Tony joined Prebbleton as a Division One player in January 1979.  The following year the team dropped to Senior B and Grimmy went with them.  He played for the competition winning sides of 1980, 1981, 1983 and 1984, while also playing in the 1982 victorious sevens team.

Due to serious injury in the last game of the 1984 season, he retired from playing and turned to coaching.  Grimmy coached 24 Prebbleton teams from 1985 -2014.  His teams reached 15 finals and his finals records include eight titles.  He also managed the Club's Division One team from 2011 to 2018.

Grimmy took up a referee's whistle in 1987 and two years later was named Canterbury Country's most promising referee.  In fact, he refereed his first Division One game in his first year, an almost unheard of feat.  Tony retired from refereeing in 1997 due to ill health.

In 1990 he joined the Club's committee and was elected Vice President in 1993, and President in 1995, serving until 1997 when ill health forced him to quit.

In 2003, Tony was re-elected President and spent another 12 years in the hot seat.  During this time, the club grew from 13 teams to 30 teams.

Over the past 40 years Tony has been a stalwart, as a player, referee, coach, elected office bearer, painter (during club additions), groundsman, bar manager, cleaner, you name it and he has probably done it.  Tony has also served long stints as chair on the Prebbleton Combined Sports Board, managed the Reserve Management Board, and spent 33 years as secretary/treasurer of the Prebbleton Cricket Club.

Over the years, Tony and his wife Donna, have received a number of achievement awards including a special recognition badge in 2000 for many years dedicated service to PRFC, a tankard in 2002 from his Under 17 Team for an unbeaten season, a special award in 2006 for his contribution to Ellesmere Rugby, in 2014 a rugby ball with a carved base in recognition of their service and dedication to PRFC, and in 2017 the ultimate award of Canterbury Rugby Volunteer Of The Year.

And you can't keep a good man down.  Today Tony is still the facility manager and groundsman.

Mike joined the Club's Division One team in 1978 when he was 21 and played through to the end of 1986.  He returned to play Division Two from 1989 to 1994, and played for the Dinos from 1995 to 2002 when, at the age of 46, he reckons his body said "enough".

In 2005 and 2006 he managed the Colts and managed the club's Division One side from 2007 until 2019.

Mike coached both U15 and U17 teams when the club needed someone to step up, but says coaching is not one of his strong points, whereas managing is.

He joined the club's committee when he joined the Division One team in 1978, becoming secretary from 1984 to 1986. Mike was club captain from 2005 to 2011 and resigned from the committee due to work commitments with the Christchurch earthquake rebuild.

Mike was on the Prebbleton Combined Sports and Recreation Board, which was set up in 1981 to build and fund what is now the main function room for PRFC, becoming secretary after the build was completed.

He is also a member of the Prebbleton Reserve Board.

Mike was a founding playing member of the Prebbleton RFC Cricket Team in 1978. Why commit to PRFC for 40 years?  The sense of family within the club he says. After playing town rugby, the country atmosphere was much more enjoyable.

Peter joined the club in 2001 after the Lincoln Club had insufficient numbers for his son Brad to be in a team. Derek Todd was the coach and Peter the manager, and he managed teams until 2013. He also joined the Club Committee as Treasurer in 2002. The Team Manager role extended to Ellesmere and Canterbury Country rep teams through to 2005, including Ellesmere Seniors in 2003 and 2004 with John Thomson.

Over the seasons, Peter worked with many ‘Dads’ in various teams, including Derek Todd, Bernie Schrader (Ellesmere champs U17 in 2004 – the score was 19-14 v Leeston), John Griffiths, Adrian Werahiko, Rob Wieblitz, John Down, Richard Busch, Geoff Hessell, Pete Welsh and Warren Hastings.

Over the years John Borlase and Peter became the Club’s Gaming Trust Application specialists, and much of the financial strength that the Club still enjoys today was built up under their stewardship. He also spent many hours behind the bar, with the ‘highlight’ being an age group team winning the Ellesmere final and him tending bar until 4.30am as Woody/Chris Laughton and the Kerrison family led the celebrations.

Having also retired in 2001, Peter became the club painter and in successive summers painted everything, including the roof in 3 hours with Tony & Craig Grimwood, and Gavin Bowley.

Two items of note over that time were

- the year the Gear Shed was burnt down. Photos taken as new gear had been acquired resulted in a new shed full of brand new training/match gear.

- the 2010 Christchurch earthquake had a profound effect with the clubrooms quite badly damaged, but the claim was done and repairs made as monthly meetings continued through the aftershocks.

From 2003-2013 he represented the club on the Ellesmere Board, being Treasurer and a member of the Judicial Panel.

In 2013 Peter and Janine relocated to Nelson and sadly for all parties Prebbleton and Ellesmere Rugby were left behind.

Pat started playing rugby at Prebbleton as a 9 year old in 1950. He played ERSU JAB Rugby & ERSU Colts as a 16 year old, and stayed in the side for four years. He played his last ERSU Senior B Representative game at Darfield in September 1968.

He was club Secretary/Treasurer in 1965 and 1966, Club President in 1967-68, and Club Committee Member until at least 2004.

Pat co-coached the Prebbleton Senior B Team in 1969/70, and was co-coach with Jack Stubberfield for ERSU Senior B in 1971/72.

Injury ended his playing days so he took up rugby refereeing in 1973, and refereed his last game in 1996. He was E.R.R.A. Appointment’s Officer from 1987 to 1996.  Pat was also Ellesmere RSU Junior Advisory Board Delegate from the early 1980’s and Country RSU – JAB until the mid-1990’s. He was ERSU Under 14 – 1984, Under 16 – 1986, Under 18 – 1998 - Rep Manager, & CRSU Rep Manager for Under 14 – 1984/1985, Under 16 – 1986, 87, 88, 89-90. He was also a C.R.S.U. Delegate to the Senior Body in 2000/2001.

He was Ellesmere RSU Delegate in Administration of Rugby of the ERSU Management Committee for many years from mid-1960’s to 2004.  Pat was the only Rugby Administrator in Ellesmere to become : ERRA Referee’s President 1987/88 / ERSU JAB President 1992/93 / ERSU President 1998 to 2002

He was awarded P.R.F.C. Life Membership in 1990 and E.R.R.A. {Referee’s} Life Membership in 1998. He was given Canterbury Rugby Referee’s Association Life Membership in 2000.

He gave everything he could give to rugby from 1965 to 2004. Such was his dedication to the game as a player, administrator, supporter or referee or manager of Representative Teams that at the E.R.S.U. Annual End of Season Dinner, both Pat and Wendy (his wife} shared the “E.R.S.U. BNZ Trophy” as Ellesmere” Personality of the Year” in 1992.

Prebbleton Rugby was the Busch's families' life going back 70 years, when Alistar's father played for Prebbleton seniors and Ellesmere rugby teams.

There were 5 boys in the family and all played rugby for Prebbleton through the grades.  Alistar played in all age grade teams for Prebbleton from the age of 5 until he was 37 years (1958-1999).

He played in Ellesmere representative teams, including School Boys from 1963-1968 (U16, U19, Seniors and Senior B).  In 1987 he played for Methven  He was selected in Country teams, including U16 and U19, and was selected for Canterbury U16 in 1968 and U19 in 1972.

Alistar played 20 years of senior rugby, and captained the Prebbleton senior team for numerous seasons.  No records were ever kept back then.  He played in the Prebbleton Senior side that won the Ellesmere competition in 1974 and the Sevens team which won the senior Ellesmere comptition from 1971-1973.  He coached junior teams from 1980-1985, was on the committee from 1973-1986 and served as treasurer from 1976-1986.  He organised raffles at the Golden Mile on Friday nights for a decade, carted hay to raise funds, supplying a tractor, loader, truck and trailers, helped build the clubrooms, organised the Prebbleton night sevens, and tiled, drained and worked the main field when irrigation was installed.

Alaistar moved south in 1991 and moved back to Hinds in 2005.  His son Nathan played senior rugby for Prebbleton.  In short, Alistar was a dedicated player, member and supporter for Prebbleton which continues to this day.

Steve joined the Club as a player in 1981 and played through to the end of 1985. On return from Australia in 1991, he played two more seasons, the first as Captain of the Division 2 side and the second as player/coach.

Steve has coached almost every grade in the Club, following both sons through their respective grades, finishing in the 2011 and 2012 seasons as Division 1 coach alongside Brian Guthrie.

Steve joined the Committee in 1994 and spent seven years as Club Captain. He has been a keen volunteer for Ellesmere Finals Day for the past 20 years, and has been a member of the Grounds Sub-Committee, marking lines and settting up fields over the past five years.

"I suppose the Club has been my second home".

Karl grew up in Prebbleton and says it was only natural that he played rugby with his school mates. He was a JAB rep from 1977-1988, played Division One for 11 years from 1989-1999, and was included in Ellesmere and Country rep teams.  He joined the Blue Bullets in 2009 and continues to play to this day.

Karl coached JAB and Division One, and his U17 side won the ERSU competition in 2000, while his U18 sides won the ERSU competition in 2017 and 2018.

Karl is a current committee member on both the club and the centenary committee, and has spent almost 30 years as a committee man.  He spent three and a half years as treasurer and was the Senior Club Captain.

"I have many friends today at Prebbleton that I either grew up playing with, played against, coached or was managed by.  Many of these friendships also involved our own children playing rugby together as we stood on the sidelines watching"

"Prebbleton continues to be a huge part of my life today and will do so for many years to come.  It's in my DNA"

Jeromy was first involved with PRFC in 2001, filling in for the DIV III team. Jeromy and his family moved to Prebbleton and he coached his sons' teams from 2004 until 2013.

He became Junior Club Captain in 2008, a role he held for five years.  At the same time, he was the Ellesmere Junior Representative for PRFC.

Jeromy became Vice President in 2013 and President in 2014.  He helped to establish the Blue Bullets Golden Oldies with Frank Kerrison and Andrew Lil, and has played for the team for the past 10 years since their inception.