greymouth, spent...
NZRL TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED FOR 2019
Via NZRL Media The 2019 New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) season will kick-off in January with the 16s and 18s Talent Development Programme (TDP) at St. Peters College in Cambridge. The TDP brings together the most talented 16s (16-years-old or under) and 18s (18-years-old or under) age-group rugby league players...
SOUTH ISLAND TALENTS FLY WITH MANLY SEA EAGLES
Two of the South Island’s brightest rugby league prospects, Jaedon Wellington and Callum Donaldson, are this week getting a unique taste of the NRL during a week-long camp at the Manly Sea Eagles. The invitation to come to Manly’s training base on Sydney’s northern beaches is the direct result of the club’s...
BIG CAST OF CANTABRIANS UP FOR NZRL AWARDS
The 2018 NZRL Awards finalists have been named and there is a healthy representation from Canterbury Rugby League's ranks up for prestigious honours. At international level, Jamayne Isaako and Sui Pauaraisa have been shortlisted for the Kiwis and Kiwi Ferns Rookie of the Year awards respectively. Domestically, Rockcote Canterbury Bulls captain James Baxendale is up for...
2019 Representative applications are open
Canterbury Rugby League invites applications for Coaches, Managers & Trainers positions for the following teams. Canterbury Bull’s (Coach, Assistant Coach, Manager, Trainer +1) Canterbury Women’s (Coach, Assistant Coach, Manager, Trainer +1) Canterbury 19’s (Coach, Assistant Coach, Manager, Trainer) Canterbury 17’s (Coach, Manager Trainer +1) Canterbury 15’s (Coach, Manger, Trainer +...
LAST CHANCE FOR NZRL AWARDS NOMINATIONS
Every year NZRL recognises those who have gone above and beyond with awards for Volunteer of the Year and Grassroots Club plus awards for players, referees and coaches. Complete your nomination form online to acknowledge someone you think has done an outstanding job for rugby league this year. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck...
