Community; Canterbury Rugby APP; Resources & Information; Club Noticeboard. Serious rugby in seriously social surroundings! Official website of Canterbury Rugby Football Union, Christchurch, New Zealand. Official website of Canterbury Rugby Football Union, Christchurch, New Zealand. | The Canterbury Rugby Football Union (CRFU) has a long and proud history since it was established as the first Union in New Zealand in 1879. The CRFU has a long and proud history since it was established as the first Union in NZ. The Canterbury Rugby Union Club was established in 1966 with the core base of the highly successful 1964/65 Colts teams and is a rugby club that sums up the very spirit of the game of rugby. Official website of Canterbury Rugby Football Union, Christchurch, New Zealand. Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand. Canterbury Rugby Union | 1,021 followers on LinkedIn. Serious rugby in seriously social surroundings! South Canterbury Rugby Union. Official website of Canterbury Rugby Football Union, Christchurch, New Zealand. Official website of Canterbury Rugby Football Union, Christchurch, New Zealand. Canterbury RFC is an English rugby union football club based in Canterbury, Kent.The club currently play in the third tier of English club rugby, participating in National League 1 following their promotion from National League 2 South via the play-offs at the end of the 2018–19 season. Eight years later, in 1875, the South Canterbury Football Club was formed, founded by Alfred St. George Hamersley the former captain of the England national rugby union team and resident of Timaru. Throughout it's senior sides and growing junior base you will find that there is a friendly atmosphere complemented by a desire to work together and succeed. Based at Alpine Energy Stadium Church Street. Soon after on 24 May 1875 a match was played between North and South Canterbury at Ashburton that resulted in a draw. Its colours are red and black in a hooped design. Your Club. Your Canterbury. The Canterbury Rugby Football Union (also referred to as "Canterbury" or "CRFU") is the governing body for rugby union in a portion of the Canterbury region of New Zealand. 79 talking about this. Toggle navigation. 106 talking about this. HOME; THE DRAFT 2020; COMMUNITY.