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Canterbury Rugby League seek Sponsorship & Marketing Manager
Sponsorship and Marketing Manager • Newly Created Role • Career development opportunity • High Profile Sporting Organisation Our Client Canterbury Rugby League (CRL) has built a strong and loyal following across Canterbury over the past 100 years. The sport continues to increase in popularity with the success of the NRL,...
Red and Black Report: Edition No.6
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 6: NRL Halswell product Matt McIlwrick played a huge part in Wests Tigers’ stunning upset of North Queensland in Townsville on Saturday...
Flashback Friday: Kiwis edge Lions at Showgrounds to clinch World Cup final spot
With all grades called off this week due to the weather, Flashback Friday recalls a famous match played in even worse conditions. It what ranks among one of the most dramatic and important Test matches ever staged in Christchurch, the one-off clash between New Zealand and Great Britain at Addington...
All Grades Postponed April 7-9
--IMPORTANT ANNOUNCMENT--- Due to the closure of all Christchurch grounds, all games for grades Nursery through to Premiers scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday have been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date. The 18s games scheduled for Monday will be reviewed on Monday. Thanks, Canterbury Rugby League
Canterbury Rugby League Directors Required
CANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE DIRECTORS REQUIRED Canterbury Rugby League (CRL) is the regional organisation charged with leading, developing, promoting and fostering Rugby League in Canterbury. In 2017, CRL will be reviewing our long-term strategy to ensure that we continue to honour the rich history of the sport in our region while...
World Cup Ref Relishing Club Comeback
Spectators at the Celebration-Papanui Canterbury Cup clash last Saturday may have recognised a familiar face with the whistle, as former World Cup referee Darryn Hopewell ended a 13-year hiatus to make his return to the Canterbury refereeing ranks. But the comeback didn’t exactly go off without a couple of hitches....
Red and Black Report: Edition No.5
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 5: NRL Manly Sea Eagles are riding high on the back of three straight wins, and Riccarton old boy Lewis Brown continues...
League 4 Life Needs Canterbury’s Support
Sir Peter Leitch, aka The Mad Butcher, leads an all-star rugby league cast including Warriors CEO Jim Doyle and former Warriors and Kiwis Test back Jerome Ropati on its way to Christchurch this week to raise funds for the League 4 Life Foundation. Instigated by Doyle during his time as...
CRL Masetti Cup Round 1 Wrap
Here’s how the opening round of premiers matches unfolded around the rugby league fields of Christchurch on Saturday. HORNBY PANTHERS 38 d. LINWOOD KEAS 12 @ Branston Park Hornby Panthers extracted a modicum of revenge with a resounding 38-12 over Linwood Keas in Saturday’s rematch between the 2016 grand final...
Bulls’ Brigades’ Departures Create Opportunity For Rugby League Talent
Via The Press/stuff.co.nz Club pride and Canterbury Bulls jerseys are on the line when the rugby league premiership kicks off for another season. Canterbury have lost five New Zealand Residents representatives with Matt Sauni (Linwood) and Tevin Arona (Hornby) now part of the Warriors reserve grade squad and Phil Nati (Celebration),...
Rolleston Warriors Primed For Debut
Rolleston has long been synonymous with its roadside sign: ‘The town of the future.’ But the Selwyn district satellite town gets a blast from the past this weekend when the Rolleston Warriors junior teams make their debuts – the first time a rugby league based in Rolleston has competed since...
Papanui Tigers 2017 Preview
Papanui broke a 17-year premiership drought under coach Shane Endacott in 2015, edging Linwood in an epic extra-time grand final. But the Tigers fell a couple of notches short of those achievements last year in defending their title, finishing fourth before going down to Hornby in the preliminary final. Endacott...
