16 Jun 2010
Ellesmere's win against North Canterbury in the Southbridge Shield match was helped by the presence of two sets of brothers, the McIlroys and the Pietzners. Here pictured Gareth Pietzner (centre) and Scott McIlroy (right) at scrum time read more...
21 Apr 2010
Lincoln proved too strong for Waihora last weekend in one of the local derbies of the Country season. The Red ad Blacks have now beaten near neighbours Prebbleton and Waihora in their first two matches read more...
23 Aug 2009
The Canterbury Country representative programme started with its senior side beating Mid Canterbury 37-17 at Dunsandel last Saturday read more...
17 Jun 2009
You might have learnt that Southbridge was in the semi-finals of the PGG Wrightson Combined competition in the build-up to the All Blacks vs. France Test on Saturday read more...
11 Jun 2009
Lincoln showed that they are the team to beat in the PGG Wrightson Combined competition this season with a good victory against Southern away from home last weekend. Half-back Jason Pietzner (here pictured playing for Ellesmere) has been in fine form read more...
28 May 2009
The Southbridge Shield is the closest thing that Canterbury rugby has to State of Origin football. With Canterbury Country places at stake, it normally sees good friends take on each other... read more...
21 May 2009
In what was unarguably the match of the PGG Wrightson Combined competition so far this season, Waihora beat Lincoln 27-25 at Tai Tapu Domain last weekend... read more...
14 May 2009
Darfield is one of the better represented clubs in both the Ellesmere senior and colts sides named this week... read more...
30 Apr 2009
Waihora is one of the teams to watch in the PGG Wrightson Combined competition this season. Not only are they unbeaten, but they are playing an attractive brand of rugby and are showing the character associated with teams on the rise... read more...
24 Apr 2009
Scott Higginson has moved on from being known as the son of former All Black (Graeme). He is in his own right becoming an outstanding talent... read more...
15 Apr 2009
Although the Southbridge club is these days perhaps best known for being the home club of one of the world’s best players, it is in its own right a prosperous entity. Its senior side has won its first two games... read more...
