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CRL Premiers Massetti Cup Rd 7 Wrap
Linwood Keas and Celebration Lions both extended their Canterbury Rugby League winning streaks to five matches in Round 7, while Hornby Panthers joined the pair at the top of the Massetti Cup ladder with an impressive victory over a fellow heavyweight. The Panthers – bristling from the previous Saturday’s last-gasp...
Flying Lions Staying Grounded After Epic Win
It’s taken Celebration Lions just five games of the Massetti Cup to eclipse their 2016 win tally, which they did last weekend via their heart-stopping 21-20 victory over previously unbeaten Hornby Panthers. The 2014 grand finalists landed in fifth the following season, while the departure of Rockcote Canterbury Bulls prop...
Year 7 and 8 Schools Comp Makes Its Return
This week marked the return of Primary Sport Canterbury's Year 7 and 8 midweek schools rugby league competition, with five schools – Shirley Intermediate, Chisnallwood Intermediate, Breens Intermediate (who had the first-round bye), Casebrook Intermediate and Haeata Community Campus – taking part in 2017. The competition went on hiatus last...
Red and Black Report: Edition No.10
Each week we’ll be keeping you up to date with how our Canterbury Rugby League products are performing in Australia’s elite and lower-grade competitions. Here’s how they went in Round 10: NRL Burnham Chevaliers junior Kodi Nikorima’s sparkling form in the Brisbane Broncos’ No.7 jumper continued on Saturday, playing a key...
CRL Premiers Massetti Cup Rd 6 Wrap
Another round of stunning Canterbury Rugby League results has shaken up the Massetti Cup ladder. Hornby, Papanui, Linwood and 2017 surprise-packet Celebration are all tied for top spot with four wins and a loss after five outings, while Aranui, Halswell, Northern and Riccarton are in a four-way logjam for fifth...
Cruz Topai-aveai Signs Cronulla Sharks Deal
Shirley Boys’ High School product Cruz Topai-aveai’s barnstorming form for the South Sydney Rabbitohs’ NYC team has earned him a lucrative three-year deal with defending NRL premiers Cronulla Sharks from 2018. Topai-aveai was a standout during Shirley 1st XV’s charge to the 2016 UC Championship final, attracting the interest of...
Canterbury’s Women’s 2017 Squad Announced
The following players have been selected in the Canterbury Women's squad for next month's national tournament. Angela Petero (Linwood) Amanda Sopoaga (Linwood) Beatrice Korewha (Burnham) Bunty Kuruwaka-Crowe (Papanui) Carissa Leka (Celebration) Charntay Poko (Papanui) Corrina Whiley (Papanui) Dayna Napa (Papanui) Easter Savelio (Linwood) Epenesa Ki (Linwood) Fleur Barker (Woolston) Jazz...
CRL Premiers Massetti Cup Rd 5 Wrap
In a remarkable afternoon of Massetti Cup action on Saturday afternoon, Celebration Lions and Papanui Tigers overturned eight-point halftime deficits to pull off important wins, while Halswell Hornets came desperately close to snatching a last-minute draw after trailing premiers Linwood by 18 points at the break. The Keas were on...
Kangaroos Dominate Last Anzac Test
The last-ever Anzac Test delivered an all-too-familiar result for David Kidwell's New Zealand side, with a first-half blitz by Australia laying the platform for a comfortable victory – the green-and-golds’ 17th in 19 mid-season clashes since the inaugural showdown in 1998. THE MATCH: The Kiwis started strongly and remained confident after...
Papanui Pair Shine On Kiwi Ferns Debut
The Australian Jillaroos reclaimed supremacy in women’s rugby league with a well-deserved win in a typically bruising and absorbing Test against a gallant Kiwi Ferns outfit, but the disappointment of the 16-4 result was tempered in Canterbury by the outstanding debuts of front-rower Bunty Kuruwaka-Crowe and centre Corrina Whiley. The...
CRL Farewells Operations Manager Chou Teiwaki
There’s a few heavy hearts around the Canterbury Rugby League offices today, with long-serving Operations Manager Chou Teiwaki finishing up this week to join his family’s property business – after a well-earned break and some quality time with his wife and young son and daughter. Chou played one year with...
Sydenham Swans Determined To Fight On
Sydenham Swans haven’t had a team in the Massetti Cup for a decade, but the Canterbury Rugby League foundation club’s determination to survive and prosper remains as strong as ever. And fittingly, a former Swans great is leading the open-ended fight for a return to the glory days. Second-term president...
