Returning Rugby to the Showgrounds

Taking rugby back to the Rangiora Showgrounds was no mean feat for Canterbury Rugby, not least because there hadn’t been rugby played at the historic home of Rangiora RFC for 13 years.

Stepping up to the plate to produce a world class pitch however were Grounds & Services LTD (GSL), who have looked after the Rugby Park training surface for both Canterbury and the Crusaders since 2015.

While it looked immaculate, it required a signifcant piece of work to turn the grounds around from the Showgrounds, to return it to a rugby ground once again, with GSL supported by the local groundsman too in creating a fantastic facility for last weekend’s Bunnings NPC fixture.

The result was a ground that could be rated up there as one of the best in Canterbury, still looking a picture after two brutal and entertaining fixtures, with the home side triumphing twice, meaning they must have been doing something right!

GSL, who have been a partner of Canterbury Rugby’s since 2012, operate in the landscape, roading maintenance and construction industries, specialising in turf maintenance and earthwork construction, work that sees them operate from Rugby Park in St Albans, to places like the Showgrounds and much, much more.