Our People
Community Rugby
Canterbury Rugby’s Community Rugby team oversees Club and School rugby throughout the Canterbury region.
Fiona Smith
Community Rugby Manager
Michael Sheat
Game Development Manager
Lyndon McKendry
Game Developer - Match Officials
Emma Dermody
Game Developer - Women’s and Girls
Georgia Calder-Lee
Metro Operations Coordinator - Senior
Heather Algar
Community Rugby Administrator
Claudia Bethell
Game Developer - Participation
Brydie Washington
Metro Operations Coordinator - Junior & Teenage
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Mark Croft
Game Developer - Playing and Coaching
Riki Tahere
Game Developer - Playing and Coaching
Partnerships & Engagement
Canterbury Rugby Partnerships & Engagement team is responsible for all commercial and marketing activities including sponsorship, events, media, communications and social media.
Matt Quinn
GM Partnerships & Engagement
Glen Thawley
Head of Partnerships
George Berry
Head of Engagment
Jordan Skelt
Digital Marketing Executive
Shannon Fitzgibbon
Events Executive
Meg Schmack
Partnerships & Engagement Coordinator
Finance
Maree Kettles
Chief Financial Officer
Shelly Thompson
Finance Assistant
High Performance
The Canterbury Rugby High Performance team manages the professional rugby side of our Union and includes the NPC and FPC Coaches and support staff.
Tim Hurst
General Manager Professional Rugby
Jimmy Sinclair
Farah Palmer Cup Head Coach
Michelle Wood
Women’s High Performance Manager
Marty Bourke
NPC Head Coach
Alex Robertson
NPC Assistant Coach
Craig Dunlea
NPC Assistant Coach
Matt Todd
NPC Assistant Coach
Terry Williamson
NPC Team Manager
Shaun Curry
NPC Strength & Conditioning Coach
Sars Flood
NPC Performance Analyst
Neil Tucker
NPC Physiotherapist
Jonelle Quane
Professional Development Manager
Rebecca Archibald
Rugby Park Administrator
Board of Directors & CEO
Chief Executive Officer - Tony Smail
Business Administrator - Anna Brown
Chairman - Peter Winchester
President - Brendon Hill
Vice-President - John Stanley
Board Members -
Ken Pope
Stu Boon
Lynda Coppersmith
Tim Ryley
Michael Lay
Brent Goldsmid
Di Humphries
Natasha Wong
Valentine Tauamiti (Intern)