Tom Christie and Dallas McLeod return to Canterbury’s starting line-up for Sunday’s Bunnings Warehouse NPC clash against North Harbour. Oli Jager and Cullen Grace return to the bench after also sitting out Canterbury’s round one victory over Northland.

The Canterbury Rugby Referees Association recently held their Life Members Luncheon on Sunday the 30th of July, providing an opportunity for some of the most experienced referees in the region to catch up and tell stories of years gone by.

The High School Old Boys’ Light Bears will carry Canterbury’s hopes into the U85 Club Cup, entering into Round 3’s rematch with the Southern Bush Pigs.

Conscious of the environmental impact that plastic waste has, we’re moving away from having Flags handed out at our games, and are instead encourging people to pull out their old flags, signs or even get creative, thanks to Ray White’s Fly Your Flag!

Last year, an injury the day before the Farah Palmer Cup (FPC) squad announcement meant Holly Wratt-Groeneweg spent the season on the sidelines. This year, she is ready and raring to go as a part of Canterbury’s strong loose forwards group.

Following a Bye weekend break, the Canterbury Farah Palmer Cup side to take on the Hawke’s Bay Tui will feature only two changes, as a largely unchanged side travels to Hastings.

Promising young lock Tahlor Cahill is set to earn his first Canterbury NPC cap against Northland in Saturday’s Bunnings Warehouse NPC clash in Whangārei.

The Canterbury Development side is helping to provide a number of new opportunities for female players and coaches, including an all female management team containing a number of familiar faces.

Many of the exciting next generation of Canterbury Rugby will get their opportunity to pull on the red & black for the first time, with the Canterbury U19 squad announced for 2023.

The Canterbury B coaches have announced their squad for 2023, with some hard decisions having to be made following an enthralling club season that ended with three finals around the region on the weekend.

Marist Albion and High School Old Boy’s will clash in the Bascik Transport Metro Premier Final for the first time in 20 years, as both clubs look to add to their legacies in the competition.

North Canterbury powerhouses Kaiapoi and Glenmark Cheviot will meet once again in the final of the Luisetti Seeds North Canterbury Division 1 competition.

As the top two teams in the Luisetti Seeds Ellesmere Division 1 competition, Waihora and Prebbleton will have the chance to meet for the final time this season, with the Coleman Shield the prized possession for the victor.

Canterbury can call on all 10 of it’s contracted Black Ferns this weekend, as a strong side is named to host Bay of Plenty.

A couple of familiar faces join a sprinkling of new talent in Canterbury’s Bunnings Warehouse NPC squad for 2023.

Canterbury Rugby were proud to deliver a coaching course focussed specifically on our coaches of our Women’s and Girls’, as the union continues to look at ways to develop and grow an area of our game that has taken huge strides in recent years.

Friends Jojo Baldwin and Ruby Darragh are amongst the graduates for Canterbury and New Zealand Rugby’s “You Make The Call” course and are well on their way to making a name for themselves within North Canterbury referees.

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Canterbury Rugby Awards, with five awards to be decided with the help of our community.

A largely unchanged side will make the trip to the Waikato, looking to build on a successful first week which saw the team defend the JJ Stewart Trophy against Wellington.

As proud Community Partners and the Principal Partner of Canterbury’s Farah Palmer Cup team, Miles Toyota getting behind the team once again, presenting the team with a brand new Hilux that will be presented to the Player of the Day each week.