Canterbury Country Cardinals

Defunct NZ rugby league club, based in Canterbury

Canterbury Country CardinalsClub information

Nickname(s)| The Reds
Founded| 1994; 31 years ago (1994)
Exited| 1996; 29 years ago (1996)
Former details
Ground(s)|

* Addington Showgrounds

Coach| Gerard Stokes
Competition| Lion Red Cup

The Canterbury Country Cardinals were a New Zealand rugby league club that represented Canterbury in the Lion Red Cup from 1994 to 1996. They were administered by the Canterbury Rugby League.

The Country Cardinals drew from the Halswell, Papanui, Hornby, Lincoln University and Marist-Western Suburbs clubs.[1]

## Notable players

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Notable players included Glen Coughlan, Phil Bancroft, Logan Edwards, Shane Endacott, Paul Johnson, Blair Harding, Mark Nixon, Henry Suluvale, David Kidwell, Marty Crequer, Tevita Vaikona and Aaron Whittaker.[2]

## Season Results

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Season  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | Pts  | Position  | Finals

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1994 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 615 | 410 | 205 | 32 | Fourth | Lost Preliminary Final
1995 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 446 | 448 | -2 | 20 | Tenth | N/A
1996 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 365 | 555 | -190 | 13 | Tenth | N/A

## References

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1. ^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.110
2. ^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.110

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Seasons|

* 1994
* 1995
* 1996

Teams|

* Auckland City Vulcans
* Auckland Warriors Colts
* Bay of Plenty Stags
* Canterbury Country Cardinals
* Christchurch City Shiners
* Counties Manukau Heroes
* Hawke's Bay Unicorns
* Hutt Valley Firehawks
* Manawatu Mustangs
* North Harbour Sea Eagles
* Taranaki Rockets
* Waikato Cougars
* Waitakere City Raiders
* Wellington City Dukes

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