The Waimate Rugby Club,
Manchester Park, Waimate, South Canterbury, New Zealand was established
in 1876. WRC owns its own rugby grounds, including four rugby
fields, a grandstand, changing rooms, and clubrooms that cater
for many functions. The club fields a senior team, a development
grade team (senior reserve grade), two IAB (Intermediate Advisary
Board, U19,U17,U15) teams, a presidents grade team, and also has
one of the strongest JAB programmes in the Hanan Shields District
(North Otago, South Canterbury, Mid Canterbury, Ellesmere). Waimate
Rugby Club can be contacted via post, phone, fax, email. All the
relevant information can be found on the
waimate rugby club contact page.
Players
The senior team, development
team and IAB teams are always on the lookout for new overseas
or local rugby players wishing to develop their skills as a rugby
player and culturally by travelling to NZ from abroad or relocating
from within NZ. We can help arrange accommodation, work in a variety
of fields, and have contacts in a wide range of areas. These include
forestry, agriculture, manufacturing, plumbing, painting, hospitality,
retail and many other trades. The season extends from March through
until August, with pre-season training starting in February.
Our senior team plays the
first half of the season in a two part competition with North
Otago (an NPC second division province) and South Canterbury (NPC
third division) clubs combined. The second part of the rugby season
is then played amongst the South Canterbury clubs solely.
Job Opportunities
If you are interested in travelling
to NZ and working here as well as playing rugby, or perhaps fitting
some rugby in as part of your OE down under then the Waimate Rugby
Club is the place to contact. We can cater for your rugby needs
at whatever level you play. A simple outline of requirements
for visitors to NZ can be found here, or alternatively visit
the travel links. Please use the contact
forms or email
the waimate rugby club to find out more.
Tourist Things
Waimate is very close to the Southern
Alps and many of New Zealands tourist 'hotspots'. It is not
far to travel if you like skiing, snowboarding, bungee jumping,
kayaking, extreme sports, fishing, tramping, climbing, golfing
or just the social activities that these all come with. Crusaders
or Highlanders Super 12 rugby matches can be seen live within
2 hours travel of Waimate.
