Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)

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.

For the Canterbury Rugby governing body, see Canterbury Rugby Football Union.

Canterbury
The CRFU official emblem
UnionCanterbury Rugby Football Union
Founded1879 (1879)
LocationSt Albans, Christchurch, New Zealand
Ground(s)Orangetheory Stadium (Capacity: 18,000)
CEOTony Smail[1]
Coach(es)Marty Bourke
Captain(s)Billy Harmon
Most appearancesRobbie Deans (146)
Top scorerRobbie Deans (1,625)
Most triesPaula Bale (93)
League(s)Bunnings NPC
20221st (Evens Conference)
Runners-up
Team kit
Official website
www.canterburyrugby.co.nz

Current squad

The Canterbury squad for the 2022 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 player is internationally capped, REP denotes a replacement squad player, INJ denotes an injured player ruled out for the season.
  1. Franks and Gaulter weren't named in the original Canterbury squad, but were announced in the side for Round 1.[3]
  2. Heywood wasn't named in the original Canterbury squad, but was announced in the side for Round 7.[4]
  3. Funnell wasn't named in the original Canterbury squad, but was announced in the side for Round 4.[5]
  4. Brial, Murray and Rova weren't named in the original Canterbury squad, but was announced in the side for Game 2 in Round 4.[6]

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:[7][8]

National Provincial Championship First Division
  • Winners: 1977, 1983, 1997, 2001, 2004
Air New Zealand Cup
  • Winners: 2008, 2009
ITM Cup
  • Winners: 2010
ITM Cup Premiership Division
  • Winners: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
Mitre 10 Cup Premiership Division
  • Winners: 2016, 2017

Current Super Rugby players

Players named in the 2022 Canterbury squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Player Team
George Bell Crusaders
Finlay Brewis Crusaders
George Bridge 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
Owen Franks Hurricanes
Zach Gallagher Crusaders
Dominic Gardiner Crusaders
Cullen Grace Crusaders
Billy Harmon Highlanders
Oli Jager Crusaders
Corey Kellow Crusaders
Shilo Klein 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
Isaiah Punivai Crusaders
Ngane Punivai Highlanders
Luke Romano Blues
Codie Taylor Crusaders
Sam Whitelock Crusaders
Tamaiti Williams Crusaders

References
  1. "Staff List". Canterbury Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. "Canterbury's NPC squad announced for 2022 season". Canterbury Rugby Union. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. "Bunnings NPC Round One: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. "Bunnings NPC Round 7: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  5. "Bunnings NPC Round Four: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  6. "Ready for midweek footy". @canterburyrugby on Instagram. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  9. "George Bell set to debut for the Crusaders in Perth" (Press release). Crusaders. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  10. "Nine new names in Crusaders 2022 Super Rugby Pacific squad" (Press release). Crusaders. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  11. "Match Centre - Super Rugby - Force vs. Crusaders". SANZAAR. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  12. "2022 Blues squad named" (Press release). Blues. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  13. "Hurricanes 2022 squad announced" (Press release). Hurricanes. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  14. "Highlanders name squad for Super Rugby Pacific 2022" (Press release). Highlanders. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  15. "Squad list announcement!" (Press release). Western Force. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  16. "Gallagher Chiefs squad announced for 2022" (Press release). Chiefs. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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