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The Trident Homes Tactix have climbed into the top four with a stunning 61-56 win against the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Christchurch. The absorbing match developed into a goal-for-goal encounter giving the Cantabrian crowd plenty of impact on proceedings. Tactix captain Kimiora Poi led the

The financial blow dealt to southern sporting franchises by Covid-19 has prompted additional support from Community Trust South. The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel, Southland Sharks and Southland Stags each received an additional one-off payment of $10,000 when their respective three-yearly funding

Southland Local Arese Poliko is back for the SBS Bank Southland Stags in 2022. The 22 year old loose forward is currently playing for Invercargill Blues in the Go Bus Senior Club Rugby Competition. Arese joined the Stags wider squad in 2020 fresh out of Southland Boys High School, making his debut f

Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse defeated Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel 50-44 in Dunedin A final quarter flurry from Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse gave them a stunning 50-44 come-from-behind victory over the Ascot Park Hotel Steel in Dunedin on Monday night. While the Steel led at every quarter break, the

Woodlands Loose forward Charles Alaimalo has signed on for his fourth season with the SBS Bank Southland Stags. Charles, the younger brother of Highlanders’ and fellow Stag Solomon Alaimalo, is looking forward to righting some of the wrongs of last season with the squad. The Stags had one win, with

Tackling lofty challenges has the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel’s defenders adding a variety of tactics into their game plan this season. On paper, the Steel is arguably the shortest team in the ANZ Premiership. Shooter Saviour Tui rates as tallest in the line-up at 1.89m, but it’s well below the

American basketballer Winston Shepard took the New Zealand National Basketball League by storm in 2018 during his first stop in the Kiwi competition. Since then, he’s played all over the globe including Israel, Asia, Montenegro, Hungary and most recently a dramatic end to his stint in Ukraine. Next

Seismic strengthening work will be required at Rugby Park after parts of the facility have been confirmed to be earthquake prone. As part of a thorough assessment of its buildings and facilities, in line with updated building standards introduced in 2017, Invercargill City Council commissioned sever