Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union
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| Mid Canterbury | |
| Full name | Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
| Emblem | Shield |
| Colours | Green and Yellow |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Sport | Rugby union |
| League | Heartland Championship |
| Ground | Ashburton Showgrounds |
| Official website | [1] |
The Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union (MCRFU) is a rugby province in the South Island of New Zealand.
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[edit] History
The Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union was formed in 1904 as Ashburton Country when it broke away from the Canterbury Rugby Football Union. The union changed its name to Mid Canterbury in 1927.
[edit] Representative Rugby
The Mid Canterbury team play from Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton and in the 2006 season are in Pool B of the Heartland Championship. They are seeded 9th for the Championship as they finished 5th in the 3rd division in 2005.
[edit] Clubs
Mid Canterbury Rugby Football Union is made up of 9 clubs:
- Allenton
- Celtic
- Collegiate
- Hampstead
- Methven
- Mt Somers
- Rakaia
- Southern
- Tinwald
[edit] Mid Canterbury in Super Rugby
Mid Canterbury along with Canterbury, Tasman, Buller, South Canterbury and West Coast make up the Crusaders Super 14 franchise.
[edit] Championships
Mid Canterbury won the 2nd division South Island in 1980,1983 and the 3rd division in 1994 and 1998.
[edit] Heartland Championship placings
| Heartland Championship Results[1] | ||||||||||||
| Year | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | PF | PA | Diff | BP | Points | Place | Playoffs | |
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| 2006 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 155 | 178 | -22 | 3 | 19 | 4th | lost 17-30 Wanganui (Meads Cup) | |
[edit] Ranfurly Shield
Mid Canterbury have never held the Ranfurly Shield.
[edit] All Blacks
There have only been 3 players selected for the All Blacks whilst playing their club rugby in Mid Canterbury.
- D.H Cameron
- R.G Perry
- J.C Ross
[edit] External links
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| Federation: | New Zealand Rugby Football Union |
| National teams: | All Blacks • Junior All Blacks • New Zealand Sevens • New Zealand Māori • Black Ferns |
| International Competitions: | Rugby World Cup • Tri Nations • Super 14 • Pacific Nations Cup • Bledisloe Cup • Churchill Cup • Rugby World Cup Sevens • IRB Sevens World Series • Wellington Sevens |
| Super 14 teams: | Blues • Chiefs • Crusaders • Highlanders • Hurricanes |
| Domestic Competitions: | Air New Zealand Cup • Heartland Championship • Ranfurly Shield • Hanan Shield |
| Air New Zealand Cup teams: | Auckland • Bay of Plenty • Canterbury • Counties Manukau • Hawke's Bay • Manawatu • North Harbour • Northland • Otago • Southland • Taranaki • Tasman • Waikato • Wellington |
| Heartland Championship teams: | Buller • East Coast • Horowhenua-Kapiti • King Country • Mid Canterbury • North Otago • Poverty Bay • South Canterbury • Thames Valley • Wairarapa Bush • Wanganui • West Coast |
