Mid Canterbury - a brief rugby history

Founded: 1904
Colours: Jersey: Forest Green & Gold Shorts: Forest Green Socks: Forest Green with Gold stripes
Main Ground: Ashburton Showgrounds, Ashburton
President: Jock C Ross
Chairman: Gerard P Rushton
CEO: Ian J Patterson

Website: www.midcanterburyrugby.co.nz

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Mid Canterbury Rugby Results 1974 - 2019 (PDF) Updated 25/1/21

Order of Merit 1974 - 2019 (PDF's)         Updated 25/1/21
50 or more games played
10 or more tries:    scored per game
100 pr more points:    scored per game

Mid Canterbury v's All Others Stats (PDF) Updated 8/9/20

Mid Canterbury NPC Statistics 1974 - 2019 (PDF) Updated 25/1/21

Mid Canterbury Non NPC Statistics 1974 - 2019 (PDF) Updated 25/1/21

Coaches coaching records (PDF) Updated 25/1/21

The most appearances is by Jon (Jock) Ross (158) from 1970 - 1987.
The most points scored is by A H A Smith (598) from 1955 - 1968.
The most tries scored is by Geoff Bryant (47) from 1968 - 1977.

Clubs that form the Union are:
Click on the names to access each club's website

Club Name	Founded	Colours

Referees		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Allenton		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Celtic		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Collegiate		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Hampstead		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Methven		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Mt Somers		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Rakaia		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Southern		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:
Tinwald		Jersey: Shorts: Socks:

Endorsements

I have seen the development of the website http://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/ over the past 12 months and genuinely believe it has the potential to become the online portal for rugby history and statistics in New Zealand. Outside of the Rugby Almanack there is nowhere that rugby followers can go to gain such information, and there is certainly nowhere online that comes close to the level of detail that Kerry’s website provides.

With a bit of support I think http://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/ can become the most comprehensive rugby database in the country, and in the process protect the legacy of our national game.

Hamish Forsman
Waikato Rugby Union Media Executive & Historian

Thanks for this great work. I hope you can soon raise the funding you need to expand these rugby records.

Kerry - great website on rugby - just a comment your player information for Ken J Tarrant (brother) South Canterbury is incorrect. It says he played 29 games I think you will find it was around 69 from early 70s to late 70s.
Steve Tarrant
(170 games over 14 seasons for Sth Canterbury & Southland)

Kerry's note: Thanks Steve, this will be corrected once I go back earlier than 1975.

Just wanted to drop you a line to say that Trevor Howard from New Zealand Rugby has advised me/us (fellow REO’s) of your website. I have had the chance to go through it and must say that you have done an outstanding job in collating and publishing this information. I have, in turn, shared it with all my referees in my regions (for which there are a number of referees in your data base) and I have nothing but praise and complements for what you have done.

Often referees (and players) simply drop off the system and the only records are in books and word of mouth (especially the less known personnel) but for them (and me), to search through and find our names and details of our 1st class accomplishment is very flattering and a sense of pride is established as we show our children or colleagues/friends of years gone by. Of course this is helped by the ease of access (as opposed to searching through books and magazines).

Thanks again for your efforts (for which I can only imagine are enormous) and I hope you continue to enter the details and expand your website.

John Dustow (JD)
Referee Education Officer (REO)
Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union/Thames Valley Rugby Football Union.

It gives me great pleasure to write this character reference about this website. There would not be a person in this country who doesn’t know that rugby is the national game of New Zealand. The passion runs deep and the profile and exposure of the sport is without peer. A fair chunk of our heroes come from the game and nothing affects the mental psychology of the people more than rugby. Not even politics.

Because of this rich feeling, discussions in society are often based around the game and on the players involved. Memories tend to play tricks on people. They can fade and forget and get things muddled up. For nearly 90 years New Zealand rugby enthusiasts have been superbly served by the Rugby Almanack. It remains the definitive source of information from each season despite the advancement of technology.

However, we must accept that technology has advanced and like rugby, we therefore need to embrace the good that comes with that change. www.rugbyhistory.co.nz is the best rugby history site that is available. It provides comprehensive records of the All Blacks, all the Super rugby sides and most impressively of all, places a large emphasis on the national provincial competition, which remains such a crucial part of the fabric in New Zealand.

Kery Geertson’s dedication to this growing rugby treasure can not be denied. It continues to grow, mature and impress. To paraphrase the late, great Terry McLean www.rugbyhistory.co.nz should be stored as a favourite website for every rugby lover; it provides facts and fairness and hours of one of life’s greatest pleasures – browsing.

Grant Hassall
Wannabe Rugby Historian
New Plymouth

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Hi, Kerry,
Your rugbyhistory website is amazing! I don't think there is a more complete source of rugby information in the world, not just on the internet. I've recommended it to several of my rugby-mad mates, who all return with glowing reviews. Have you ever thought of joining the National Rugby Museum in Palmerston North?
If I were to make a suggestion, I would like to see the match dates & venues alongside each result. It might settle a few debates on whether X fixture was on the 18th or 19th of September 1982, for instance, or whether Team Y has played in Town Z etc. If it's too much of a hassle, don't worry about it; you've already put truckloads of work into the site already!
Thanks, Samuel

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