Players are continuing to pull on the red and black jerseys each week, gaining valuable experience on the representative pathway across the region

From our U18 wāhine and U16 boys through to the Canterbury B side, there is plenty of rugby to get behind over the coming days, with teams continuing to test themselves against some of the best players from across the South Island.

South Island U18 Girls Tournament | 1 - 3 October in Timaru

Our Canterbury U18 Girls Red and U18 Girls Black sides are in action this week at the South Island U18 Girls Tournament in Timaru. The tournament providing another fantastic opportunity for our young wāhine to represent Canterbury, compete against teams from across the South Island and continue their development on the representative pathway.

Thursday's results:
Canterbury Black had a dominant win over Southland Girls 104 - 0, with Canterbury Red prevailing over Aoraki Girls 31 - 13.

With plenty more rugby still to come, both Canterbury sides will get stuck in across Friday and Saturday as they look to build on their tournament campaigns.

Friday fixtures:
Canterbury Black vs Otago Girls - 10:00am
Canterbury Red vs Southland Girls- 12:00pm

‍Saturday fixtures:

Canterbury Black vs Aoraki Girls- 10:00am
Canterbury Red vs Otago Girls- 10:30am

For match-day team sheets, the draw and live results, click here and search U18 Girls.

South Island U16 Boys Tournament | 4 - 6 October at Waihora RFC

Our four U16 sides, Metro Red, Metro Black, Ellesmere and North Canterbury are set to compete in the South Island U16 Tournament this week right here in our own backyard.

The tournament brings together 16 teams from across the South Island, giving our young players the opportunity to represent their communities and experience representative rugby at the next level.

This year, Waihora RFC will host the tournament, welcoming teams from across the South Island for a big few days of rugby. Community Manager Michael Sheat said the tournament provides a valuable opportunity for young players to experience representative rugby on home soil.

“It’s a real privilege to host and give our young athletes their first opportunity to experience a representative pathway, playing against the best players from around the South Island.”

We encourage our rugby community to get behind the teams, head along to Waihora RFC and support them throughout the three day tournament.

Canterbury B

The Canterbury B side is heading into the final game of its campaign this weekend, with an Auckland fixture on the horizon.

It will be the final opportunity for the side to pull on the Canterbury jersey this campaign, with players continuing to gain valuable representative experience and put their hands up for higher honours.

Canterbury U18 Boys

Following their recent campaign announcement, the Canterbury U18 Boys are preparing for two important fixtures as they continue their representative season.
The side will take on Tasman U18 on 3 October in Kaikoura, before facing a Highlanders XV side on 9 October. in Timaru.

For match-day team sheets, the draw and live results, click here and search U18 Boys.

Get Behind Representative Rugby! All live draws and results can be found online through Rugby Xplorer.