Canterbury Rugby Football Union

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Canterbury Rugby Union
Nickname(s) Red and Blacks (unofficial)
Founded 1879
Ground Jade Stadium (formerly Lancaster Park)
Capacity 36,500
Chairman New Zealand David Rhodes
Coach New Zealand Rob Penny
League Air New Zealand Cup
2006 Quarter-finalists
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The Canterbury Rugby Football Union (CRFU) is the official governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region of New Zealand. The team is based in Christchurch and plays home matches at Jade Stadium. Their historic colours are red and black, with today's jersey being mostly black with red hoops.

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[edit] Canterbury in Super Rugby

Main article: Crusaders

Canterbury players make up the core of the Crusaders, the most successful team in the history of Super Rugby, with six overall wins in the competition's eleven seasons. Canterbury and the Crusaders also share the same home ground in Jade Stadium, and the same colours, red and black.

[edit] Ranfurly Shield

Canterbury has also held the Ranfurly Shield, the country's challenge trophy, 10 times.[1] They most recently won the "Log of Wood" on 5 September 2004 against Bay of Plenty. They retained the shield for 14 defences before losing it to North Harbour on the 24th of September 2006.[1] It is the first time North Harbour have held the shield in their 21 year history.[2]

[edit] Representative Rugby

Canterbury's senior side competes in the Air New Zealand Cup, the successor to the Premier Division of the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship (NPC). They won the NPC five times (1977, 1983, 1997, 2001, 2004). Canterbury made their exit in the quarter finals of the 2006 competition, losing 23-36 to Wellington.

[edit] Jersey

The main jersey sponsor is ami insurance. Apparel supplied by Union Apparel. Other sponsors include:

  • Scenic Circle Hotels
  • Leading Edge (Telecom)
  • Tui beer
  • Meridian Energy.

[edit] Squad

Squad for the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup:

[edit] Notable players

The union has produced countless players for New Zealand's storied national team, the All Blacks. This includes Andrew Mehrtens, who has the record for the most All Black Test points (967 in 70 Tests). Also of note is Justin Marshall who is the second most capped All Black of all time, with 81 Test caps. Both players now continue to play professionally in the United Kingdom. The current All Blacks backs coach is former Canterbury representative and All Black Wayne Smith.

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[edit] Former

[edit] Current

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ a b Thanks for the Memories. crfu.co.nz (25 September 2006). Retrieved on 28 September 2006.
  2. ^ The Shield Moves On. crfu.co.nz (24 September 2006). Retrieved on 28 September 2006.

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Rugby union in New Zealand
Federation: New Zealand Rugby Football Union
National teams: All Blacks • Junior All Blacks • New Zealand sevens team • New Zealand Māori • Black Ferns
International Competitions: Rugby World Cup • Tri Nations • Super 14 • Pacific Nations Cup • Bledisloe Cup • Churchill Cup • Rugby World Cup Sevens • IRB Sevens World Series • Wellington Sevens
Super 14 teams: Blues • Chiefs • Crusaders • Highlanders • Hurricanes
Domestic Competitions: Air New Zealand Cup • Heartland Championship • Ranfurly Shield • Hanan Shield
Air New Zealand Cup teams: Auckland • Bay of Plenty • Canterbury • Counties Manukau • Hawke's Bay • Manawatu • North Harbour • Northland • Otago • Southland • Taranaki • Tasman • Waikato • Wellington
Heartland Championship teams: Buller • East Coast • Horowhenua-Kapiti • King Country • Mid Canterbury • North Otago • Poverty Bay • South Canterbury • Thames Valley • Wairarapa Bush • Wanganui • West Coast
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