Southland Sports News

SBS Bank Academy Southland continues to offer opportunities beyond athlete support. Along with the two-year programme which provides Southland’s best young sporting talent with ongoing development in nutrition, mental skills, strength and conditioning and athlete life, a strong internship programme

The financial blow dealt to southern sporting franchises by Covid-19 has prompted additional support from Community Trust South. The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel, Southland Sharks and Southland Stags each received an additional one-off payment of $10,000 when their respective three-yearly funding

Southland Local Arese Poliko is back for the SBS Bank Southland Stags in 2022. The 22 year old loose forward is currently playing for Invercargill Blues in the Go Bus Senior Club Rugby Competition. Arese joined the Stags wider squad in 2020 fresh out of Southland Boys High School, making his debut f

Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse defeated Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel 50-44 in Dunedin A final quarter flurry from Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse gave them a stunning 50-44 come-from-behind victory over the Ascot Park Hotel Steel in Dunedin on Monday night. While the Steel led at every quarter break, the

Woodlands Loose forward Charles Alaimalo has signed on for his fourth season with the SBS Bank Southland Stags. Charles, the younger brother of Highlanders’ and fellow Stag Solomon Alaimalo, is looking forward to righting some of the wrongs of last season with the squad. The Stags had one win, with

Tackling lofty challenges has the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel’s defenders adding a variety of tactics into their game plan this season. On paper, the Steel is arguably the shortest team in the ANZ Premiership. Shooter Saviour Tui rates as tallest in the line-up at 1.89m, but it’s well below the

Young Southland born and raised loosehead prop Niko Manaena is back for the Stags in 2022. Niko, 21, made his debut for the Stags in 2020 against Tasman, before a run of injuries forced time off the field in 2021. Niko is a former Southland Boys High 1st XV player who prides being from Southland […]

Taking charge in the second half, the Trident Homes Tactix pulled away to score an important 63-52 win over a gallant Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Invercargill on Wednesday. With both teams having played just six games in the current campaign and a heavy workload of catch-up games to look forw