Southland Sports News

New Zealand has missed out on hosting the Rugby Championship, with the tournament to be held in Australia. RNZ understands the competition will be based in Sydney, New South Wales, and the All Blacks will spend up to 10 weeks across the tasman. It’s believed Australia has been given the tournament d

The day has finally arrived: members of the squads set to play at Pack the Park 2020 have been revealed. Most of them, anyway. To pay tribute to the community that has supported its cause – and to mark the first anniversary of the death of cancer care advocate, Blair Vining – the Southland Charity [

Picture this: come 26th November 2020, a location in the heart of Invercargill’s CBD, is going to come alive with the sounds of volleyballs being struck. The sun is shining, spectators are clapping and cheering with hats, sunglasses and sunscreen on, as they watch top athletes perform on newly-desig

Mystery still surrounds the player line-up set to take to the stage at Invercargill’s Rugby Park for the Pack the Park event, but it’s safe to say whoever makes the teams will be in good hands. Former All Blacks coach Sir Graham ‘Ted’ Henry, heavyweight boxing champ Joseph Parker, and former All Bla

New Zealand rally driver Hayden Paddon is about to drive his revolutionary electric rally car for the first time. Paddon and his small team in Cromwell have been working on the concept for almost two years and are now set for the next step in their world leading project. A year ago Paddon unveiled p

Applications are now open for Sport NZ’s new fund – Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa – for community-based programmes and projects targeting children and young people at most risk of missing out or being less active. Just over $326,000 of the fund will be available in Southland over the next 12 months, to

A classic mate-against-mate showdown is looming for Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel co-captains Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit and Gina Crampton tomorrow. The duo will go head-to-head in the coaching ranks at the helm of the two teams contesting an exhibition match before the ANZ Premiership Grand Final

Note: This article was written before the change to level 2. Southern netball legend Wendy Frew still gets goosebumps when she recalls the thrill of playing to a packed house of frenzied netball fans at ILT Stadium Southland. “It’s a feeling like no other and it’s actually hard to describe just how