Southland Sports News

Former All Black lock Andy Haden has died aged 69 following a battle with cancer. Former All Blacks coach John Hart confirmed the death. Hart said Haden was surrounded by his family when he died at 7am on Wednesday morning. “It’s tragic for his family and everyone in the game,” Hart said. Born in Wh

The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel are looking to bring in temporary injury cover after shooter Kalifa McCollin sprained her ankle in Sunday’s win over the Northern Mystics. McCollin landed awkwardly on her left ankle late in the fourth quarter, with a precautionary approach being taken leading int

Latest – Stuart Broad grabbed his 500th test wicket to set England on their way to a resounding 269 run win over West Indies in the third and final cricket test at Old Trafford. Broad joined an elite club, finishing with match figures of 10-67, as the West Indies were bowled out for 129 runs […]

Sunday saw the ILT Stadium Southland heaving with competitive volleyballers from all over Southland and Southern Lakes for the Inaugural “Competitive Volleyfest”. Volleyball Southland Regional Development Manager Alissa Light said “When Tutuila Semi Vine from SKCY first approached us to do a Pacific

The resilience of the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel shone through when they upset the Northern Mystics 47-41 at the Auckland Netball Centre on Sunday. Injury-ravaged after losing two shooters to major injury, the Steel suffered another blow when playmaking Trinidad & Tobabgo shooting import Kalifa

Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel shooter Jennifer O’Connell has been ruled out for the rest of the reason with a ruptured ACL and torn MCL in her left knee. Scans this week confirmed the extent of the injury which she suffered late in the fourth quarter of her side’s Round 5 match against Central Pul

The struggles continue for the Southern Steel after 40-37 loss against the Central Pulse in the ANZ Premiership and the loss of a second goal shooter to injury. The Steel pushed the defending champions for a closer result than the seven goal difference when these two teams met six days ago, but in t

SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags are releasing a new video today announcing Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) as their naming sponsor for another two seasons. Filmed last week at SIT, the fun, short video features Stags Head Coach Dale MacLeod, enthusiastically hammering out a game plan on a white