Canterbury Rugby League welcomed newly appointed New Zealand Rugby League Chief Executive Andrea Nelson and NZRL Board Chair Justin Leydesdorff to \u014ctautahi Christchurch on Thursday.<\/p>\n
CRL Chief Executive Malcolm Humm and CRL Board Chair Janelle Riki-Waaka met with Nelson and Leydesdorff for a productive day of discussions focused on the growth and development of the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe visit provided a valuable opportunity for CRL and NZRL to discuss the future direction of rugby league in New Zealand, including the Connected Game Plan and NZRL\u2019s strategic priorities,\u201d Humm said.<\/p>\n
\u201cCanterbury is experiencing strong momentum and we believe our region has a great deal to contribute to the national rugby league landscape. It was encouraging to begin these conversations and explore opportunities to work together to continue growing the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
CRL, in conjunction Christchurch City Council and Venues \u014ctautahi, hosted tours of Ng\u0101 Puna Wai Sports Hub and One New Zealand Stadium (Te Kaha) as part of visit \u2013 showcasing our city\u2019s top-class sporting facilities.<\/p>\n
The 2025 NZRL National Youth Tournament was held at Ng\u0101 Puna Wai \u2013 to widespread acclaim \u2013 while One New Zealand Stadium will host a historic 2026 Rugby League World Cup double-header in October, featuring the New Zealand Kiwis versus Cook Islands and the New Zealand Kiwi Ferns versus France. Humm said the venue tours left a strong impression on the NZRL delegation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe NZRL were very impressed with the quality of the infrastructure Christchurch has to offer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese venues position our city well to host more national tournaments and international rugby league fixtures in the future, creating exciting opportunities for our players, clubs and supporters.\u201d<\/p>\n
The visit was a valuable opportunity for CRL and NZRL to strengthen their relationship as the organisations collaborate in fostering rugby league\u2019s growth and ensuring the game is the best it can be for all participants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canterbury Rugby League welcomed newly appointed New Zealand Rugby League Chief Executive Andrea Nelson and NZRL Board Chair…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":551939,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[111,43,139,69],"class_list":["post-551938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=551938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/551939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}