The Canterbury team to represent the region in the opening clash of the Farah Palmer Cup season has been named, with all nine of Canterbury’s current Black Ferns set to feature at Jerry Collins Stadium against Wellington on Saturday.

On opposite sides of this year’s Canstaff Metro Premier draw, the Pawson brothers will be looking to ensure their team’s are well prepared ahead of this weekend’s Preliminary Finals.

Following years of plying his craft in town, Ashley’s Andrew Olorenshaw has brought up a milestone he once didn’t think would be possible, tonning up for the Ashley Division 1 team.  

With School holidays around the corner, so too is the Cantabrians U15 Development Camp, with close to 100 U15 players from around the region taking part in the three-day camp set to start on Sunday the 10th of July!  

Canterbury halfback Kendra Cocksedge will take on a new role in 2022, joining forces with Canterbury Rugby and Miles Toyota to become a Miles Toyota Community Rugby Ambassador.

The next competition to head into finals as we near the pointy end of the season is the Canstaff Metro Premier competition, which enters preliminary finals this weekend.

Christchurch won their 12th title in impressive fashion, outlasting University 38-25 to cap off an exciting day of Women’s Finals action at Ngā Puna Wai.

Alana Bremner will have a wealth of experience to call on in as she captains the Canterbury Rugby FPC side for a third year, with 13 current or former internationals.

2022 has been a transformational year for Suburbs, with the club now boasting both a U17 Girls and Premier Reserve Women’s side, with the latter the first senior women’s team at the club in two years.  

This weekend’s edition represents the 41st time the Women’s Premier Trophy goes on the line.  

The rivalry between Christchurch and University is set to ignite once again, with the two headlining a celebration of all thing's rugby at the Canstaff Women’s finals day at Nga Puna Wai on Saturday,   

Former Canterbury and Black Fern player Stephanie Broomhall (nee Mortimer) has joined the Canterbury Farah Palmer Cup coaching group for 2022, as well as long term Canterbury community coach Sid Tauamiti.

Canterbury Rugby is saddened by the passing of much-loved community rugby champion, Mike O’Donovan, however, it’s pretty fitting that his life will be celebrated during National Volunteer Week.

Glenmark Cheviot secured the Luisetti Seeds Combined Country title over the weekend, defeating Saracens 15-26 in an enthralling final at Southbrook.

The U85kg Club Cup returns for another year, with five Canterbury clubs keen to become the second winner from the South Island, after the Carisbrook Bush Pigs triumphed in the 2021 version.

North Canterbury will be well represented in this year’s Luisetti Seeds Combined Country Final on Saturday, when Saracens welcome Glenmark Cheviot to Southbrook.

As well as recently re-signing for the Canterbury NPC side, Willi Heinz has also returned to his beloved Linwood, the club that gave him his start all those years ago.

Rowan O’Gorman has become the embodiment of the Marist Albion club in recent years, as he nears ever closer to breaking Tala Kele’s club record of 330 Division 1 games, believed to be the most in recent memory for the Metro sub-union as well.

Willi Heinz will again pull on the red and black of Canterbury, with the experienced halfback retuning for this year’s Bunnings NPC for the first time in seven years.

Marty Bourke will lead the Canterbury NPC coaching group for 2022 with Alex Robertson and Craig Dunlea alongside as Assistants.