20 Feb 2010
7 Sep 2009
After beating Napier Boys' High School 26-9 on the Saturday in the Top-Four semi-final, St. Bede's lost 0-17 in the final to Hamilton Boys High School played in Rotorua.
3 Sep 2009
The multi-talented Papanui Girls side beat St. Margaret's in the final of the CRFU Secondary Schools Tens tournament at Burnside Park to maintain its unbeaten run against secondary schools and make it a clean sweep of trophies this season. Elsewhere ... read more...
1 Sep 2009
In blustery conditions at Burnside Park, Rangiora HS A beat the winners of the Senior Boys' Midweek competition Riccarton HS to take the Senior Boys' Cup at the end-of-season tens tournament. With support from R80 and 24/7 the event produced some ... read more...
26 Aug 2009
Forty youngsters representing all of the teams playing in the Midweek Secondary School Competitions received specially commissioned Spirit of Rugby Awards at a ceremony in Christchurch on Wednesday August 26th. read more...
22 Aug 2009
St. Bede's College continue their dominance of U18 metro rugby in the top two section finals with St Bede's 2nd XV beating Christchurch Boys High School 2nd XV by 15-7 and the 3rds beating CBHS 3rd XV 15-8. Meanwhile St Bede's 1st XV read more...
19 Aug 2009
Playing under the banner of "The Best of the Rest," an invitation team comprised of girls from schools other than Papanui - beat this year's Champion team by 17 - 7 in a close encounter at Papanui High School read more...
12 Aug 2009
The season ended with the finals of the U70kg Boys competition. Congratulations to Kaiapoi who beat Papanui 15-10 to take the Cup. Rangiora were Shield Winners over Linwood 27-5 and and Riccarton took the Bowl competition downing Ellesmere 24-10. read more...
4 Aug 2009
As the Press Cup winds up its 9th season, former CRFU Rugby Manager Warren Barberel chronicles its creation and the last nine years of competition read more...
30 Jul 2009
At the beginning of 2009 during the 2nd week of term 1, I had a new student come and see me, he wanted to play rugby for Linwood College 1st XV. He had recently moved to Christchurch from Fiji and is of Fijian/Indian decent. read more...
30 Jul 2009
Ellesmere College won the first Midweek trophy of the year with a 42 - 0 victory over Cashmere HS. Playing some controlled football through their forwards, Ellesmere took charge of the game with a brace of tries midway through the first half and - ... read more...
30 Jul 2009
29 players have been named in the Canterbury Secondary School Girls Squad. The final squad of 22 will compete at the South Island Secondary Schoolgirls tournament. held at St Bedes on the 28th-30th September. read more...
28 Jul 2009
“Rugby gives you discipline, you have to show commitment and responsibility to your teammates, and these characteristics and ethics flow through to other aspects of your life” says Shirley Boys’ High School tighthead prop Mohamud Mohamed. read more...
21 Jul 2009
The North Canterbury Area Schools Team is undoubtedly one of the success stories of the 2009 midweek season. This is due in no small part to the drive of long time rugby administrator Kim Mather. read more...
24 Jul 2009
Thanks to everybody involved with the coaching school and the huge effort put in during the season by the selectors, managers and coaches of the southern regions team. The team competed in the NZ Regional Schools Tournament in Auckland read more...
20 Jul 2009
Leaving behind a cold grey winter’s day in Rangiora was no great hardship for the players, coaches and supporters. But knowing that the team was heading for an intense and challenging week of rugby it was disappointing to lose two key players through ... read more...
9 Jul 2009
For many schools, the July holidays also serve as a window for games against teams touring from Japan, Australia, Britain or Ireland. Christchurch BHS U16Bs today played Iwami Chisuikan HS, from Shimane Prefecture in western Japan. read more...
9 Jul 2009
St Margaret’s proved to be the best of the Christchurch schools at the girls festival of rugby in Oamaru this week, losing in an excellent semi-final to the eventual winners South Otago by 7-17. read more...
6 Jul 2009
Experienced CRFU Trainer Greg Thompson, demonstrated the basics of strength development and training to a small but receptive number of boys at CBHS today. The boys practised essential body-weight and partner exercises and learnt that the key ... read more...
25 Jun 2009
All Black scrum coach Mike Cron took time out of his busy schedule ahead of this week's test against Italy to talk to a gathering of secondary school coaches about a broad range of coaching issues. read more...
16 Jun 2009
Twelve months ago an email was sent to the Ugandan Rugby Union asking if they could identify a boy who would benefit from playing rugby in New Zealand. Not surprisingly the URU responded rapidly with an emphatic yes. read more...
9 Jun 2009
On Monday, June 9, All Black Leon Macdonald coached 14 secondary school fullbacks on the intricacies of fullback play. He covered tips for catching the high-ball, issues related to positioning and communication among the back-three and taught the ... read more...
28 May 2009
The Moascar Cup is regarded as the Ranfurly Shield of secondary school 1ST XV rugby. Secondary school rugby supporters in the South Island prior to 2004 knew little about the Moascar Cup, because the last time it had been played for down here was 1920. read more...
12 May 2009
One of the first rugby administrators to be appointed when the pilot scheme was launched in 2004, Rangiora High School’s Jo Best has been close to the explosion in rugby at the school over the past few years. read more...
13 May 2009
With twenty-plus matches across five divisions, the Midweek Competition has started with a bang. read more...
12 May 2009
Based upon a presentation he had given at a Principles of Rugby Coaching Course, but updated to include the impact the ELVs have had on aspects of back attack read more...
7 May 2009
Former Christchurch Boys’ High Rugby Co-ordinator Steve Dods leaves New Zealand in mid-May to take up a coaching position with the Japanese Division 2 club Canon, based in Yokohama read more...
25 Apr 2009
Last spring Olivia Coady (18) played her first two test matches for the Black Ferns. She started playing rugby for Marist Albion at the tender age of seven - because she “quite fancied one of the boys in the team” (also aged seven) read more...
28 Apr 2009
Over thirty captains and prospective captains of teams playing Saturday and midweek rugby attended a captaincy seminar hosted by Riccarton HS on April 27th. read more...
13 Apr 2009
Over the Easter weekend, secondary school teams from all over New Zealand and Australia participated in the CBHS Rugby Festival. read more...
9 Apr 2009
Having had reconstructive knee surgery over a year ago, Christchurch Boys’ High Year 10 student Mitch McCann decided the best way to stay in touch with the game he loved was to become a referee read more...
3 Apr 2009
St. Bede's beat a gallant Christ's College by 29-5 to in the final of the AMI Tens at AMI Stadium to take the title for the second year in succession. read more...
1 Apr 2009
Played against a background of an autumnal Hagley Park looking its very best, the 24SEVENS again provided the perfect start to the Midweek Secondary Schools season. read more...
31 Mar 2009
As part of the ongoing pre-season CRFU lecture series, former All Black half-back and now Sky Sports analyst, Jon Preston, took an hour out of a busy schedule to give an outstanding masterclass on the art of playing at nine read more...
18 Mar 2009
The Crusaders visits to secondary schools in Christchurch provides unique pre-season inspiration for teenage players and are always eagerly anticipated by the schools. read more...
26 Mar 2009
Hosting Sapporo Yamonote High School from Japan for the second year in succession, the Papanui 1st XV overcame atrocious weather to beat the visitors by 12-10 (having lead 7-5 at the interval) and level the series at one win apiece. read more...
