Southland Sports News
SBS Bank and the Highlanders have announced they’ve entered into a new three-year partnership. Not only has SBS Bank become an official partner of the Highlanders but is now also the Dunedin-based Super Rugby franchise’s official bank. SBS Bank chief executive Shaun Drylie said the new partnership w
Success both on and off the golf course was celebrated on Wednesday 12 February, with the Southland Golfer of the Year presentations. The Golfer of the Year presentations, which recognised Southland’s top female, male and junior golfers, highlighted a positive 2019 year for Southland players, which
Hot off the back of medals at the elite track cycling world championships, the next group of young hopefuls will spring into action at the Vantage Age Group Track National Championships beginning in Invercargill on Thursday (today) Around 140 riders, a mix of budding youth and mighty masters, will c
Day two of the Vital Signs Fight for Yellow dawned as clear and sunny as day one, boding well for the two stages ahead. The riders gathered at the Croydon Lodge in Gore before heading out to the start of the third road stage, with Matt Zenovich as the overnight leader in A grade, Scott […]
The first day of the Vital Signs Fight for Yellow dawned clear but fresh as riders signed on in Wyndham for the opening stage of the two day, five stage tour, a six kilometre prologue individual time trial that would decide the first wearer of the yellow jersey, before a further two road stages late
Gold for Southlands Corbin Strong and is 2020 UCI Track WORLD CHAMPION in the Men’s Points Race! Southland teenager Corbin Strong, in his first year as an elite rider, has won the Points race at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin. The Vantage elite rider, who led for much of the 40k
In cycling, no colour is as iconic as yellow. It is the colour of the leader’s jersey in the greatest tour of them all, the Tour de France, and has become the default colour for race leader’s jerseys the world over. Riders from Southland and beyond will have the opportunity to experience the challen
Rugby Southland has announced the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup draw of home games the SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags will be play at Rugby Park stadium this season.