Todd Blackadder is a retired New Zealand rugby union player and professional rugby coach. He played 12 tests for the All Blacks, and had 14 appearances as captain. Blackadder captained the Crusaders to three Super Rugby titles during his time with the franchise. He also won two National Provincial Championship titles with Canterbury. Blackadder coached the Crusaders for nine seasons from 2009 to 2016.
Robert Charles Stuart was a New Zealand rugby union player and administrator. He was given a lifetime service award by the International Rugby Board immediately after the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
Gavin Lyle Hill is a New Zealand former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and coached rugby union the 2000s. He resided in Wellington for 10-years before moving back to Auckland in 2008 to take a coaching position in the Air New Zealand Cup.
Alexander John "Grizz" Wyllie is a New Zealand rugby union former player and coach.
Duncan McGregor, was a New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer. He was a member of the legendary 1905 Original All Blacks and later converted to rugby league when he went on the 1907 New Zealand league tour of Britain and Australia. He stayed in Britain following the 1907–08 tour, and opened a sport store as well as playing for Merthyr Tydfil RLFC. He returned to New Zealand after five years and continued to be involved in rugby league as an administrator and official.
The South Canterbury Rugby Football Union (SCRFU) is a rugby province based in the central South Island city of Timaru, New Zealand. The South Canterbury team play at Fraser Park located in Timaru.
Sir Frederick Richard Allen was a captain and coach of the All Blacks, New Zealand's national rugby union team. The All Blacks won all 14 of the test matches they played under his coaching.
Charlie James Pearce was a New Zealand rugby footballer who was part of the professional 1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain.
The 1979 New Zealand rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy was a series of eleven matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team in England, Scotland and Italy in October and November 1979. The tour was very successful as the team won ten of the eleven games, including the international matches against Scotland and England. The only team to defeat the All Blacks was the English Northern Division.
William James Mitchell was a New Zealand rugby footballer who represented New Zealand in both rugby union and rugby league.
James Ernest Amos (1907-1981) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach who represented New Zealand and coached them, including at the 1954 World Cup.
Vance Edmund Stewart is a former New Zealand rugby union player and coach. A lock, Stewart represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1976 and 1979. He played 12 matches for the All Blacks but did not appear in any official tests. He went on to coach Canterbury from 1993 to 1996, and was the inaugural Crusaders coach in 1996.
Patrick Keith Rhind was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach. A prop, Rhind represented Canterbury and, briefly, Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1946. He played two matches for the All Blacks, both of them test matches against the touring Australian team. Together with another former All Black, Pat Vincent, Rhind was selector-coach of the Canterbury team from 1960 to 1962.
Stanley Frank "Tiny" Hill was a New Zealand international rugby union player and selector. A lock and flanker, Hill represented Canterbury and Counties at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1955 to 1959. He played 19 matches for the All Blacks, two of which were as captain, including 11 internationals. After retiring as a player, Hill served as New Zealand Army and Canterbury selector, and as an All Black selector from 1981 to 1986.
James Douglas Mackay was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Mackay represented Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1928. He played two matches for the All Blacks, scoring four tries, but did not appear in any internationals.
John George Rankin was a New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Rankin represented Canterbury and, briefly, Wellington at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1936 and 1937. He played four matches for the All Blacks including three internationals.
Maurice James Dixon was a New Zealand rugby union player.
Robert Read Masters was a New Zealand rugby union player and administrator. A lock, Masters represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1923 to 1925. He played 31 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals, scoring six tries in all.
Neil Perriam McGregor was a New Zealand rugby union player. A first or second five-eighth, McGregor represented Wellington and Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1924 to 1928. He played 27 matches for the All Blacks including two internationals. He went on to serve as the selector and coach of the Nelson provincial side from 1961 to 1963, and was a South Island selector from 1965 to 1968.
William Archibald Strang was a New Zealand rugby union player. A first five-eighth and halfback, Strang represented South Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1928 to 1931. He played 17 matches for the All Blacks including five internationals, and captained the side in his final Test match, against Australia in 1931.
