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NZRL NATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT – DAY 2
A number of schools flexed their muscle on day two of the NZRL National Secondary Schools Tournament on Tuesday, clocking up big victories under the Auckland sun at Pulman Park. Perhaps most emphatic was the statement made by Rotorua Boys’ High School, who led by a five-try haul from rangy...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2018: EDITION NO.25
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 Jamayne Isaako became the first rookie to top the premiership’s pointscoring table since Daryl Halligan in 1991, racking up a...
KIWIS AND JUNIOR KIWIS WIDER SQUADS ANNOUNCED
Via NZRL Media Today, both rookie and veteran New Zealand rugby league stars get recognition for their performances in the 2018 season with the announcement of the Kiwis and Junior Kiwis wider squads. Kiwis Head Coach Michael Maguire and Junior Kiwis Head Coach Ezra Howe have collaborated in consultation with...
NZRL NATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT – DAY 1
Via NZRL Media Manukura made an emphatic statement to kick off the 2018 NZRL National Secondary Schools Tournament at Auckland’s Pulman Park, powering past defending champions Southern Cross Campus 28-6 in the first game of the day. Things looked ominous when Southern Cross opened the scoring on five minutes, but...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2018: EDITION NO.24
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 Jamayne Isaako put one hand on the Dally M Rookie of the Year and Top Pointscorer trophies in a brilliant...
KEAS CLINCH GF THREE-PEAT WITH LATE COMEBACK OVER GALLANT PANTHERS
The last CRL grand final at the historic Rugby League Park didn’t disappoint, as Linwood produced a remarkable comeback to beat Hornby 20-16 and win the Pat Smith Trophy for the third consecutive year. Three late tries showed why the Keas have remained undefeated all season, displaying amazing character to...
KEA’S EDGE TIGERS IN EPIC WOMEN’S GRAND FINAL
You couldn’t have asked for a better day for the premiership grand final day at Rugby League Park, the last to be hosted at the ground before Canterbury Rugby League’s move to Nga Puna Wai in 2019. The afternoon kicked off with the Linwood Keas facing the Papanui Tigers in...
BAXENDALE DESPERATE TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME
Hornby Panthers have consecutive grand final losses to atone for when they take on Linwood Keas in the big one for the third straight year at Rugby League Park this Sunday, but captain James Baxendale has a bit extra to make up for after fate conspired to put him 18,000...
KEAS’ SEMI-FINAL BREAKTHROUGH SETS UP HUGE GF SHOWDOWN WITH TIGERS
The CRL women’s premiership grand final sees Papanui Tigers and Linwood Keas square off in the decider for the third successive season. But after the Tigers’ convincing wins in 2016 (44-6) and 2017 (34-20), the Keas take a crucial edge into this year’s grand final courtesy of a resounding semi-final...
HISTORY-CHASING KEAS MAINTAIN THE HUNGER
It could be argued Hornby Panthers have more to play for in Sunday’s CRL men’s premiership grand final after back-to-back losses to Linwood Keas in the 2016-17 deciders. But the Keas, who head into their fourth straight grand final, are adamant they have maintained the requisite hunger to carve out...
MOMENTUM THE GRAND FINAL KEY FOR IN-FORM HORNBY
Linwood Keas may carry the psychological edge into Sunday’s grand final at Rugby League Park, but Hornby Panthers could hardly have done more in the past fortnight to indicate they are capable of reversing the results of the 2016-17 deciders. Landing third after a patchy, injury-hampered regular season, Hornby despatched...
BARBARIANS SHATTERED AT NOT MAKING GRAND FINAL
Via Newsie Devastated. Heartbroken. Determined. Three words that summed up the feeling in the Ashburton Barbarians camp following their 46-34 loss to the Woolston Rams in their Canterbury Rugby League division one sudden death preliminary final in Ashburton on Saturday. It was the first loss they’d suffered at home all...
