The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for Rugby Union in a portion of the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Its colours are red and black in a hooped design. The CRFU govern the running of the Canterbury representative team which has won New Zealand's first-tier domestic competition National Provincial Championship 14 times including a "six-peat" from 2008 to 2013 –with five in the National Provincial Championship,two in the Air New Zealand Cup,five in the ITM Cup and one in the Mitre 10 Cup. Their most recent victory was the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup. Canterbury also acts as a primary feeder to the Crusaders,who play in the Super Rugby competition.
Eric William Thomas Tindill was a New Zealand sportsman. Tindill held a number of unique records:he was the oldest ever Test cricketer at the time of his death,the only person to play Tests for New Zealand in both cricket and rugby union,and the only person ever to play Tests in both sports,referee a rugby union Test,and umpire a cricket Test:a unique "double-double".
William Varnham Millton was a New Zealand rugby union player and cricketer. He was the first captain of the New Zealand national rugby union team,leading them on their 1884 tour of New South Wales,and represented Canterbury in both rugby union and cricket.
Zachary Robert Guildford is a retired New Zealand professional rugby union player who played as a wing most notably for National Provincial Championship club Hawke's Bay and the New Zealand national team.
Kurt Baker is a New Zealand rugby union player,who currently plays as a fullback or wing for Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby (MLR).
The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup was the 33rd provincial rugby union competition,the fourth since the competition's reconstruction in 2006,involving the top 14 provincial unions in New Zealand. It ran for 15 weeks from 30 July to 7 November. It was also the last edition of the provincial competition to use the Air New Zealand Cup name,as the competition's sponsorship contract with Air New Zealand ended after that season. The 2010 competition will be held under a new name,the ITM Cup.
The 1963–64 New Zealand tour of Britain,Ireland and France was a rugby union tour undertaken by the New Zealand national rugby union team. The tour took in the five major Northern Hemisphere rugby nations of England,Scotland,Ireland,Wales and France. The tour also took in matches against club opposition and invitational county teams,ending in Europe with an encounter with the Barbarians. The final two games of the tour were played in Canada.
Edward "Hone" Tyne (1879-1959) was a New Zealand rugby footballer who was part of the professional 1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain.
Quentin Donald was a New Zealand rugby union player and local politician. He appeared in 23 matches for the New Zealand national side,the All Blacks,and served on the Featherston County Council for 27 years.
Daniel Henry Verner Du Vall was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at representative level for New Zealand,and Hawke's Bay,as a Centre,i.e. number 3 or 4.
David Richmond Gage was a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played with the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team,and represented New Zealand in 1893,and once in 1896 when he captained the side.
Geoffrey Cridge is a New Zealand rugby union player,who currently plays as a lock or loose forward for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship. He previously played for the Hurricanes and the Waratahs in Super Rugby as well as for Bayonne in the French Top 14.
John Robert Burt was a New Zealand rugby union player,cricketer and businessman. He played one match for the New Zealand national rugby union team,made three first-class appearances for the Otago cricket team,and was a branch manager of the engineering firm,A. &T. Burt Ltd,founded by his father.
William Alexander Kilgour was a New Zealand sportsman. He played both association football and cricket for Otago provincial sides,playing four first-class cricket matches for the Otago cricket team between the 1901–02 and 1907–08 seasons,and played rugby union for league sides.
Alfred Bayly was a New Zealand rugby union player and administrator,and cricketer.
Caleb Makene is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as an outside back or fly-half for Utah Warriors in the Major League Rugby (MLR). In New Zealand,he most recently played for Hawke's Bay in the National Provincial Championship competition
Jonah Lowe is a New Zealand rugby union player,who currently plays as a wing or centre for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition and for the Highlanders in Super Rugby.
Tiaan Falcon is a New Zealand rugby union player,who currently plays as a fly-half or fullback for Toyota Verblitz in the Japan Rugby League One competition. He formerly played for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition.
William Hugh James "Chattel" Hayes was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in 24 first-class matches for Canterbury from 1909 to 1928.
'Api Kakalaia Solomone Funaki is a Tongan rugby union player,who currently plays as a loose forward for Dragons RFC in the United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Challenge Cup. He previously played for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby and Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. He represents Tonga internationally.
