Sam is a lock for Canterbury in the Bunnings NPC and he also plays for the Blues in the Super Rugby Pacific competition. He was selected for New Zealand Schools as well as being a New Zealand Under-20 trialist. His Super Rugby debut was in 2021.

Today we are lucky enough to have Cole McConchie with us.

 Cole is a professional cricket player who started his rep career with Canterbury at the Under 17 level back in 2008. He started his international career in 2021 against Bangladesh. Cole is a dynamic batting allrounder and has been described as a natural leader.

Today we are lucky enough to have Matt Todd with us.

Matt is a former rugby union flanker who played more than 150 games for the Crusaders, 25 tests for the All Blacks and is currently an assistant coach for Canterbury.

Grace started out as a rower and now runs a podcast called Tall Poppy Talk where she interviews people in order to spread knowledge about tall poppy syndrome. Grace now lives in the USA. We wanted to talk to Grace because we are supporters of E Tū Tāngata and we like to understand how this message impacts the lives of the sportspeople we interview.

Born and bred in Christchurch, Billy is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who plays flanker for The Highlanders and is currently playing for Canterbury in the Bunnings NPC.

He has played rep rugby from school age and has been part of the Māori All Blacks, the All Blacks XV and has toured with the All Blacks.

Blair is an outstanding winger for the Canterbury NPC team and was in the Crusaders Development Squad in 2023. He has also represented New Zealand Schools against Fiji, Australia and Tonga. Superstar in the making? We think so!

George is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays hooker for the Crusaders in Super Rugby Pacific making his debut in 2022. George is also part of the Canterbury team in the Bunnings NPC. He has represented New Zealand at the Under 20 level and been part of the All Blacks XV.

Reed is a professional rugby player who plays Super Rugby for the Hurricanes and NPC for Canterbury. He started his professional career in 2015 and has been a regular part of the Māori All Blacks. Like many blindside flankers he is a tough defender and hard ball carrier.

Rosie is a rugby player who plays for Canterbury in the Farah Palmer Cup and Matatū in Super Rugby Aupiki. In 2023 Rosie became a contracted Black Fern and made her international debut against Australia. She plays fly-half and is an outstanding kicker. 

At the young age of 16 Lucy made her debut for Canterbury in the Farah Palmer Cup. Since then she has gone on to play for Matatū and was picked for the Black Ferns earlier this year