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RUGBY 2020 Everything you need to know about club rugby in Mid Canterbury

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Rakaia’s home ground, at the Rakaia Domain, has become a fortress.

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stablished in 1876, the Rakaia Rugby Club is one of a number of strong country-based clubs within the Mid Canterbury region.

Boasting strong numbers across a variety of different grades and age groups, the club has produced solid results over the years and are considered one of the powerhouse clubs in the district.

With a strong JAB base which sees big

numbers of players taking to the fields in the recognisable blue jerseys each weekend and equally as strong senior and senior B programme, which provides strong pathways for players, the club is excelling on the paddock.

But they also shine off the field.

A strong focus on communication, keeping their community informed and bringing in new members each and every season is a real focus of the club.

Supplying each player with a jacket, playing jersey, shorts, socks, a mouthguard and a practice ball at the start of each season has proven a real strong point in attracting players to the club.

With teams in all junior age groups for both girls and boys, Rakaia has become a permanent and much-valued part of the rugby community in the district and their results on the paddock prove a testament to the work put in behind the scenes.

RAKAIA RUGBY CLUB Home: Rakaia Domain, Rakaia Methven Barrhill Road, Rakaia Teams: All junior age grade, senior B and seniors.

Key contacts: President: Mark Hanrahan. club captain: Josh Colgan. JAB club captain: Ryan Ford Website: www.sporty.co.nz/rakaiarugby

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Allenton Rugby Club

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ormed In 1922, the Allenton Rugby Football Club was one of the first affiliated clubs when the Ashburton Country sub-union became the Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union in 1927.

After a break during World War Two, the club was revived in 1946 and remains active today.

Situated on the western end of the main Ashburton township and based out of the Allenton Sports Grounds, the club is a vital part of the Ashburton community.

With both a senior B side and multiple JAB rugby sides as well, the club is an active part of the rugby furniture in the district and provides many players each year to various representative sides of differing age groups.

With a strong focus on youth rugby, the facilities on offer at the club – alongside the coaching are at an excellent standard

with all coaches qualified via Rugby NZ pathways. With one or two teams fielded in each JAB age group, the club is one of the most prolific in terms of players in this district.

The senior B side is a frequent figure in the local competition and has a strong focus on producing a diligent attitude to all aspects of the game of rugby while also building a strong social culture that makes playing the game enjoyable for players and for families.

ALLENTON RUGBY CLUB Home: Allenton Sports Grounds – Melrose Road, Ashburton Teams: Senior B, All JAB level grades.

Key contacts: President, Todd Grieve. Club Captain: Phillip Sutherland. JAB Captain: Rob Glenie. Senior B Coach: Nick Wilson.

Website: www.allentonrfc.co.nz

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The Allenton Rugby Club caters for players of all ages, with a thriving JAB section looked after by a dedicated group of coaches and volunteers.

Our fantastic facilities are located on the west side of town, we invite players past and present to register in the leadup to our muster day on March 22. Keep an eye on our website and facebook page for updates, we look forward to another great season.

To enquire please contact JAB Rob Glennie 027 534-8788 Senior B Todd Grieve 027 432-1055

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Southern Rugby Football Club

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n amalgamation of both the Hinds and Mayfield rugby clubs 26 years ago gave birth to the Southern Rugby Football Club and for the past 26 years, our southern-most club has been a prominent force in the Mid Canterbury rugby scene.

The blue, red and white of Southern are a combination of the two former clubs.

With a real focus on the family side of rugby, those colours have become a tradition for a number of players through the generations to wear with pride on the rugby paddock.

Playing out of their home base at Hinds where they have state-of-the-art training facilities and changing sheds, and also using two fields at Mayfield, so that they continue to pay homage to the previous years, the club covers more territory than any other in the Mid Canterbury region.

A strong force across all grades, Southern consistently provides teams and players for all age groups from juniors right through to the two senior competitions.

A strong record in both the Combined Country competition and in the Watters Cup from their senior side has instilled an immense amount of pride in the club, those who are a part of it and the players, families and friends grow from year to year as the club continues to prosper.

SOUTHERN RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Home: Hinds Domain, State Highway 1, Hinds (primary), also Mayfield Domain, Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road, Mayfield.

Teams: All junior grades and senior B and seniors.

Key contacts: President: Phil Cushnie.

Club captain: Pete Lowe Website: www.sporty.co.nz/southernrfc

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Tinwald Rugby Club

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ased on the southern outskirts of the Ashburton township – the Tinwald Rugby Club is these days strongly focused on growth in the junior game and after a real rise in recent years can now boast teams in grades through from under-six right through the age groups with good player numbers and a proud base of supporters, members and players.

Using the extensive and vast fields at their Maronan/Tinwald Road base, the club provides a vital cog in the make-up of the local rugby scene at the junior level with a real productive and hard-working committee who are striving to ensure the future of the game is not lost to the club.

The club works on the basic principles of supporting and promoting the spirit of the game at all levels.

All of Tinwald’s players, captains, coaches, supports and administrators are asked to sign a code of conduct which places good-behaviour expectations on the shoulders of the individuals while they are playing, watching or supporting matches across the Mid Canterbury region and further afield.

With a good, fun focus on all aspects of the game, the club is well served by the community and looks set to remain a permanent fixture for many years to come.

TINWALD RUGBY CLUB Home: Tinwald Rugby Club, Maronan and Tinwald Road, Tinwald Teams: All junior age grades.

Key contacts: President: Skip Muir. Club captain: Harry Stanway Website: www.sporty.co.nz/tinwaldrfc

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Mt Somers Rugby Club

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ituated along the western border of the Mid Canterbury region and nestled underneath the base of the Southern Alps, the Mt Somers Rugby Club has been one of the most progressive clubs in the district over the past few years.

Traditionally, since their inception in

1953, the club has fielded a senior B side each year, but, more recently, have introduced teams into the JAB grades as the population base grows and the desire for youngsters to be out playing rugby for their home club grows.

With a strong network of hard-working committee members and officials, the club

achieves a lot each season and gets out into the community, undertaking various jobs to raise funds and the profile of the club.

Situated at the iconic Mt Somers Domain, the club boasts one main playing field and excellent changing facilities with historic and proud clubrooms.

MT SOMERS RUGBY CLUB Home: Mt Somers Domain, Buccleugh Street, Mt Somers Teams: Junior grades, senior B. Key contacts: President: Dale Stanley. Club captain: Hayden Reveley.

Website: www.sporty.co.nz/mtsomersrfc

D A E T S P M A H Hampstead Rugby Club

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apidly closing in on their 100th year of existence, the Hampstead Rugby Club continues to be one of the vital cogs in the Mid Canterbury Rugby scene each and every season.

An integral part of the social fabric of the local community, the club provides a source of optimism and pride for mem-

bers, players and supporters. With a strong focus on providing a welcoming community for new arrivals to the Mid Canterbury area – the club has a strong Pacific Island component.

That willingness to extend the welcoming mat to newcomers has seen the club grow and prosper over recent years, with strong numbers in the junior grades as well

as a proud and passionate focus on senior rugby.

Based at the Hampstead Rugby and All Sports Club on the eastern side of Ashburton, Hampstead boasts excellent training and changing facilities and clubrooms, which is a base for many families each Saturday as they support the club in all sporting endeavours.

HAMPSTEAD RUGBY CLUB Home: Hampstead Rugby and All Sports Club, Bridge Street, Ashburton.

Teams: All junior grades, senior B and senior.

Key contacts: President: Tracey Henderson.

Senior team manager: Jason Tennant Website: wwwhampsteadrugby.co.nz

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The Methven senior side holds a strong record.

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he Methven Rugby Club places its focus on three key goals; history, pride and passion.

Three key goals to success, not only on the rugby paddock, but off it as well as the club works towards providing one of the most enjoyable and friendly atmospheres while showing strong levels of sportsmanship and selflessness in everything they do.

One of Mid Canterbury’s longest-standing clubs – and set to celebrate their 125th year in 2021 – the club is a strong part of the backbone, like so many other clubs in the district, for the mantra of country rugby in New Zealand.

Based underneath the majestic Mt Hutt in the small township of Methven, the club has been prominent in all grades of rugby for many years and with a growing base of players at JAB level, it’s a history that looks

set to continue for many years to come.

Serving the Methven township and the wider Methven community, and with a huge amount of players to call on, the club can boast to being one of the strongest clubs in the Canterbury region – contributing multiple teams across a number of age-group grades, as well as being permanent fixtures in both the senior and senior B rugby competitions.

METHVEN RUGBY CLUB Home: Methven Domain, Methven Chertsey Road, Methven Teams: All junior grades, senior B and seniors Key contacts: President: Kerry Smith. Club captain: Karl Henderson. JAB club captain: Mike King Website: www.sporty.co.nz\methvenrfc

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Ashburton Celtic Rugby Club

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ocated on the eastern outskirts of the Ashburton township, the Celtic Rugby Club is a strong part of the make up of the Mid Canterbury Rugby

scene.

Boasting good numbers across the board from senior and senior B right through the age groups to the JAB level and also a women’s side which joined the club last year, the Green Machine are a must-respect club in any age group, in any competition.

An affiliation to Marist Rugby gives the club an extra edge over many clubs locally with the ability for further pathways to be created for players with the

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Teams: All age groups and levels including women’s.

Key contacts: President: Darion Gray.

Club captain: Mark O’Grady. JAB Club Captains: Phil Prendergast and Tim Bain.

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ability to be selected for various New Zealand Marist sides throughout the season.

A strong focus on junior rugby has seen the club grow and grow over recent years and the club’s huge successful club day, in which all sides play on home turf can see anywhere upward of 200 players out on the paddock during the course of the day.

A strong figure in the local senior side, the club has a proud history in Mid Canterbury and with continued drive and focus will be out to achieve the same again as the 2020 rugby season fast approaches.

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Ashburton Collegiate Rugby Club

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hey might have started out as separate entities, but the combination of the Tech Old Boys Rugby Club and High School Old Boys Rugby Club in 1987 paved the way for one of the most historic rugby changes in Mid Canterbury.

The two joined to become the Collegiate Rugby Football Club more than 30 years ago and since then have been a prominent and strong force on the Mid Canterbury rugby scene.

With a proud record across those 30 years the immediate focus of the club in more recent times has been building and maintaining their JAB sides with a strong base of players across a number of different age groups. That’s seen the development of a number of players who look set to achieve higher honours in the

years to come.

Their base near the Ashburton A&P Showgrounds, is a hive of activity during the winter months, with huge numbers of young players taking part in Saturday rugby and then the club’s senior B side in action later in the day – entertaining a strong base of supporters who turn out each week to support their side and the club.

Ashburton Collegiate Rugby Club Home: Collegiate Rugby Football Club, Smithfield Road, Ashburton.

Teams: JAB age groups, senior B and other grades if player numbers permit.

Key contacts: President: Richard McArthur, JAB club captain: Kevin Urquhart, senior B coach: Brent Ferguson Website: www.collegiaterfc.webs.com

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