Sam Rufer

Goalkeeper - Canterbury United
6 Sep 2026
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Marked for Sam Rufer

5 Edition

The Canterbury United Gazette

31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market31 Aug 2026

Sam Rufer puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Canterbury United, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad31 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Canterbury United

Kwenzakwenkosi Mbatha was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad31 Aug 2026

Chris Singh falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

In brief

Back issues
4 Edition

The Canterbury United Gazette

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market24 Aug 2026

Liberato Cacace puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Canterbury United, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Kwenzakwenkosi Mbatha in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Canterbury United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Michael Cacace stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Michael Cacace and Canterbury United agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

In brief

  • Squad The manager makes an example of Sam Rufer
  • Squad Ben Rufer falls out with a teammate over standards
  • Market Stefan Bell told to find a new club
2 Edition

The Canterbury United Gazette

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad10 Aug 2026

Kwenzakwenkosi Mbatha stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Kwenzakwenkosi Mbatha and Canterbury United agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Canterbury United

Kwenzakwenkosi Mbatha was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Jack McDonald pulls a muscle — 15 days out

The injury that keeps coming back, keeps being rushed back from, and quietly costs more careers than the dramatic ones. 15 days is the estimate; the honest figure depends on whether anybody is patient.

In brief