| Teamname: | Canterbury |
| Union: | Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
| Location: | St Albans, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Ground: | Orangetheory Stadium |
| Capacity: | 18,000 |
| Ceo: | Tony Smail[1] |
| Coach: | Marty Bourke |
| Captain: | Billy Harmon |
| Appearances: | Robbie Deans (146) |
| Top Scorer: | Robbie Deans (1,625) |
| Most Tries: | Paula Bale (93) |
| League: | Bunnings NPC |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Position: | 3rd Semifinalist |
| Pattern La1: | _black_hoops |
| Pattern B1: | _blackhoops |
| Pattern Ra1: | _black_hoops |
| Pattern Sh1: | _blackbottom |
| Pattern So1: | _2 red stripes |
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| Body1: | FF0000 |
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| Url: | https://www.canterburyrugby.co.nz/ |
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.
The Canterbury squad for the 2023 Bunnings NPC is:[2]
| Canterbury squad | ||
|---|---|---|
Props
Hookers
Locks | Loose forwards
Halfbacks (scrum-halves)
First five-eighths (fly-halves)
| Midfielders (centres)
Outside backs
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| (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. |
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:[3] [4]
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.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
