Southland Sports News

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

Despite being just 15, Levi Stout has turned winning disc golf tournaments into a habit, but it didn’t start out that way. Levi first started playing disc golf when his mother bought a couple of cheap frisbees for him and his brother from Mitre 10 so they could have a throw around at the course […]

Southland Stags centurion Josh Bekhuis is coming back to Stag Land and will be taking the field once again at Rugby Park. Josh has just come to the end of his season in Japan playing professionally. At 36 years old, with 115 games for the SBS Bank Southland Stags and 110 in Super Rugby, many […]

The Southland Sharks will have a new face at the helm on Thursday night following the news that Head Coach Rob Beveridge and Assistant Coach Leyton Haddleton are both isolating due to the Government’s Covid requirements. Veteran Sharks player Andrew Wheeler has taken over coaching duties this week a