Canterbury Bulls 18s Boys through to National Youth Tournament Final

George Thomson
George Thomson
Sep 24, 2025 |

The Canterbury Bulls 18s Boys are through to the NZRL National Youth Tournament Final.

The Bulls, filled with 4 current junior Warriors in the squad, beat Auckland 14-0 in their semi final yesterday.

Canterbury’s victory sends them into today’s final against Akarana Falcons, who overwhelmed Counties Manukau Stingrays 28-10 in the other semi.

This only the second year returning under Canterbury after being forced for 15+ years to play under the South Island team banner.

The Final kicks off at 1:15pm on Field 1 at Ngā Puna Wai, with locals encouraged to fill the 500 seat grandstand to capacity.

The last time Canterbury hosted a national tournament was in 1993, when the schoolboy 15-year-olds nationals took place at Burnham Military Camp.

George Thomson
George Thomson

George Thomson is a Senior Journalist at Chris Lynch Media. He has experience working in newsrooms in New Zealand, Australia, and the UK. He can be contacted at [email protected]

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