Canterbury
Governing Body	Canterbury Rugby Football Union Canterbury Rugby Football Union The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...
League	ITM Cup
Head Coach	Rob Penney
Captain	George Whitelock George Whitelock George Whitelock is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup. He plays as a flanker.-Biography:George is the son of a former Junior All Black, Braeden Whitelock...
Latest Placing	1st (2009 2009 Air New Zealand Cup The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup was the 33rd provincial rugby union competition, the fourth since the competition reconstruction in 2006, involving the top 14 provincial unions in New Zealand. It ran for 15 weeks from 30 July to 7 November... )
Best Placing	1st (2008 2008 Air New Zealand Cup The 2008 Air New Zealand Cup was a provincial rugby union competition involving 14 teams from New Zealand. Matches started on Thursday 31 July 2008, and continued until the final on 25 October 2008....  and 2009 2009 Air New Zealand Cup The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup was the 33rd provincial rugby union competition, the fourth since the competition reconstruction in 2006, involving the top 14 provincial unions in New Zealand. It ran for 15 weeks from 30 July to 7 November... )
Worst Placing	2nd (2007 2007 Air New Zealand Cup The 2007 Air New Zealand Cup was a provincial rugby union competition involving 14 teams from New Zealand. Matches started on Thursday 26 July 2007, and the Final, in which Auckland defeated Wellington, was held on Saturday 20 October....  and 2006 2006 Air New Zealand Cup The 2006 Air New Zealand Cup is a provincial rugby union competition involving 14 teams from New Zealand. Matches started on Friday 28 July 2006, and the Grand Final was won by Waikato on 21 October 2006.... )
Current Season	2010 ITM Cup 2010 ITM Cup The 2010 ITM Cup was the 34th provincial rugby union competition, the fifth since the competition reconstruction in 2006 and the first under the new sponsor of ITM , involving the top 14 provincial unions of New Zealand...

The Canterbury representative rugby union team, generally referred to as Canterbury, are the top representative rugby union team under the Canterbury Rugby Football Union

Canterbury Rugby Football Union

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...

 in New Zealand. They compete in the ITM Cup, formerly the Air New Zealand Cup.

Canterbury have had a long history and tradition in New Zealand rugby, they have won the top domestic competition a total of 6 times and have made it to the play offs in every Air New Zealand/ITM Cup season.

Canterbury has many All Blacks including current All Black captain Richie McCaw

Richie McCaw

Richard Hugh "Richie" McCaw is a New Zealand rugby union player, and is the current test captain. He plays in the openside flanker position for the New Zealand, Crusaders and Canterbury rugby teams...

, Daniel Carter, called by some the best Five-Eight in the world, and current Wallabies coach Robbie Deans

Robbie Deans

Robert Maxwell Deans is the current coach of the Wallabies and former All Black. He is the former coach of the Crusaders. He also served as assistant to former All Blacks coach John Mitchell between late 2001 and 2003...

They are coached by Rob Penney.

Current squad

Canterbury has named a 35 man squad for the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup

2009 Air New Zealand Cup

The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup was the 33rd provincial rugby union competition, the fourth since the competition reconstruction in 2006, involving the top 14 provincial unions in New Zealand. It ran for 15 weeks from 30 July to 7 November...

 with 20 forwards and 15 backs.

Forwards		Backs
Name	Club	Name	Club
Front Row		Scrum-halves
Andrew Olorenshaw	Burnside	Willie Heinz	Linwood
Rodney Ah You	Sydenham	Tyson Keats	New Brighton
Peter Borlase Peter Borlase Peter Borlase is a rugby union player who currently plays for Irish province Munster.-Provincial:He has played 33 times for Canterbury in the ITM Cup.-Super 14:...	Burnside	Andy Ellis	University
Owen Franks Owen Franks Owen Franks is a New Zealand rugby player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby competition and the All Blacks at international level.-Early Career:He attended Christchurch Boys' High School. His local rugby club is Linwood...	Linwood	Midfielders 2
Wyatt Crockett Wyatt Crockett Wyatt Crockett is a New Zealand rugby player who plays for the Crusaders in the super 14. He also plays for Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup. He attended Nelson College.He made his All Blacks debut against Italy in 2009....	Burnside	Daniel Carter	Southbridge
Corey Flynn Corey Flynn Corey Flynn is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays in the position of hooker. He was educated at Southland Boys' High School.-Provincial:He played provincial for Southland until he moved to Canterbury in 2003....	Sydenham	Colin Slade Colin Slade Colin Slade is a rugby union footballer who represents the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition and Canterbury in the ITM Cup, playing at primarily at Fly Half, as well as all other backline positions on occasions...	HSOB
Ti'i Paulo	University	Stephen Brett Stephen Brett Stephen Brett is a rugby union player who plays for the Blues in the Super 14 and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup.-Career:...	University
Will Catherwood	Burnside	Tim Bateman Tim Bateman Tim Bateman is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a centre. He was head boy of Christchurch Boys High School in Canterbury, New Zealand. He Now plays in Japan for the Coca-Cola West Red Sparks....	Christchurch
Lock Forwards		Ryan Crotty	New Brighton
Luke Romano	HSOB	Adam Whitelock	HSOB
James Broadhurst James Broadhurst James Broadhurst is a New Zealand rugby union lock who plays provincial rugby for Taranaki, and is currently playing in the Super 15 competition for the Hurricanes. He was a national representative at the under-19 and under-21 levels....	Linwood	Casey Laulala Casey Laulala Casey Laulala is a New Zealand rugby union player.He attended Woodhouse Grove School in the sixth form on a scholarship.-Career:...	Marist Albion
Sam Whitelock Sam Whitelock Samuel Lawrence Whitelock is a New Zealand born rugby player. He plays as a lock for Crusaders in the Super 14 competition and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup....	Lincoln Uni	Back Three-quarters 2
Isaac Ross Isaac Ross Isaac Ross is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who has represented New Zealand in international rugby since 2009. He currently plays for the Chiefs in the Super 14, and also plays provincial rugby for Canterbury He is the son of former All Black Jock Ross...	New Brighton	Chris Small Chris Small Christopher "Chris" Small is a retired Scottish professional snooker player. His career was ended by the spinal condition ankylosing spondylitis.-Career:...	HSOB
Brad Thorn Brad Thorn Bradley Carnegie Thorn is a professional rugby union player. He has in the past represented Australia at rugby league, and currently represents New Zealand in union...	Burnside	Sean Maitland Sean Maitland Sean Daniel Maitland is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15. He also plays provincial rugby for Canterbury.-Early life:Sean Maitland was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand on 14 September 1988...	Linwood
Loose Forwards		Tu Umaga-Marshall	Sydenham
Matt Todd Matt Todd Matt Todd is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays at blindside or openside flank. He is 1.85m tall and weighs 104 kg....	Christchurch	James Paterson	HSOB
Michael Paterson Michael Paterson Michael Paterson is a rugby union player for the Cardiff Blues in the RaboDirect Pro12 competition. He plays as a lock or blindside flanker. Paterson has represented the New Zealand under 21s but is yet to gain a cap for the All Blacks...	Christchurch	Sam Monaghan	Christchurch
Kieran Read Kieran Read Kieran Read is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a blind-side flanker or No.8, but has the ability and height to play in the lock position...	University	2 Most players selected have the ability to play multiple positions, not only the ones listed.
George Whitelock George Whitelock George Whitelock is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup. He plays as a flanker.-Biography:George is the son of a former Junior All Black, Braeden Whitelock...  (c)	HSOB
Richie McCaw Richie McCaw Richard Hugh "Richie" McCaw is a New Zealand rugby union player, and is the current test captain. He plays in the openside flanker position for the New Zealand, Crusaders and Canterbury rugby teams...	Christchurch
Ash Parker	Burnside
Nasi Manu Nasi Manu Nasi Manu is a professional rugby union player. He represents the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition and Canterbury in the ITM Cup, playing at Flanker or number 8.-Provincial Rugby:...	Sydenham