Southland Sport

Southland Sports Car Club volunteer Greg McLeod is an example of just how valuable volunteers are to clubs. When his employer Purdue Bros. decided to send one of their trucks to motor race meetings at Teretonga Park near Invercargill to help with incident recovery sixteen years ago Greg, who had onl

Southland Gymnastics recently announced its team for 2022, and includes two Southern Institute of Technology students who are hoping to excel at the national competition in less than a month, at ILT Stadium, Invercargill. Bailey Keepin, first-year Bachelor of Architecture student, and Lewis Thomson,

Southland racing driver Jordan Michels is heading for two of the most iconic motor racing circuits in Australia and a new Supporters Club, Team Michels, has been formed to help him get there. Michels has the opportunity to race an ex-Shane Van Gisbergen FG Falcon Supercar for Image Racing in the Sup

The Southland Sharks have signed American point guard Daishon Knight for the remainder of the 2022 New Zealand National Basketball League season. Knight, who will be well known to southern supporters having played for the Manawatu Jets for three seasons between 2018 and 2021, will link with the team

Forty five keen cyclists raised $42,000 for the annual Westpac Chopper Rescue Appeal in May, by biking from Invercargill to Queenstown. Southland has played its part in the annual appeal for the past 11 years, and so far already raised $753,000 from its yearly 245km bike ride. Spokesperson Reece McD

At this week’s board meeting of Rugby Southland, Bernie McKone announced he has stepped down as Chairman for Rugby Southland. McKone will remain on the board as a director until the AGM in April 2023. This was a planned decision by McKone, stating he won’t be seeking a further term in April next yea

Southland Sharks Head Coach Rob Beveridge is recovering from a serious accident which saw him sustain significant injuries during a scheduled trip home to Sydney three weeks ago. Following the Sharks game against the Otago Nuggets, Beveridge returned home for a family function in Wollongong. One day

An exciting new category and 39 finalists across 17 codes and pursuits have been confirmed for this year’s ILT Southland Sports Awards. For the first time, New Zealand’s longest running regional sports awards are including a Community Impact award to celebrate initiatives which have had a significan