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MIGHTY MAGPIES SPIRIT LIVES ON
Canterbury Rugby League’s oldest club is still very much alive and kicking in 2018, with the Addington Magpies gearing up to celebrate their Club Day at Spreydon Domain on Saturday. The action gets underway at 10am with Addington’s 7s team, followed by the 10s at 11am. The old-stagers have a...
PANTHERS TO CELEBRATE THEIR ‘SUPERHEROES’ ON WOMEN IN LEAGUE DAY
Hornby Panthers are holding their inaugural Women In League Day this Saturday – and the club is hopeful it is the first of what will become a marquee annual event. The idea for the event spawned from a desire to properly recognise the contribution of the many women who toil...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2018: EDITION NO.9
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 Aranui junior and Brisbane winger Jamayne Isaako kicked his second match-winning penalty goal of the season in Thursday night’s heart-stopping...
BOOSTING REF NUMBERS A COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY
NZRL National Referees Manager Luke Watts believes it is the rugby league community’s collective responsibility to work together to help boost flagging referee numbers in Canterbury. While recruiting and retaining referees is an ongoing challenge for all rugby league regions in New Zealand – and other sports – Watts says...
NGA PUNA WAI UPDATE
Via Christchurch City Council Construction news We’ve laid the athletics track gel coat and work is currently underway on the top weatherproof surface. Seats are up in the covered seating area and we’re preparing to install the roof. The athletics control tower has also been built to the first level.It’s...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2018: EDITION NO.8
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 After a string of outstanding appearances off the bench in the back-row, Burnham Chevaliers junior Jazz Tevaga played most of...
CRL MASSETTI CUP ROUND 4 WRAP
Photo Credit: Dai Roberts Linwood, Hornby and Northern have further solidified their status as the likely Massetti Cup ‘big three’ of 2018, while Halswell have broken away from the bottom half of the competition with a second straight victory in a wet and wild Round 4 of the men’s premiership....
CRL STANDS BEHIND ‘BE A SPORT’ MESSAGE
New Zealand Rugby League introduced the ‘Be A Sport’ programme to encourage positive supporter behaviour and provide more enjoyable rugby league experiences for our community – from players, referees, coaches and officials to fans and spectators. Adapted from an Auckland Rugby League programme, Be A Sport was launched in all...
Canterbury Connection: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Despite being namesakes, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have recruited very few Canterbury Rugby League products – but a couple that did turn out for the club had a big impact. Linwood Keas hooker-prop Bill Noonan represented his province 25 times from 1965-69, making his first appearance aged just 18. He played three Tests...
KNIGHTS CLUB DAY CELEBRATES FAMILY-ORIENTED VALUES
A good feed and a day full of footy is what the Riccarton Knights’ faithful can look forward to this weekend. The club will celebrate a host of rugby league action at Crosbie Park this Saturday for its 2018 Club Day. The first of the juniors games kick off at...
Duffie’s Dream ANZAC Day Debut
Ahead of the Melbourne Storm’s traditional ANZAC Day showdown with the New Zealand Warriors, we’re taking a look back at the clubs’ April 25 clash from 2010 – and a stunning debut by a Canterbury Rugby League product. In its last home match before moving into the brand new AAMI...
BAMFORD PUTTING BITE BACK IN BULLDOGS
The Northern Bulldogs have rapidly emerged as the biggest threat to Linwood and Hornby’s Massetti Cup dominance in 2018 – and leading the Kaiapoi-based club’s charge is one of the Keas’ favourite sons. Part of Linwood’s 2016 premiership-winning side, veteran front-rower Chris Bamford returned to the Canterbury Rugby League scene...
