Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)

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Canterbury
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Union Canterbury Rugby Football Union
Founded1879;145 years ago (1879)
Location St Albans, Christchurch, New Zealand
Ground(s) Orangetheory Stadium (Capacity: 18,000)
CEOTony Smail [1]
Coach(es)Marty Bourke
Captain(s) Billy Harmon
Most appearances Robbie Deans (146)
Top scorer Robbie Deans (1,625)
Most tries Paula Bale (93)
League(s) Bunnings NPC
2023 3rd
Semifinalist
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Official website
www.canterburyrugby.co.nz

Canterbury are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Canterbury, New Zealand. The union was originally established in 1879, with the National Provincial Championship established in 1976. They now play in the reformed National Provincial Championship competition. They play their home games at Orangetheory Stadium in Christchurch in the Canterbury region. The team is affiliated with the Crusaders Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are black and red.

Contents

Current squad

The Canterbury squad for the 2024 Bunnings NPC is: [2]

Canterbury squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Halfbacks (scrum-halves)

First five-eighths (fly-halves)

Midfielders (centres)

Outside backs

  • (c) denotes team captain.
  • Bold denotes internationally capped.
  • INJ denotes a player ruled out for the season with injury.
  • REP denotes a replacement squad player.
  1. ↑ Brown wasn't named in the original Canterbury squad, but was announced as a late inclusion in the side for Round 2. [3]
  2. 1 2 Christian and Lam weren't named in the original Canterbury squad, but were announced in the side for Round 2. [4]
  3. ↑ Fifita wasn't named in the original Canterbury squad, but was announced as a late inclusion in the side for Round 3. [5]
  4. 1 2 3 4 Grogan, Barnes, Miyake and Toby Bell weren't named in the original Canterbury squad, but were announced in the side for the Round 3 mid-week game. [6]
  5. 1 2 Jack and Belworthy weren't named in the original Canterbury squad, but were announced in the side for Round 4. [7]
  6. ↑ MacDonald wasn't named in the original Canterbury squad, but was announced in the side for Round 3. [8]

Honours

Canterbury have been overall Champions on 14 occasions. Their first title was in 1977 and their most recent title was in 2017. Their full list of honours include: [9] [10]

National Provincial Championship First Division
Air New Zealand Cup
ITM Cup
ITM Cup Premiership Division
Mitre 10 Cup Premiership Division

Current Super Rugby players

Players named in the 2023 Canterbury squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

PlayerTeam
Solomon Alaimalo Chiefs
George Bell Crusaders
Finlay Brewis Crusaders
Fergus Burke Crusaders
Seb Calder Crusaders
Tom Christie Crusaders
Sam Darry Blues
Mitchell Drummond Crusaders
Mitchell Dunshea Crusaders
Braydon Ennor Crusaders
Chay Fihaki Crusaders
Zach Gallagher Crusaders
Dominic Gardiner Crusaders
Cullen Grace Crusaders
Jamie Hannah Crusaders
Billy Harmon Highlanders
Willi Heinz Crusaders
Oli Jager Crusaders
Corey Kellow Crusaders
Daniel Lienert-Brown Highlanders
Manasa Mataele Force
Brodie McAlister Crusaders
Dallas McLeod Crusaders
Joe Moody Crusaders
Richie Mo'unga Crusaders
Fletcher Newell Crusaders
Rameka Poihipi Chiefs
Reed Prinsep Hurricanes
Ngane Punivai Chiefs
Codie Taylor Crusaders
Sam Whitelock Crusaders
Tamaiti Williams Crusaders

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References

  1. ↑ "Staff List". Canterbury Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Canterbury squad announced for the 2024 NPC presented by Bunnings Warehouse". Canterbury Rugby Union. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bunnings NPC: Tasman Mako v Canterbury – Teams". RugbyPass. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  4. ↑ @canterburyrugby (15 August 2024). "Canterbury vs Tasman, enough said" . Retrieved 4 September 2024– via Instagram.
  5. ↑ "Bunnings NPC: Auckland v Canterbury – Teams". RugbyPass. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  6. ↑ @canterburyrugby (27 August 2024). "STORM WEEK TEAM. You're 23 to take on Hawke's Bay this WEDNESDAY!!" . Retrieved 4 September 2024– via Instagram.
  7. ↑ @canterburyrugby (30 August 2024). "We're back home in Rangiora. Your 23 to take on Wellington" . Retrieved 4 September 2024– via Instagram.
  8. ↑ @canterburyrugby (22 August 2024). "Your 23 for Saturday's match against Auckland" . Retrieved 4 September 2024– via Instagram.
  9. ↑ "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Gallagher Chiefs side named for opener" (Press release). Chiefs. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "2023 Squad announced" (Press release). Crusaders. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Team Naming – Super Round v Highlanders". Crusaders (Press release). 1 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "2023 Squad announced". Blues (Press release). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "Match Centre - Super Rugby - Crusaders vs. Brumbies". SANZAAR. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Highlanders 2023 Squad Announcement" (Press release). Highlanders. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Western Force 2023 Harvey Norman Super Rugby Pacific squad revealed" (Press release). Western Force. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  18. ↑ "Gallagher Chiefs squad announced for 2023" (Press release). Chiefs. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  19. ↑ "Hurricanes 2023 squad announced" (Press release). Hurricanes. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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