CRL NEWS
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CRL DEVELOPING COACH COURSE
In preparation for the upcoming season CRL have been offering a number of volunteer courses. Our next course is the Developing Coach Course itemised below. Coaches and coaching has a significant impact on player retention and as part of CRL’s drive to ensure we are providing our players with quality...
LONG-SERVING MANAGER MEL MATHER STEPS DOWN FROM ROCKCOTE BULLS POST
The Rockcote Canterbury Bulls’ clash with the Warriors’ ISP team at Ngā Puna Wai on February 23 heralded a new era for rugby league in the region. But it also signalled the end of an era for the Bulls, with long-serving manager Mel Mather stepping down from the role following...
CHRISTCHURCH TO HOST INTERNATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE DOUBLE-HEADER
Via NZRL New Zealand is set to get a massive injection of international rugby league matches in 2019, with the Great Britain Rugby League Lions tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, and the inaugural Oceania Cup getting the green light. The first match of the Oceania Cup has...
CRL FAREWELLS TRACY FLEET, WELCOMES OLIVIA SHERWOOD
It’s with a heavy heart that Canterbury Rugby League farewells Tracy Fleet after almost two years as our Club and Game Development Officer. But CRL is excited to announce and welcome Olivia Sherwood on-board as Competitions and Referees Manager. “Due to a very close friend having some serious health challenges...
WARRIORS OUTLAST ROCKCOTE BULLS IN NGĀ PUNA WAI TRY-FEST
Canterbury Rugby League entered a new era on Saturday courtesy of the first matches played at the code’s new home, Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub. Blazing sunshine – rather than the forecast rain – greeted the crowd, which pushed towards the 1,000 mark. The opening encounter was a women’s trial...
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...
