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HORNETS SOAKING UP GRAND FINAL BREAKTHROUGH – BUT THE JOB’S NOT DONE
Qualifying for the club’s first Pat Smith Trophy Challenge in a decade – on top of their Canterbury Cup side also reaching the decider – and ending Linwood Keas’ quest for a 10th straight grand final, it’s already been a watershed season for Halswell Hornets. After getting past the bogey...
NO ROOM FOR SENTIMENT AS PANTHERS CHASE GRAND FINAL GLORY
After his team parlayed a late-season form spike into another grand final opportunity, Hornby Panthers coach Jed Lawrie is determined that his and fellow club legend James Baxendale’s impending departure won’t be a distraction ahead of Sunday’s showdown with Halswell Hornets at Ngā Puna Wai. Lawrie quickly doused any notion...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.27
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, NSW Cup, Queensland Cup, Jersey and Flegg Cup (NSWRL under-21s). NRL Former Hornby winger and Super Rugby...
HORNETS END KEAS’ REIGN IN PRELIMINARY FINAL STUNNER
Halswell Hornets have earned their first grand final berth since 2014 – and for the first time in 10 years the Pat Smith Trophy Challenge will not feature Linwood Keas – after an unforgettable CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership preliminary final on Saturday. The third-placed Hornets overcame an...
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: EX-CHEVALIER TEVAGA MAKES NRL DEBUT
Flashback Friday looks back at the NRL debut of Burnham Chevaliers junior Jazz Tevaga, following news the lionhearted Warriors stalwart will be parting ways with the club at the end of the season. The Warriors confirmed they could not find room for the off-contract veteran on their 2025 roster. Papakura's...
NOW OR NEVER FOR CRL HAPPY HIRE GRAND FINAL DAY HOPEFULS
CRL Happy Hire Grand Final Day spots are on the line across all four senior grades this weekend, including a CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership blockbuster between Linwood Keas and Halswell Hornets. The Keas, searching for their 10th consecutive premiership grand final appearance, went down 18-12 in a...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.26
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, NRLW, NSW Cup, Queensland Cup and NSW Women’s Premiership. The Jersey Flegg Cup (NSWRL under-21s) had a competition-wide...
CRL 2024: FINALS WEEK 1 WRAP
Hornby Panthers are the first team through to the 2024 CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership grand final courtesy of a gritty victory at Linwood Park, while Halswell Hornets stayed alive with an elimination final defeat of Riccarton Knights. As Linwood did to them at Leslie Park in last...
EAGLES FOCUS ON SEASON’S POSITIVES AFTER FINAL-ROUND HEARTBREAK
In an extraordinarily even CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership, it was inevitable there would be a hard-luck story when the competition was whittled down to four finalists. Eastern Eagles finished the season with a wet sail and were only seconds away from a Round 14 victory at Halswell...
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: PANTHERS HALT KEAS’ STREAK TO BOOK FIRST SPOT IN 2017 GF
Ahead of yet another high-stakes showdown between Linwood Keas and Hornby Panthers in Saturday’s CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership major semi-final, Flashback Friday relives a classic playoffs encounter from the relatively early stages of the heavyweights' epic modern rivalry. The Panthers built their 2017 campaign on blistering attack,...
FINALS FOOTY FIRES UP AFTER FRANTIC REGULAR SEASON FINISH
The Canterbury Rugby League community is still catching its collective breath after an incredible finish to the regular season, but this Saturday’s CRL Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Men’s Premiership schedule promises to deliver two pulsating semi-finals. Despite one of the most even and topsy-turvy Massetti Cup campaigns in recent memory...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2024: EDITION NO.25
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, NSW Cup, Jersey Flegg Cup (NSWRL under-21s) and NSW Women’s Premiership. Queensland Cup had a competition-wide bye weekend....
