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CRL Premiers Massetti Cup Rd 13 Wrap
Hornby Panthers survived a second-half rally from Celebration Lions at Branston Park in the penultimate round of the Massetti Cup to keep the race for the Canterbury Rugby League minor premiership alive. The second-placed Panthers stormed out to a 24-4 halftime lead, but the Lions came home with a wet...
Canterbury 15’s representative squad named
Check out the team in action this Saturday 8th July at Canterbury Park at 11am against the New South Wales Country 16's representative squad The following weekend the team will be participating in the Southern Zone 15's tournament to be held at Halswell Domain, more details of players and draw...
Canterbury 17’s representative squad named
This weekend the 17's squad will be testing their match fitness against the New South Wales 18's representative squad on Saturday at Canterbury Park at 12.30pm. The following weekend the team will be participating in the Southern Zone 17's tournament to be held at Halswell Domain, more details of...
Ninety Up For The Knights
The Riccarton Knights celebrate a mighty milestone this weekend, marking 90 years of existence at Crosbie Park on Saturday. It shapes as a fun-packed day for the whole family, with the Knights’ junior teams all playing at home, and bouncy castles, sumo suits and lollie scrambles to entertain the kids....
Papanui Old Boys Day A New Tradition For The Ages
Papanui Tigers celebrated their second annual Old Boys Day on Saturday – and it’s a recently-initiated tradition that seems destined to become an integral part of the club’s calendar for decades to come. The brainchild of Papanui’s major sponsor Nigel Thompson, Old Boys Days honours the Tigers’ past players and...
Red and Black Report: Edition No.17
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 17: NRL Brisbane Broncos utility Kodi Nikorima started from the bench in a late switch with halfback Ben Hunt, ultimately playing 22...
CRL Premiers Massetti Cup Rd 12 Wrap
The Canterbury Rugby League top four is locked in with two weeks of the regular season remaining after the Massetti Cup’s heavyweights flexed their muscles in a one-sided Round 12. Celebration Lions bounced back from last week’s shock loss to Aranui and simultaneously ended Northern Bulldogs’ slim finals chance courtesy...
The Run Home: Where Your Club Stands
With just three rounds of the 2017 Massetti Cup remaining, the race for the minor premiership, the wooden spoon and the top four remains wide open. We’ve broken down exactly what each team needs to do to achieve the best possible result after 14 torrid weeks of the regular season....
Red and Black Report: Edition No.16
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 16: NRL After starting every match so far in 2017 for Wests Tigers, Matt McIlwrick came off the bench for the first...
CRL Premiers Massetti Cup Rd 11 Wrap
Aranui Eagles marked their 2017 club day with a major Massetti Cup boilover in Round 11 of the Canterbury Rugby League premiers competition, upsetting Celebration Lions 26-24 at QEII Park. The last-placed Eagles – winless since Round 1 – led 22-4 at halftime, before staving off a second-half rally from...
Rolleston Warriors Pumped For Inaugural Club Day
Rolleston Warriors’ introduction into the Canterbury Rugby League family has been an unequivocal success, and the fledging club celebrates another key milestone on Saturday courtesy of its inaugural club day. The event takes on extra special significance for the Warriors, with Selwyn District mayor Sam Broughton on hand for a...
Red and Black Report: Edition No.15
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 15: NRL Halswell Hornets product Matt McIlwrick started his 14th straight game for Wests Tigers – taking his career tally to 43...