Southland Sports News

On Sunday 5th August the final meeting  of the Kartsport Southland winter series was held. The next meeting to be held will be on Saturday August 18th – It is  a round of the Mainland Series , racing will commence at 10 am  at the Invercargill Oil Shop Kart Raceway. Admission to spectate is free. Ph

Following feedback from the post-Corporate Pursuit survey, Cycling Southland is introducing a coached six-session adult racing programme. Running on Monday nights from 5.45pm from August 20, the hour-long sessions will teach basic track racing skills and provide development for those keen to start r

On Wednesday evening the 2018 Southland Stags uniform was launched to media and the public at H&J Smith department store. Stag player Morgan Mitchell stole the show hamming it up and posing for cameras, had the crowd in fits of laughter. Here’s to a great season for the Stags, lets get behind them a

There will be more at stake than just reaching the final two of the ANZ Premiership when Invercargill hosts the Elimination Final. The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel are confirmed to take on the Silvermoon Tactix at ILT Stadium Southland, renamed Wendy Frew Stadium for the occasion, on August 8 whe

In a historic first, ILT Stadium Southland will be temporarily renamed in honour of local sporting legend Wendy Frew. The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel captain will lead her team for the final time on home turf in next Wednesday’s ANZ Premiership Elimination Final – and she will do it at the aptly

A focus on cost reduction and the hosting of two national championships has helped Cycling Southland move back into positive territory and turn around a significant loss from 2017. The organisation has reported a profit of $46,990 for the year ending March 2018, a noticeable improvement on the $52,0

Kiwis Dave Holder and Jason Farmer secured a ninth place class finish in their first-ever run on the famed high speed special stages of Rally Finland. While the pair had hoped for a stronger Finnish result in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship category they are contesting for the first time thi

Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon and his British co-driver Seb Marshall have secured a well-deserved fourth place at Rally Finland, their best ever result at this iconic World Rally Championship event, which ran 26-29 July. For his ninth run in Finland, Paddon’s pre-event goal was to be in the top fi