The 2017 Kiwis Player of the Year award has been named at the New Zealand Rugby League Annual Awards, with fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck taking top honours. (Photo: NRLPhotos). Tuivasa-Sheck ended the 2017 World Cup with as New Zealand’s equal top try-scorer with three, the most carries (72) and the most metres carried (626). Coach David […]
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The top 10 Fox Memorial players of 2017
Kiwileaguecentral.com surveyed Auckland’s leading players and coaches this off-season, picking their brains to help us name the definitive list of the top 10 Fox Memorial Premiership players of 2017. 10 – Trent Bishop (Howick) A hard-working player in the middle of the park, more often than not he was one of the leaders in his […]
WATCH: NZ Residents v NZ Maori full replay
Watch back as the New Zealand Residents met the New Zealand Maori in Auckland on October 14 in their annual representative clash. (Photo: Zac Lake Photography via New Zealand Maori Rugby League).
PREVIEW: NZ Residents v NZ Maori
The New Zealand Maori and New Zealand Residents will meet this Saturday in Auckland in what is the country’s biggest league representative match of the year. The Maori side have recruited talent from New Zealand and abroad, with boom rookie Kalyn Ponga initially named in their squad before being forced to pull out due […]
Teams named for NZ Residents v NZ Maori
The teams have been named for Saturday’s clash between the New Zealand Residents and New Zealand Maori in Auckland. The Residents include 2017 Fox Memorial Premiership winners Polima Siaki , Jordan Tuarae, Zac Tippins , Siliga Kepaoa and Daniel Reuelu-Buchanan, as well representatives from Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Canterbury. After initially including Newcastle Knights-bound […]
Akarana defend national title
The Akarana Falcons have defended their National Premiership title, beating Waikato, 30-4 on Saturday night in Auckland. Siliga Kepaoa crossed the line for the first try of the game, which was converted by Mark Graham, and a short time later Akarana doubled their lead. Up 12-0 at the break, Akarana caught Waikato napping to score […]
NZ schools ease past NSW
The New Zealand Secondary Schools team recorded a convincing victory over the New South Wales Combined High Schools in Rotorua on Wednesday night. The home side, which included three players from last year’s team in Johnny Falelua-Malio, Awatere Kiwara and Lotu Inisi, recorded a 44-4 win in the first game of a two-match series. Up […]
Waikato stun Counties to book final berth
Waikato have produced the upset of the National Competition by beating last year’s runners-up Counties Manukau Stingrays to earn a spot in the Premiership Grand Final. After winning the promotion/relegation game in 2016 to force their way into the Premiership grade, Waikato will now face defending champions, the Akarana Falcons on Saturday, October 7. Counties […]
NZ 18s fall to Aus Schoolboys
The New Zealand 18s were soundly beaten 40-8 by a slick Australian Schoolboys side at Trust Arena in Auckland on Saturday afternoon. Following on from a mid-week result which saw the Aussies held to a 26-18 win in Rotorua, the local side were outclassed in the second clash, after a scoreless opening 26 minutes. New […]
