Sport & Motorsport

Southland Hawke Cup Team departed for Auckland today who play Counties Manukau starting Friday. Logan Savory talks to Southland cricket captain Shaun Fitzgibbon ahead of the Hawke Cup Challenge against Counties Manukau.

Anyone who knows speedway know the surname Rees. A Motocross injury a number of years ago saw Peter Rees of North Foxton have a crack at Speedway, Peter never grew up around a speedway track, instead turning up for his first speedway experience as a driver, with a car ready to do battle. Peter purch

Rugby League Annual Karetai Cup challenge played between Cooks RLC and Winton Warlords RLC. It was played on Saturday March 3rd at Elles Road. Cooks RLC won the game the score was Cooks 44 Winton Warlords 20. Photos by Dave Loudon Photography.

Southland Motorcycle Club held round one of the Southland Cup last weekend at Teretonga Park. Photos thanks to Dave Loudon Photography. Round 2 is being held on Sunday April 8th at Teretonga Park.

Samoan Rugby Union chief Brian Hopley is returning to Invercargill as Rugby Southland’s new general manager. Hopley – who held the Southland role from 2011 to 2015 – will replace Andrew Moreton, who took over from Hopley in 2015. Rugby Southland board chairman Jason Franklin announced the appointmen

Netball South has named its 12-strong squad to contest the 2018 Beko Netball League. The South team, with co-coaches Georgie Salter and former Silver Fern Donna Wilkins at the helm, kicks off its 10-round campaign on May 13 with the aim of featuring in the grand final on July 29. Salter said the cal

If you missed the full on action of the Vantage Windows & Doors Elite & U19 Track National Championships yesterday get alone today for the final day. Thanks to Eugene Bonthuys for the great photos. Get down and support our Southland teams! or watch it live ….. click the link below. Streaming at 2pm

The thought of twenty two, 900 horsepower monsters tearing up The Rock Riverside Speedway on Friday night was enough to coax out the hearty Southland petrol heads with a good crowd rolling up in chilly wet conditions. Eventually when the rain settled the sun shone down on the Hydraulink War Of The W