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Burnside's First Father and Son Senior Players

10 Aug 2010

Teaser image link to article Burnside's First Father and Son Senior Players

Mitchell and Malcolm Nuetze (here pictured) are the first father and son to play senior rugby for Burnside read more...

Metro Division 1 Update

20 Jul 2010

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The Division 1 Metro competition is heating up with a number of teams now in the hunt for top honours. Sydenham has shown in the last two weeks that it may be the team to beat read more...

Metro Division 1

8 Jul 2010

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Although High School Old Boys did not make the top six of the Division 1 competition this season they still have plenty to play for in the rest of the season read more...

Hornby Under 8's - A Team on the Rise

17 Jun 2010

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The Hornby Under-8s is a team in the truest sense of the word. Although they lost their first match of the season to the Christchurch Under-8s read more...

PGG Wrightson Division 1 Update

17 Jun 2010

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Kaiapoi is a surprise PGG Wrightson Combined Country competition semi-finalist after beating Darfield 25-15 away from home last weekend in one quarter-final read more...

Metro Division 1 Update

16 Jun 2010

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New Brighton remains the talk of the competition and appears on course to win the Division 1 Cup this season with one round remaining. The Seasiders beat Linwood 20-14 last weekend read more...

Metro Profile - Robbie Timo

20 May 2010

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Sumner’s Robbie Timo played his 300th match for Sumner last weekend. The durable front-rower began his senior career with the Seasiders in 1992 read more...

Canterbury Wins Battle of Universities

20 May 2010

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Lincoln University hosted the Universities club day recently, although it was Canterbury University that won most of the competitive matches read more...

Metro Division 1 Update

23 Apr 2010

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You can imagine the scene inside the Shirley dressing-room last Tuesday evening: they had been well beaten on the scoreboard by Christchurch in the first match of the season and the promising read more...

The Press Cup to Kick off With Big Match-Ups

24 Apr 2010

Teaser image link to article The Press Cup to Kick off With Big Match-Ups

The 2010 Press Cup kicks off this weekend with some intriguing matches for the armchair rugby fan. Perhaps the most appetizing match of the round sees Christchurch Boys’ High School travel to Nelson College read more...

Metro Season Launch

21 Apr 2010

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Around 200 people attended the Metro Club Season launch at the Christchurch Casino on April 10. For five years now the management committee of Metro Rugby has hosted presidents, club captains and other officials from across Metro read more...

Metro Division 1 Preview

9 Apr 2010

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Expect this season’s Metro Division 1 season to be one of the most competitive on record. While last season the reality was that perhaps one of only five or six teams could win the Cup and Trophy read more...

MLU Prizegiving a Little Different this Year

12 Oct 2009

Teaser image link to article MLU Prizegiving a Little Different this Year

It's the norm for this time of year for clubs to hold awards ceremonies, but for the Merivale Lincoln University Club, this time last year was anything but normal read more...

Sumner Win Back to Back

2 Sep 2009

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Sumner polished off an incredible season, with an 18-0 win over University on Saturday, in the CBS Canterbury Division 2 Trophy Final, at St Leonards Square read more...

CBS Canterbury Division 1 - Finals Time

13 Aug 2009

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Arguably the two best teams in Metro Division 1 this season will contest the final of the CBS Canterbury Trophy this weekend. Christchurch and Linwood have consistently read more...

Sydenham Champions

27 Jul 2009

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Sydenham is the champion of Canterbury women’s club rugby this season after beating Christchurch 29-12 in the final last weekend read more...

CBS Canterbury Division 1

29 Jul 2009

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It is a challenging time for Division 1 Metro coaches: while they are fast coming to the crunch time of their seasons, many are unable to field their full panel of players due to the representative commitments read more...

CBS Canterbury Division 1

23 Jul 2009

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The CBS Canterbury Trophy stormed into life last weekend with previously unbeaten Christchurch losing and Linwood once again showing that they are one of the favoured sides in the competition this season read more...

Women's Division 1 Final - Sydenham v Christchurch

23 Jul 2009

Teaser image link to article Women's Division 1 Final - Sydenham v Christchurch

Sydenham will take on Christchurch in the final of the senior women’s club competition this Saturday. The finalists reached the final in contrasting fashions last weekend read more...

Sydenham Top in Women's Rugby

16 Jul 2009

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It is semi-finals time in women’s senior club rugby with Sydenham the raging hot favourite to defend its title read more...

CBS Canterbury Division 1

16 Jul 2009

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Christchurch booked its place in the final four of the CBS Canterbury Trophy this season with a 40-13 win against Lincoln University last weekend read more...

Metro Colts Premier Championship

16 Jul 2009

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It’s nearly crunch time in the Premier Colts competition this season and for Burnside this weekend presents a real opportunity to stake its claim for a semi-finals spot read more...

CBS Canterbury Division 1

8 Jul 2009

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While Christchurch remains the team to beat in the CBS Canterbury Trophy, keep an eye on New Brighton. The Seasiders have lost just two matches read more...

Christchurch Football Club Celebrates 6 Decades of NZ Representatives

8 Jul 2009

Teaser image link to article Christchurch Football Club Celebrates 6 Decades of NZ Representatives

The Christchurch Football Club’s All Black and Black Fern Dinner held recently at their Christchurch Park clubrooms was a big success. Amongst the 150 guests read more...

Rugby Programme a Winner with Kids

2 Jul 2009

Teaser image link to article Rugby Programme a Winner with Kids

The Christchurch Football Club in association with Westminster Sports Inc recently staged its first ever rugby holiday programme read more...

CBS Canterbury Div 1 - New Brighton Too Big and Too Fast for Promising Students

15 Apr 2009

Teaser image link to article CBS Canterbury Div 1 - New Brighton Too Big and Too Fast for Promising Students

New Brighton’s 38-3 win against University at Ilam Fields in the second-round of the CBS Canterbury Cup on Saturday was an example of how important size and experience are in senior rugby... read more...

Another Memorable Season on the Cards For Metro Rugby

10 Mar 2009

Teaser image link to article Another Memorable Season on the Cards For Metro Rugby

Senior rugby in Metro this season promises more of the same exciting, no-holds barred competition... read more...

Metro Junior Rugby in Good Heart this Season

10 Mar 2009

Metro Junior Rugby is one of the breeding grounds for top players in the province... read more...

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