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Halswell Hornets 2017 Preview
After dominating the CRL premiership at the start of the decade, it’s been a lean trot for Halswell Hornets in the past two seasons. The Hornets topped the table in four straight seasons from 2011-14, reaching the grand final in all four years and taking out titles in 2011 and...
Aranui Eagles 2017 Preview
Aranui Eagles are aiming for a return to the top four for the first time since 2012 – and coach Christian Swift will be relying on the players he blooded during a promising 2016 campaign to break the finals drought. The Eagles have lost key trio Kahi Tipene, who was...
Hornby Panthers 2017 Preview
Hornby Panthers, Canterbury Rugby League’s most prolific club with 27 titles, come into 2017 on the back of a convincing grand final loss at the hands of Linwood Keas last season. But while the pain of that defeat will help spur the Panthers on this year, it’s the success ingrained...
Riccarton Knights 2017 Preview
The Riccarton Knights haven’t appeared in a grand final since Brent Ringdahl and Aaron Whittaker led them to the 2004 title, but the club has been a model of consistency in recent times. After three straight seasons qualifying for the top four, however, the Knights face a difficult task retaining...
Celebration Lions 2017 Preview
A high turnover of experienced players has seen Celebration Lions slide down the ladder in recent years. The 2014 grand finalists landed in fifth the following season, while the departure of Canterbury Bulls prop Chris Bamford, along with sabbaticals taken by the likes of Kyle Leka, Abraham Fonomoa and Francis...
Linwood Keas 2017 Preview
After surging to CRL grand final glory last year, Linwood Keas are aiming to become the first club since Hornby in 2012-13 to win back-to-back titles. But Keas coach Andrew Auimatagi says that although taking out this year’s crown will be more difficult than last season’s success, motivation won’t be...
Red and Black Report: Edition No.4
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 4: NRL Manly utility Lewis Brown played 18 minutes off the bench in the Sea Eagles’ 36-0 demolition of Canterbury on Saturday,...
Red and Black Report: Edition No.3
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 3: NRL Halswell product Matt McIlwrick was powerless to stop the attacking might of the Canberra Raiders on Sunday, but the Wests...
Endacott Honoured For a Lifetime in League
Few people in the Canterbury Rugby League fraternity are as decorated as Frank Endacott, but the legendary coach received a rare honour recently at the Canterbury Sports Awards as one of eight local sporting stalwarts given a lifetime achievement award. “I was in pretty good company too, and I think...
Red and Black Report: Edition No.2
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 2: NRL Former Halswell Hornet Matt McIlwrick was one of Wests Tigers’ better performers at hooker in a heavy 36-2 defeat to...
St Thomas of Canterbury College Win Secondary Schools 9s
It was a case of quality over quantity at the Canterbury Secondary Schools 9s tournament on Thursday, held at Northern Bulldogs’ Murphy Park. St Thomas of Canterbury College, Hornby High School and Haeata Community Campus were the only three entrants for the tournament, playing each other twice in the round-robin...
Red and Black Report: Edition No.1
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 1: NRL Hornby product Fa’amanu Brown made a solid contribution in 21 minutes off the bench in Cronulla’s 26-18 loss to Brisbane...
