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Referee: Adam Monford. Assistants: Nathan Cottom and Zara Wood
CASHMERE TECHNICAL
1 – Freya Herdman
2 – Marina Ishimoto
3 – Sophia Bonser
4 – Jemma Wilson
5 – Lily Fisher
6 – Laney Strachan
7 – Margi Dias
8 – Darsha Keogan
9 – Katie Brugh
10 – Ruby Luxton
11 – Anya Stephan
12 – Jorgia Roberts
13 – Claudia Wilson
14 – Maya Alcantara
17 – Dorothy Yek
18 – Saskia Pelham
19 – Tessa Toombs
22 – Anija Irvine
23 – Kailey Short
24 – Kate Loye
38 – Saya Yokoyama
40 – Petra Buyck
We're excited for the opportunity to finish the season with the Reta Fitzpatrick Cup Final against Coastal Spirit.
Over the past decade, both clubs have regularly challenged for the honour of lifting this trophy, and it's fitting that we meet again in the final.
The players have worked incredibly hard throughout the season across three different competitions, and we're looking forward to showcasing the quality, character, and resilience this group has displayed all year.
We've met Coastal on several occasions this season, and we know we'll need to be at our very best to overcome a well-organised and talented side. We're looking forward to the challenge and to what promises to be a fantastic occasion for everyone involved.
On behalf of the team, we'd like to thank our members, supporters, volunteers, and sponsors for their outstanding support throughout the season. We hope to put in a performance that reflects the pride and passion of Cashmere Technical Football Club.
Head Coach - Shane Verma
Assistant Coaches - Annalie Longo/ Duncan Read
S&C Coach - Antonio Luxton
Team Manager - Katie Harris
COASTAL SPIRIT
This weekend we’re looking forward to the challenge and the opportunity that comes with playing in a final.
Our results against Tech this season tell a story of progress. While we can take confidence from how far we’ve come, we also know that previous results mean very little when the whistle blows in a cup final.
Tech are a quality side with plenty of experience and attacking threats across the field, as yet undefeated in the regular season. We know we will need to be at our best and execute the game plan for the full 90 minutes to swing an upset victory.
For us, the focus is simple: compete aggressively, trust the work we’ve done, and be brave when opportunities present themselves. In a final, those moments can be few and far between, so we need to make every one count.
Our season has been built around incremental improvement, and this final gives us another opportunity to show just how far this group has come.
We have earned the opportunity to be here. Now it’s about going out there, competing, and leaving everything on the field.
Head Coach - Courtney Napa
2026 Teams
There were 9 teams who entered into the Reta Fitzpatrick Cup this year.
The Reta Fitzpatrick Cup
Named after the late Reta Fitzpatrick who was one of the early pioneers for the women's game in Canterbury.
Reta, or "Mrs Fitz's" as known and called by all the players, was a manageress (called the team chaperone in the 70's) for many seasons at club level for Rangers (now Coastal Spirit). She also occupied this role for Canterbury from 1976 until 1992. Outside of this responsibility she also filled many other roles on the committee at Rangers as well as serving on the Canterbury Women's Football Association - (CWFA) for three decades and was made a life member at both Rangers and the CWFA.
The Canterbury Women's Football Knockout Cup was first contested in 1974 when the top women's clubs included the likes of Halswell, New Brighton, Rangers and Nomads. Halswell went on to win the very first Cup competition in 1974. In 2005 the Knock Out Cup was renamed The Reta Fitzpatrick Cup with Reta on hand to hand over the trophy for the first time to inaugural winners New Brighton. This was somewhat fitting as the New Brighton coach was Rowena Fulham, who had played at Rangers and Canterbury for a number of season's when Reta was the manager.
It is testament to Reta's legacy that the Cup remains a much sort after trophy on the Canterbury sporting landscape - and we pay homage to the numerous hours of volunteer support Reta gave to football within the region.
Cup Winners
1974
Halswell United
1975
New Brighton
1976
Rangers
1977
Rangers
1978
Halswell United
1979
Halswell United
1980
Nomads United
1981
Nomads United
1982
Nomads United
1983
Nomads United
1984
Rangers
1985
Rangers
1986
Rangers
1987
Rangers
1988
Nomads United
1989
Nomads United
1990
Nomads United
1991
Nomads United
1992
Nomads United
1993
Nomads United
1994
Hillsborough
1995
Kaiapoi Town
1996
New Brighton
1997
New Brighton
1998
Avonhead
1999
Not contested
2000
New Brighton
2001
Rangers
2002
Rangers
2003
Not contested
2004
Not contested
2005
New Brighton
2006
New Brighton
2007
Mainland PDA
2008
Coastal Spirit
2009
Coastal Spirit
2010
Not contested
2011
Coastal Spirit
2012
Coastal Spirit
2013
Western
2014
Coastal Spirit
2015
Coastal Spirit
2016
Cashmere Technical
2017
Coastal Spirit
2018
Waimakariri United
2019
Cashmere Technical
2020
Coastal Spirit
2021
Coastal Spirit
2022
Coastal Spirit
2023
Cashmere Technical
2024
Cashmere Technical
2025
Cashmere Technical