South Canterbury Rugby Football Union
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| South Canterbury | |
| Full name | South Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
| Emblem | Shield |
| Colours | Green and Black |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Sport | Rugby union |
| League | Heartland Championship |
| Ground | Alpine Energy Stadium |
| Official website | [1] |
Contents |
[edit] History
The South Canterbury Rugby Football Union (SCRFU) was formed in 1888 when it broke away from the Canterbury Rugby Football Union.
[edit] Representative Rugby
The South Canterbury team play from Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru and in the 2006 season are in Pool B of the Heartland Championship. They are seeded 7th for the Championship as they finished 3rd in the 3rd division in 2005.
[edit] South Canterbury in Super Rugby
South Canterbury along with Canterbury, Tasman, Buller, Mid Canterbury and West Coast make up the Crusaders Super 14 franchise.
[edit] Championships
South Canterbury won the 2nd division South Island in 1976, 1977, 1981 and the 3rd division in 1986, 1991 and 1998.
[edit] Heartland Championship placings
| Heartland Championship Results[1] | |||||||||||
| Year | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | PF | PA | Diff | BP | Points | Place | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 105 | 178 | -73 | 2 | 14 | 5th | |
[edit] Ranfurly Shield
South Canterbury held the Ranfurly Shield in 1950 and 1974.
[edit] Clubs
South Canterbury Rugby Football Union is made up of 8 clubs:
- Celtic
- Geraldine
- Harlequins
- Mackenzie
- Old Boys
- Pareora
- Pleasant Point
- Temuka
- Waimate
[edit] All Blacks
There have been 22 players selected for the All Blacks whilst playing their club rugby in South Canterbury.
- G.T.A Adkins
- A Budd
- E.A.P Cockroft
- T.D Coughlan
- J.H Gardner
- J.W Goddard
- M.P Goddard
- L.A Grant
- J.L Jaffray
- G.P Lawson
- T.N Lister
- T.W Lynch
- C.N MacIntosh
- T.C Metcalfe
- T.C Morrison
- C.K Saxton
- A.P Spillane
- A.J Stewart
- D Stewart
- R.T Stewart
- P.W Storey
- W.A Strang
[edit] External links
| 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 |
| 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 |
