Even having to run with his shorts on inside out couldn’t prevent Southland middle distance athlete James McLeay from finishing his summer in emphatic style.
McLeay won the Australian under 20 1500m title in Perth earlier this month, improving on his third place at the same event a year
Jackie Geange of Invercargill was the winner of the Invercargill Harness Racing Club’s major promotion at their annual Diamonds Day race meeting at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill on Sunday.
Geange was the winner of a Diamond Ring, independently valued at $7560, courtesy of Coats & Schuck Jewellers and
Southland motorsport drivers Rolly Lemin and Coleman Stoddart picked up gold at the annual New Zealand Burnout competition ‘Rapanats’ last weekend.
It was the first time since the competition had been running (2019), that the trophies had come south, in what was described as the biggest burnout event in New
A huge day is ahead as the southern harness racing calendar reaches its peak on Sunday (27 April) with the glittering Diamonds Day, hosted by the Invercargill Harness Racing Club — an event which is the culmination of series finals and feature races on the southern calendar.
The day brings together
Months of hard work and dedication to progress their horses will culminate at Sunday’s Diamonds Day meeting, which serve as southern harness racing’s day of championships.
Journalist Jonny Turner has followed the form of each Diamonds Day contender through the season and he gives his take who will
* Ten young riders from across New Zealand selected for Junior Track World Championships in August
* Team includes standout national champions and returning World Champs riders from 2024
* Championships take place at world-class Apeldoorn velodrome in the Netherlands this August
Cycling New Zealand has named a 10-strong team for the 2025
* Allied Petroleum will support over 14,000 players and 65 clubs across Southland and Otago
* The partnership focuses on community, growth and fuelling rugby from grassroots to elite levels
* Investment will fund youth development, coaching, refereeing and regional rugby programmes
Allied Petroleum has announced a major new partnership with Rugby
• Rugby Southland announced a $177,000 surplus, boosted by one-off national funding support
• CEO and Chair stress cautious optimism as operational gains still face national funding pressures
• New President Rex Carter steps in, bringing strong grassroots focus and board experience
Rugby Southland has posted a financial surplus of $177,000
