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CRL MASSETTI CUP ROUND 8 WRAP
Linwood Keas’ bid to go through the Massetti Cup regular season undefeated received another major boost courtesy of hard-fought 23-16 win over archrivals Hornby Panthers in Saturday’s Round 8 catch-up. The Keas held a slender 8-6 lead at halftime at Linwood Park but had the better of the second stanza,...
MASSETTI CUP: THE RUN HOME
There’s just four rounds remaining in the 2018 Massetti Cup regular season. We sum up how the season has unfolded so far for all eight clubs and what they need to do to feature in the playoffs. LINWOOD KEAS (1st, 20 points) The Keas’ bid for a third straight...
GARY ENDACOTT AT THE FOREFRONT OF PDRL’S RISE
Gary Endacott boasts a sporting CV most could only dream of, but despite turning 50 last month the inspirational Cantabrian is still ticking off major milestones and highlights even he thought would never come along. Born with cerebral palsy, Endacott has made an art form of trampling the odds. He...
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: KIWIS CLINCH WORLD CUP FINAL BERTH IN CHRISTCHURCH MUD
The weather that wreaked havoc with the middle stages of our club season appears to have relented, so it’s probably safe now to mark 30 years since a famous Christchurch Test played in atrocious conditions for Flashback Friday. It what ranks as one of the most dramatic and important Test...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2018: EDITION NO.16
Each week the Red and Black Report will keep you up to date with how our Canterbury Rugby League products are performing in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. NRL It was a big week for Aranui junior Jamayne Isaako, kicking three goals in a solid New Zealand Test debut...
BARBARIANS REAPING REWARDS OF OFF-FIELD OVERHAUL
Ashburton Barbarians are hailing a change in attitude for their revival in this year’s Division One competition The Barbarians sat second in the competition after upsetting previously unbeaten ladder leaders Burnham Chevaliers on June 23. They have lost just two games this season to put themselves in the box-seat for...
CRL MASSETTI CUP ROUND 11 WRAP
The fourth-placed Halswell Hornets extended their Massetti Cup lead over the chasing pack after a thrilling 28-all draw with Celebration Lions at Cuthberts Green. The Lions, who had won just two of their opening nine games, led 12-10 at halftime and were on course for an upset of the in-form...
HIGH-FLYING HAWKS CONFIDENT CANTERBURY CUP RECOGNITION IS JUST THE BEGINNING
The only club involved in the Canterbury Cup that doesn’t also boast a team in the Massetti Cup, the Shirley Hawks are used to punching above their weight. Shirley have two senior teams, featuring in the Canterbury Cup and Divison One. After a lengthy battle to get into premier reserves...
CRL MASSETTI CUP ROUND 9 WRAP
Northern Bulldogs gave the strongest indication yet they are a force to be reckoned with in 2018, upsetting second-placed Hornby Panthers 24-20 at Leslie Park in Round 9 of the Massetti Cup. The Bulldogs led 12-10 at halftime overcame a two-point deficit midway through the second half to snatch the...
CANTERBURY 15s SQUAD FOR SOUTHERN ZONE TOURNAMENT
Canterbury Rugby League invite the following players to attend a Canterbury 15yrs Player and Parents Meeting at the Halswell Hornets Rugby League Clubrooms on Monday 25th June at 6pm. This meeting will give players and parents information around the opportunity to be considered for the final team of 20, to...
CANTERBURY 17s SQUAD FOR SOUTH ISLAND TOURNAMENT
Congratulations to the players that have been named below for the Canterbury 17’s squad. 20 players will be selected from this squad to represent Canterbury at the South Island tournament to be held at Wingham Park, Greymouth. Dates for this tournament are from 7 July (Travelling Day) to 11 July,...
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: DUFFIE AND BROWN DEBUT IN ANZAC TEST
This Sunday - at the unlikely venue of Mile High Stadium in Denver - Aranui Eagles junior Jamayne Isaako is set to join the ranks of Canterbury products to pull on the Kiwis jumper. Flashback Friday this week relives the 2011 midyear trans-Tasman Test, when Christchurch-born duo Lewis Brown and...
