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Rugby league mainstays open new clubrooms

Jeff Whittaker, Merv Whittaker, Peter Lewis and current club president Devon Harding at the...

Rugby league mainstays open new clubrooms

Merv Whittaker helped fundraise to build Halswell rugby league’s now earthquake-doomed clubrooms back in the 1970s - so he was appropriately given the honour of opening its successor.

Tight race at top of Canterbury league table

The race for a Canterbury league premiership finals spot tightened up at the weekend after the Hornby Panthers nabbed a crucial win and the Northern Bulldogs went down convincingly at home.

Kiwis make triumphant return against Tonga

New Zealand's Joseph Manu tries to bust through the Tongan defence. Photo: Getty Images

Kiwis make triumphant return against Tonga

The Kiwis outclassed a youthful Mate Ma'a Tonga outfit to win 26-6 in their test at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland last night. .

New Brighton defy the odds

New Brighton’s Metro Premier rugby squad currently leads the competition and holds the DCL Shield...

New Brighton defy the odds

Scott Pawson knows New Brighton rugby inside out, yet even he has been caught off guard by the club’s resurgent Christchurch Metro Premier campaign.

Papanui Tigers: A club with a great 100 years of history

To coincide with the Papanui Tigers' centenary this year, the club's proud history has been documented in a new book.

Thrilling second-half turnarounds in CRL premiership

Three second-half turnarounds highlighted a thrilling eighth round of the 2022 CRL Bartercard men’s league premiership.

High-flying Eastern Eagles soar into title contention

The Eastern Eagles impressive Canterbury Rugby League premiership season continued with victory...

High-flying Eastern Eagles soar into title contention

The Eastern Eagles look like Canterbury Rugby League premiership contenders as they get ready to take on the Lions tomorrow.

Linwood Keas bring up a ton

Linwood ran in 20 tries to overwhelm Papanui and become the only unbeaten team in the CRL men’s premiership.

NRL boss backs addition of second NZ-based team

Ken Maumalo scores for the Warriors against the Knights this year. Photo: Getty Images

NRL boss backs addition of second NZ-based team

NRL boss Andrew Abdo has once again backed the idea of expanding the competition to include a second New Zealand-based team.

Champions take on Linwood Keas in big premiership clash

Daniel Hartley scores for Linwood against Halswell. PHOTO: ABRAHAM ATHERTON

Champions take on Linwood Keas in big premiership clash

A familiar foe may have effectively hung up his boots but Hornby will still face a significant thorn in their side when the CRL premiership holders face their arch-nemesis on Saturday.

League club comes to Tonga’s aid

Halswell Hornets Rugby League Club secretary Michelle Harding and president Devon Harding with...

Halswell Hornets answer call to help Tonga

Budding rugby league players in volcano-ravaged Tonga will soon be running around in Halswell Hornets colours.

Manu Vatuvei given jail term for meth importing

Manu Vatuvei given jail term for importing drugs

Former rugby league star Manu Vatuvei has been sentenced to three years and seven months in prison for importing at least $200,000 of methamphetamine from India.

League great Olsen Filipaina dies aged 64

Olsen Filipaina poses for a promotional photoshoot for his biography 'The Big O' in 2020. Photo:...

League great Olsen Filipaina dies aged 64

New Zealand rugby league great Olsen Filipaina has died in Australia after a severe bout of kidney failure.

New clubrooms at Halswell Domain opening soon

Colin Fenwick (left) and Hornets Rugby League president Devon Harding outside the new clubrooms...

'Absolutely brilliant': New $2m community hub at Halswell Domain opening soon

A long-awaited community facility with a price tag of more than $2 million will open soon at Halswell Domain.

Warriors hit hard by Covid, 'about two thirds' of squad positive

Warriors coach Nathan Brown. Photo: Getty Images

Warriors hit hard by Covid, 'about two thirds' of squad positive

The Warriors have been hit hard by the recent Covid-19 outbreak in Australia, with coach Nathan Brown estimating "around two thirds" of the Redcliffe-based squad have tested positive over the last...

Stunned friends warn against complacency after Covid death

Auckland man Peter Griffiths died this week after battling Covid-19 in Auckland City Hospital....

Stunned friends warn against complacency after Covid death

The death of an Auckland rugby league stalwart from Covid-19 has left the sporting community stunned, with a close mate warning people not to be complacent against the virus.

Whalers lower Canterbury’s colours in boilover

It is the rivalry time forgot. Otago had not played a proper Canterbury side in 50 years.

Bronson heading to the school of hard knocks

St Bede’s College student heading to the school of hard knocks in Sydney

Bronson Reuben faces a steep learning curve on, and off, the field next year when the talented league player relocates to Sydney to pursue his NRL dream.