| Mid Canterbury | |
| Full name | Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
| Emblem | Shield |
| Colours | Green and Yellow |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Sport | Rugby union |
| League | Heartland Championship |
| Ground | Ashburton Showgrounds |
| Official website | [1] |
The Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union (MCRFU) is a rugby province in the South Island of New Zealand. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The Heartland Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the AA Rewards Heartland Championship, is an amateur domestic Rugby union competition in
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History
The Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union was formed in 1904 as Ashburton Country when it broke away from the Canterbury Rugby Football Union. The Canterbury Rugby Football Union' (CRFU is the official governing body for Rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region of New The union changed its name to Mid Canterbury in 1927.
Representative Rugby
The Mid Canterbury team play from Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton and in the 2006 season are in Pool B of the Heartland Championship. Ashburton is a town and district in the Canterbury region on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The Heartland Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the AA Rewards Heartland Championship, is an amateur domestic Rugby union competition in They are seeded 9th for the Championship as they finished 5th in the 3rd division in 2005.
Clubs
Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union is made up of 9 clubs:
- Allenton
- Celtic
- Collegiate
- Hampstead
- Methven
- Mt Somers
- Rakaia
- Southern
- Tinwald
Mid Canterbury in Super Rugby
Mid Canterbury along with Canterbury, Tasman, Buller, South Canterbury and West Coast make up the Crusaders Super 14 franchise. The Canterbury Rugby Football Union' (CRFU is the official governing body for Rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region of New The Tasman Rugby Union is New Zealand's newest provincial union The Buller Rugby Football Union (BRFU is a rugby province based in Westport, New Zealand The South Canterbury Rugby Football Union (SCRFU is a rugby province based in the central South Island city of Timaru, New Zealand. The West Coast Rugby Football Union, formed in 1890 is the official governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the West Coast region of New Zealand and is For the speedway team see Canterbury Crusaders (speedway. The Crusaders (formerly the The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds
Championships
Mid Canterbury won the 2nd division South Island in 1980,1983 and the 3rd division in 1994 and 1998.
Heartland Championship placings
| Heartland Championship Results[1] | ||||||||||||
| Year | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | PF | PA | Diff | BP | Points | Place | Playoffs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 155 | 178 | -22 | 3 | 19 | 4th | lost 17-30 Wanganui (Meads Cup) | |
Ranfurly Shield
Mid Canterbury have never held the Ranfurly Shield. The Wanganui Rugby Football Union was formed in 1888. The Wanganui team play from Westpac Stadium, Wanganui and in the last two seasons they have The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is perhaps the most prestigious trophy in New Zealand 's domestic Rugby union competition
Hanan Shield
The Hanan Shield is one of the most prestigious trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. The Hanan Shield is one of the most prestigious trophies in New Zealand 's domestic Rugby union competition New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short First played for in 1946, the Hanan Shield is based on a challenge system played between North Otago, South Canterbury and Mid Canterbury. The North Otago Rugby Football Union (NORFU is a New Zealand rugby union province based in Oamaru that compete in the Heartland Championship The South Canterbury Rugby Football Union (SCRFU is a rugby province based in the central South Island city of Timaru, New Zealand.
All Blacks
There have only been 3 players selected for the All Blacks whilst playing their club rugby in Mid Canterbury. The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport.
- D. H Cameron
- R. G Perry
- J. C Ross
References
- ^ Heartland Championship Tables. Lassen Creative Technologies Ltd. Retrieved on 8 May 2006. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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