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World Cup Call To Arms For South Island Kiwis Association
The South Island Rugby League Kiwis Association’s annual Christmas get-together had a distinct World Cup flavour, with 2017 RLWC New Zealand Operations Manager Andrea Nelson and chief ambassador Sir Peter Leitch travelling down from Auckland to address the gathering, while two Canterbury legends were unveiled as local ambassadors. The meeting...
Auimatagi reappointed as Rockcote Canterbury Bulls coach
Canterbury Rugby League has reappointed Andrew Auimatagi as head coach of the Rockcote Canterbury Bulls for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. After guiding Canterbury A to two South Island championship titles, Auimatagi took over from Darrell Coad as the Rockcote Canterbury Bulls’ coach in 2016, with his side coming desperately...
NRL Schedule leaves no room for Panthers match in Christchurch
The organisers of this year’s NRL clash between the Penrith Panthers and the New Zealand Warriors are deeply disappointed that the just released NRL schedule for 2017 did not work out to get the Panthers back to Christchurch for 2017. "The television schedule only left us options that did not...
Vale Mita Mohi
Canterbury Rugby League is mourning the loss of one its longest-serving players and greatest exponents of front-row play, as well as one of its much-loved characters, following the peaceful passing of former Kiwi Mita Mohi in Rotorua on Sunday. After moving south as a teenager, Mohi represented Cantebury 43 times...
Nu Brown Primed For Breakout Year
Cronulla utility and Hornby junior Fa'amanu Brown was back in Christchurch for last weekend's highly successful Pacific Series tournament at Wainoni Park, where Commentary Box Sports journalist and Canterbury Rugby League media officer Will Evans caught up with the 21-year-old about the Sharks' NRL premiership success, the off-field troubles of...
Pacific Series a Celebration of Rugby League and Culture
Rugby league’s rapid expansion and diversification throughout the South Island in 2016 is further highlighted by the last major event of the year, the inaugural Rugby League Pacific Series tournament. Informal games have been played between various ethnic groups in recent years – particularly from the Maori and Samoan communities...
CRL Welcomes New Club Capability Manager George Lajpold
George Lajpold has bled black and gold during a lifetime in rugby league, but the Wellington and Randwick Kingfishers legend is relishing the prospect of heading south to join Canterbury Rugby League as its new Club Capability Manager. A Kiwis representative in 1987, Lajpold was named in the Wellington Team...
Kiwi Ferns Recognition Caps Watershed Year For Canterbury Women
Women’s rugby league has enjoyed a massive upsurge throughout New Zealand and Australia in recent years, and that trend was reflected in Canterbury during a bumper 2016. In a watershed season for the code, a spike in women’s playing numbers ensured one of the strongest Canterbury club competitions ever staged...
CRL Celebrates Year of High Achievement at Awards Evening
Celebrating a year of high achievement and looking ahead to an incredibly exciting period of growth and opportunity were the main themes on Canterbury Rugby League’s night of nights, the 2016 Awards Evening, held at Hornby Workingmen’s Club on Friday. A bumper club season, another impressive campaign from the Rockcote...
Canterbury Rugby League Senior Prizegiving Award Winners
A full rundown of the award winners from the 2016 Canterbury Rugby League Senior Prizegiving night, held at Hornby Workingmen’s Club on Friday, October 28. CLUB Presidents 10-a-side: Sydenham Swans Preseason Challenge Cup: Linwood Keas Division Two Parata Shield – Grand Final winners: Hornby Panthers Division One Kidd Mitchell Cup:...
Bulls Fall Just Short of Final Despite Win Over Falcons
The Canterbury Bulls surged to a remarkable 38-26 come-from-behind defeat of the Akarana Falcons at AMI Stadium, but it was not enough to snare a place in the NZRL National Premiership final alongside the Counties Manukau Stingrays. The Stingrays secured the first final berth earlier in the day with an...
Bumper Weekend of Rep Action at Wainoni Park
It’s been a bumper month for representative rugby league in New Zealand, with the National Premiership and Championship competitions wrapping up on Saturday, and the Youth Nationals 15s and 17s tournaments taking place in Rotorua this week. The South Island Scorpions 15s finished their outstanding campaign in fifth, while the...
