http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,287,html Canterbury Rugby Football Union, Christchurch, New Zealand http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/img/logo.gif http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,287,html CRFU 60 en http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,326,3272,html On Thursday 20 October, at Rugby Park, the visiting French Minister for Sports, Mr David Douillet officially presented a sculpture L’enjeu (“At Stake”) to the Canterbury Rugby Football Union http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,607,3978,html http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,548,2921,html The following 12 players have been named in the Canterbury Sevens Team to compete at the South Island National Qualifying tournament this Saturday http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,607,3972,html Five players from the Canterbury Women’s NPC side have been named in the New Zealand Black Ferns Squad to play a three Test tour against RWC Runners-up England http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,607,3968,html As a part of the NZRU Rugby World Cup legacy initiatives, rugby clubs around New Zealand were given the opportunity to register and be a part of the NZ Rugby Passport during the Rugby World Cup http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,607,3959,html Lincoln have added a three-peat of Ellesmere Division One titles to their combined competition success with a 23-8 win against Darfield on Saturday. The defending champions set up victory http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,195,3901,html Glenmark fullback Brook Retallick (pictured) put the icing on the cake as his side won their 30th North Canterbury Division One title against Oxford on Saturday http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,196,3900,html A masterful second-half performance into the wind has secured High School Old Boys their second Cup-Trophy double in the past four years, after they beat University 15-10 in the Metro Division One final http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,641,3899,html High School Old Boys claimed their sixth championship in the last 11 years and completed the Cup-Trophy double for the second time in the last four years with a 15-10 win over University http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,649,3892,html High School Old Boys will be seeking a second Cup-Trophy double in the last four years and University will be looking for its first championship victory since 1990 when they contest the Metropolitan division one grand final at Rugby Park next Sunday http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,649,3883,html Darfield will be aiming to make amends in their Ellesmere Division One Championship semi final against Burnham, after losing to the soldiers in last season’s playoffs http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,640,3878,html A single bonus point was the difference between agony and ecstasy for teams vying for the final spot in the Metro Division One Trophy semi finals. New Brighton, despite losing to Christchurch on Saturday http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,641,3877,html High School Old Boys upped the ante in the second half to overcome a five-point deficit and beat University, 25-21, in an enthralling top-of-the-table clash at Ilam on Saturday in the final series of the top six round-robin http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,649,3872,html Last year’s Metro Cup champion, New Brighton, set itself up for a crack at the Trophy championship by downing reigning Cup holders High School Old Boys, 16-13, in a tight and sometimes testy http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,649,3865,html Christchurch top the Colts Premier table with Lincoln University, but which teams will join them in the playoffs has become a tight race that will likely be decided in the final week. http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,641,3861,html Lincoln’s Jason Pietzner helped orchestrate a sixth consecutive Southbridge Shield win against North Canterbury on his home ground on Saturday http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,640,3860,html University and High School Old Boys have opened up a lead at the top of the Metro Trophy division one championship after an unbeaten start to the second round. Cup winners Old Boys hold a one point lead http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,641,3859,html Marist-Albion deservedly shaded the home team in a top-of-the table plate match though the tries were shared two apiece and Belfast’s chances remained alive in the closing minutes http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,649,3854,html Defending champion Christchurch suffered its second loss, going down to Cup champions High School Old Boys in a willing contest at Christchurch Park. After trailing 10-0 midway http://www.crfu.co.nz/main/index.cfm/1,649,3844,html