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RED AND BLACK REPORT 2018: EDITION NO.21
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 scored a try and kicked three goals while Brisbane teammate Kodi Nikorima produced two try-assists, but it was an...
FENIKA PLEASED WITH YOUNG LIONS’ RESOLVE IN 2018
Celebration Lions had a mountain to climb at the start of the 2018 season after losing several key players who hung up the boots. The void was filled with youth, meaning attributes that come with playing rugby league for a long time, such as closing down games in the dying...
WOUNDED TIGERS REFLECT ON TOUGH SEASON
It’s been a tough year for Papanui Tigers, finishing seventh in the 2018 Massetti Cup and having to default their final-round game against Linwood Keas because of injury toll that left more than 30 players unavailable. It was never going to be easy for the Tigers as they had to...
SIMON DOIG TAKES ON CRL BOARD CHAIRPERSON ROLE
At the Canterbury Rugby League Board meeting on Monday, July 30, Chairperson Llew Timpson opted to step down from the role, which he has held since February 2017. Simon Doig, who joined the CRL Board last year, was elected as the new Chairperson. As someone who has been involved with...
WARRIOR SUI FLYING THE FLAG FOR CANTERBURY
Yesterday marked a watershed occasion for women’s rugby league in New Zealand with the announcement of the Warriors’ squad for the inaugural NRL Women’s Premiership. And Masuisuimatamaalii ‘Sui’ Tauasa-Pauaraisa has carved out her own historic niche by becoming the first Canterbury player to feature in the competition, earning a contract...
CANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE PARTNERS WITH LE SPORTSWEAR
Canterbury Rugby League is excited to welcome LE (Limited Edition) Sportswear to its family of sponsors, taking over as CRL’s official apparel partner. Brisbane-based LE Sportswear will manufacture and supply a new strip for the Rockcote Canterbury Bulls ahead of their 2018 NZRL National Premiership campaign, as well as a...
SUI PAUARAISA NAMED IN WARRIORS WOMEN’S SQUAD
Linwood Keas star and Canterbury Women's rep Sui Pauaraisa has been named in the Warriors squad for the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership. Via Warriors Media A 22-strong squad laden with current and former Kiwi Ferns has been unveiled today to represent the Vodafone Warriors in the inaugural NRL women’s premiership...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2018: EDITION NO.20
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 passed over the goalkicking duties to Jordan Kahu in Brisbane’s Thursday night clash with Cronulla due to a...
CRL MASSETTI CUP RD 14 WRAP
The Canterbury Rugby League men’s premiership top-four finalists are locked in after a frantic final round of the 2018 Massetti Cup. Despite a 36-20 loss to Hornby Panthers at Leslie Park, Halswell Hornets retained fourth spot – and the club’s first finals appearance since winning the 2014 title – thanks...
MASSIVE INJURY TOLL FORCES TIGERS’ HAND
An extraordinary injury toll has forced Papanui Tigers into the difficult decision to default their Massetti Cup men’s premiership and Canterbury Cup premier reserves games this weekend. Papanui currently has 27 unavailable premier players – 16 of those with season-ending injuries – and more than 40 injured players across both...
STABILITY KEY AS BURNHAM CHASE DIV ONE TITLE
Burnham Chevaliers’ connections with the Burnham Military Camp is an important part of the club’s culture, but this presents challenges which can be hard to handle when it comes to mounting a challenge for the CRL Division One grand final. “Having a team that’s mostly soldiers is hard because of...
RED AND BLACK REPORT 2018: EDITION NO.19
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 was switched to his specialist fullback spot – with Brisbane coach moving skipper Darius Boyd to centre –...
