Canterbury_(Mitre_10_Cup)

Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)

Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)

Rugby team

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

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.

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Current squad

The Canterbury squad for the 2023 Bunnings NPC is:[2]

Canterbury squad

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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. Toomalatai wasn't named in the original Canterbury squad, but was announced in the side for Round 1.[3]
  2. Hyde wasn't named in the original Canterbury squad, but was announced in the side for Round 3.[4]
  3. Lam wasn't named in the original Canterbury squad, but was announced in the side for Round 9.[5]

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:[6][7]

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 2023 Canterbury squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Staff List". Canterbury Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Canterbury Rugby announce NPC squad for 2023 season". Canterbury Rugby Union. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Bunnings NPC Round 1: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Bunnings NPC Round 3: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Bunnings NPC Round 9: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  6. [6]
    "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Gallagher Chiefs side named for opener" (Press release). Chiefs. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  9. [9]
    "2023 Squad announced" (Press release). Crusaders. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  10. [10]
    "Team Naming – Super Round v Highlanders". Crusaders (Press release). 1 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  11. [11]
    "2023 Squad announced". Blues (Press release). 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  12. [12]
    "Match Centre - Super Rugby - Crusaders vs. Brumbies". SANZAAR. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  13. [13]
    "Highlanders 2023 Squad Announcement" (Press release). Highlanders. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  14. [14]
    "Western Force 2023 Harvey Norman Super Rugby Pacific squad revealed" (Press release). Western Force. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  15. [15]
    "Gallagher Chiefs squad announced for 2023" (Press release). Chiefs. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  16. [16]
    "Hurricanes 2023 squad announced" (Press release). Hurricanes. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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