Southland Sports News

Outstanding results for Southland at the Marching NZ Championships that were held in Christchurch over the weekend. A total of 55 teams from around the country were putting their best foot forward and trying for top honours. There are two phases the teams can do; Technical Drill is precision in timi

Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel defeated The Good Oil Tactix 70-52 at ILT Stadium Southland in Invercargill The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel kept their perfect home record intact with a decisive 70-52 win over The Good Oil Tactix in Invercargill on Sunday. It was the 13th successive win for the S

The might and the momentum of the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel was on full display in their emphatic 73-53 victory over the Splice Construction Magic. In their first home game of the season in Invercargill, the Steel punished every misstep by the Magic and never eased off the accelerator. They ex

Thousands of people took part in this year’s ICC Surf to City, running, walking, or cycling their way to Invercargill’s Queen’s Park. The largest event on the Sport Southland calendar, this year’s event involved about 3000 participants, who took part in 12km, 6km, or 3km options. Those taking part i

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker is gearing up for one of the biggest head to head battles on the rugby field of his life. On Saturday, April 6, the Parliamentary Rugby Team will take on the Blair Vining Invitational Side in Queenstown at the Wakatipu Recreation Ground. The charity rugby match will

Hundreds of Tiwai staff and their families will take off the high vis and put on their running shoes, to take part in the annual ICC Surf to City on Sunday. About 300 people have signed up from the New Zealand Aluminium Smelters’ Tiwai site, a mixture of staff and their families. It’s believed to […

The Vantage Elite women’s team pursuit produced a courageous performance to claim the bronze medal on the second day of the UCI Track World Championships in Poland. Three of the pursuit team had succumbed to illness that has affected a number of the squad, but they edged their way into the medal rid

After a promising start, the opening day of the UCI Track World Championships proved a disappointment for the Vantage Elite New Zealand team in Poland. The New Zealand men’s sprint team impressed to be third fastest in qualifying in 43.388s but they could not find the same level of execution in the