Southland Sports News

Rugby Southland is proud to announce the 2022 SBS Bank Southland Stags Squad to compete in the Bunnings Warehouse NPC. The 37 strong squad includes seventeen players who attended secondary school in Southland, as well as over 30 players who have come out of the local club competition. With the major

Titles were spread around the South Island when the McLeod Diesel KartSport New Zealand National Schools Championship honours were decided. Hosted by KartSport Southland, titles were up for grabs in Cadet ROK, Vortex Mini ROK, 125cc Rotax Max Junior and 125cc Rotax Max Light at the Invercargill Oil

The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel has retained the bulk of its squad and added international calibre midcourter Sam Winders to the mix for the 2023 season. After nine years with the Splice Construction Magic, Winders, 27, ventures south to link with the Steel for next year’s ANZ Premiership and jo

National Formula Ford champion Alex Crosbie had his first taste of Castrol Toyota Racing Series power recently when he tested the current Toyota FT-60 as part of his prize as champion. The Southland Boys High School pupil took the wheel for the first time on a challenging day of weather at Hampton D

Southland Gymnastics recently announced its team for 2022, and includes two Southern Institute of Technology students who are hoping to excel at the national competition in less than a month, at ILT Stadium, Invercargill. Bailey Keepin, first-year Bachelor of Architecture student, and Lewis Thomson,

At this week’s board meeting of Rugby Southland, Bernie McKone announced he has stepped down as Chairman for Rugby Southland. McKone will remain on the board as a director until the AGM in April 2023. This was a planned decision by McKone, stating he won’t be seeking a further term in April next yea

Southland Sharks Head Coach Rob Beveridge is recovering from a serious accident which saw him sustain significant injuries during a scheduled trip home to Sydney three weeks ago. Following the Sharks game against the Otago Nuggets, Beveridge returned home for a family function in Wollongong. One day

More than 100 karters flocked to the top of the South Island to drop the flag on the six-stop Mainland Series last weekend. The series began with the Sunbelts Sprint Championship over two days, split between KartSport Nelson in Redwood Valley on Saturday before moving over the Whangamoa Saddle to th