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Flashback Friday: Panthers subdue Tigers to go back-to-back
Ahead of Sunday's grand final blockbuster between Hornby Panthers and Linwood Keas at Linfield Park, Flashback Friday revisits the Panthers' commanding 22-6 victory over Papanui Tigers in the 2010 decider. The win saw the club become the first since Halswell Hornets (1999-2000) to claim back-to-back Pat Smith Trophy triumphs, having...
Keas Stand On The Cusp Of History
Defending premiers Linwood stand of the cusp of history in Sunday’s CRL premiers grand final at Linfield Park, aiming to become the first Keas side ever to win back-to-back grand finals. Despite appearing in six straight deciders from 2004-09, and now lining up for their third in a row, the...
Rested Panthers Primed To Go One Better
Hornby Panthers may still be bristling from their 29-10 loss to Linwood Keas in the 2016 CRL premiers grand final, but they reclaimed something of a psychological edge via a high-quality 22-14 victory over their archrivals in the major semi-final at Murphy Park a fortnight ago. Overcoming the second-half fade-outs...
Women’s Grand Final To Highlight Game’s Growth
A key feature of grand final day at Linfield Park is the return of the Canterbury Rugby League women’s premiership grand final as a main curtain-raiser to the men’s premiership decider. Defending champions Papanui Tigers will take on Linwood Keas at 1pm on Sunday in a rematch of the 2016...
Canterbury Juniors Named In NZ Resident 18s & Taurahere Squads
New Zealand Rugby League have named their New Zealand Resident 18s and Taurahere wider squads for their September 23 match-up. Southern Zone Rugby League trio Daniel Sakisi, Jordan Riki and Seth Tauamiti have been named for the NZ Residents 18s squad, while South Sydney Rabbitohs NYC star Cruz Topai-Aveai and...
Linfield Park To Host CRL Grand Final Day
Canterbury Rugby League is pleased to announce 2017 grand final day will be hosted by Linfield Park in Linwood on Sunday, August 13. The major weather event two weeks ago caused the finals series to be postponed by a week, meaning original grand final venue AMI Stadium was no longer...
Linwood v Hornby: The Rivalry Continues
This Sunday’s premiers grand final at Linfield Park will see another chapter of one of Canterbury Rugby League’s greatest modern club rivalries unfold. Linwood Keas and Hornby Panthers will go toe-to-toe in the decider for the second straight year – and the fifth time in the past 13 seasons. The...
Red and Black Report: Edition No.22
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 21: NRL Burnham Chevaliers juniorJazz Tevaga made his first NRL appearance of the season, earning a late call-up to the...
CRL Preliminary Final Wrap: Keas Clinch GF Spot
Linwood Keas have advanced to a Canterbury Rugby League grand final rematch with Hornby Panthers, but the defending champs were taken down to the wire by a gallant Papanui Tigers outfit in a preliminary final thriller at Murphy Park, eventually prevailing 30-24. The Keas were forced to overcome a 10-0...
Thompson’s Passion For Tigers And League Burns Bright
As the Papanui Tigers prepare for Saturday’s elimination final against the Linwood Keas, local identity and passionate rugby league supporter Nigel Thompson reflects on the club’s resurgence over the last three years of success and provides some thoughts on the direction the game is heading in Canterbury. Photo: Nigel Thompson...
Flashback Friday: Keas Topple Tigers In ’08 Decider
As Linwood Keas and Papanui Tigers prepare for a titanic preliminary final struggle at Murphy Park on Saturday, our Flashback Friday segment this week takes you back to 2008, when the same clubs squared off in the CRL grand final. Linwood, premiers in 2005 and runners-up in ’06-07, lined up...
Tigers Aim To Turn The Tables On Clinical Keas
After securing a thrilling sudden-death win against Celebration at Murphy Park last Saturday, Papanui coach Shane Endacott is hoping to draw out a complete 80-minute performance from his charges when they confront a mountainous preliminary final task in the shape of Linwood this weekend. The Tigers powered to an emphatic...
