Southland Sports News

Telecommunications company Spark will broadcast more Rugby World Cup matches on free-to-air television so All Black fans can see their men in action. The All Blacks changed up their haka for their Test against Italy with captain Kieran Read leading the way. Spark and TVNZ have partnered to broadcast

The event was a demonstration by members of the Southland – Otago Axemens Centre . It took place before a good sized audience at the Invercargill Working Mens Club. Photos by Dave Loudon Photography

The SIT Zerofees Southland Sharks have shown why they’re Sal’s NBL heavyweights by earning a 95-92 comeback victory over the visiting Wheeler Motor Company Canterbury Rams. The visitors got off to a hot start in the first quarter and punished the Sharks for sub-par perimeter defence by nailing all b

Following 60 minutes of absorbing netball, it was the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel who firmed their grip on second place after posting a heart-stopping 60-58 win over the Northern Stars in Auckland today. While the defending champions successfully rebounded from a hefty loss in the previous round

A dominant second half pushed Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse to an emphatic 66-50 win over the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in a top-of-the-table clash in Dunedin. In a rare loss on their home turf, the defending champions continued to apply the pressure during a tight and abrasive first half, but th

New Zealand racing driver Brendon Leitch enjoyed a solid debut in Asia over the weekend, despite undertaking a busy programme racing in both a Lamborghini Huracán and an F3 single seater. Leitch’s incredible weekend at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia saw him compete in both the Formula 3 Asian Champi

The 88th Stonewood Homes Gore to Invercargill road cycling classic was raced in perfect conditions on Saturday with a small but competitive and in-form field in the open handicapped grade. The early pace was put on by Erin Criglington who was able to capitalise on her efforts taking out both the Tut

Over the last 5 days a little piece of Southland Sporting History, sending the very first Southland Mixed Team to the New Zealand Mens and Mixed Netball Association Mixed Netball Nationals. After a slower start on day one (that we are putting down to Jet Lag), the team won 7 games on the trot to […]