Canterbury Rugby League

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Canterbury Rugby League
Image:Crfl logo.jpg
Club Information
Nickname(s) Bulls
Current Details
Ground(s) Rugby League Park ()
CEO(s) Graeme Sole
Coach(s) Brent Stuart and Dave Perkins
Competition National Provincial Competition


Canterbury Rugby League is the regional body that administers rugby league in Canterbury, New Zealand. CRL manages local competitions from senior level down to age group competitions. Canterbury Rugby League also manages the regional side which competes in the National Provincial Competition. Previously teams have competed in the Bartercard Cup and Lion Red Cup.

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[edit] Local Competition

Eight teams currently compete in the Travel King Premiership;

  • Linwood Keas
  • Kaipoi Bulldogs
  • Celebration Lions
  • Aranui Eagles
  • Halswell Hornets
  • Papanui Tigers
  • Riccarton Knights
  • Hornby Panthers

[edit] Glory Years

The early nineties saw a regional Canterbury side that included many future stars. The side was coached by Frank Endacott and included players such as Quentin Pongia, Whetu Taewa, Logan Edwards, Brendon Tuuta and Mike Doreen. With the creation of the Lion Red Cup however, many moved franchises and eventually ended up in Australia or England.

[edit] Lion Red Cup

In the Lion Red Cup, from 1994-1996, Canterbury was represented by the Christchurch City Shiners and the Canterbury Country Cardinals.

Team Season Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Position Finals
Cardinals 1994 22 15 2 5 615 410 205 32 Fourth Lost Preliminary Final
Shiners 1994 22 6 0 16 358 630 -272 12 Eleventh N/A
Cardinals 1995 22 9 2 11 446 448 -2 20 Tenth N/A
Shiners 1995 22 12 1 9 455 419 36 25 Sixth N/A
Cardinals 1996 22 6 1 15 365 555 -190 13 Tenth N/A
Shiners 1996 22 3 0 19 360 643 -283 6 Last N/A

[edit] Bartercard Cup

The Canterbury Bulls competed in the Bartercard Cup from 2000-2007, winning the title in 2000 & 2003. They were the only franchise from the South Island and the only franchise to play in every season.


Season Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Position (Teams) Finals
2000 22 15 0 7 658 525 133 30 Second (Twelve) Champions
2001 22 14 1 7 882 489 393 29 Third (Twelve) Defeated in Preliminary Final
2002 16 5 0 11 386 531 -145 10 Tenth (Twelve) N/A
2003 16 13 0 3 648 370 278 26 Minor Premiers (Twelve) Champions
2004 16 9 0 7 562 374 188 18 Fifth (Twelve) Defeated in Elimination Play-off
2005 16 11 0 5 543 388 155 22 Second (Twelve) Runners Up
2006 18 13 0 5 583 376 207 26 Second (Ten) Runners Up
2007 18 12 0 6 659 430 229 24 Third (Ten) Defeated in Preliminary Final

[edit] National Provincial Competition

The Canterbury side competing in the National Provincial Competition will retain the Bulls moniker and will again be coached by Brent Stuart and Dave Perkins. Former Kiwis assistant coach and Bartercard cup winning Phil Prescott has returned as director of coaching.[1] The Canterbury U16's and U18's sides will be involved in curtain raiser matches before the Senior home games.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-4977-0-0-0&sID=64815&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=5439540&sectionID=64815 Bulls score Prescott The Press Tuesday, 13 May 2008
  2. ^ http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-4977-0-0-0&sID=64815&articleID=5258749&news_task=DETAIL Canterbury happy with six-team series The Press Tuesday, 01 April 2008