The Prebbleton Rugby Club was formed in 1919 by the local school headmaster A.F. McMurtrie and local resident Herb Prebble. They played their first season under the Prebbleton-Halswell banner in the Ellesmere Competition. 1925 saw a dispute between Prebbleton and Halswell administrators that had all of the Prebbleton players pulling out of the team. For the next 5 years the club did not enter a team. In 1931 some friendly games were played in red and white hoops. This led to reviving a team in 1932 playing in the Christchurch Competition again.