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Heffernan twins join forces on court
Jun 24

Jun 24 Heffernan twins join forces on court

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netball, Southern Steel

Consistency is a key theme in the Dunedin flat of twin Heffernan sisters Kate and Georgia as they take aim at the rebooted ANZ Premiership.

Siate Tokolahi Signs with SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags
Jun 24

Jun 24 Siate Tokolahi Signs with SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags

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Rugby, Southland Stags

Highlanders prop Siate Tokalahi has signed for the SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup Season.

Olympic and World Cup double exciting for Saili
Jun 23

Jun 23 Olympic and World Cup double exciting for Saili

Nathan Burdon
Academy Southland, Rugby

The prospect of potentially playing in a Rugby World Cup and an Olympics in the same year is one benefit which could come out of the pandemic for Alena Saili.

ILT Stadium Southland to host Premiershp netball finals
Jun 20

Jun 20 ILT Stadium Southland to host Premiershp netball finals

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ILT Stadium, netball

New Zealand’s ‘home of netball in the Deep South’ will host the 2020 ANZ Premiership Finals Series with all six teams converging on Invercargill in August.

Committed to Southland Football
Jun 17

Jun 17 Committed to Southland Football

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Football

People like Adrian Cocker are the heartbeat of Southland Football.

Fifita ready to leave her mark with Southern Steel
Jun 14

Jun 14 Fifita ready to leave her mark with Southern Steel

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netball

Talented Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel defender Taneisha Fifita is ready to leave her mark when the revised 2020 ANZ Premiership season resumes this weekend.

New podcast shines light on Southland rugby
Jun 8

Jun 8 New podcast shines light on Southland rugby

Nathan Burdon
Rugby, Southland Stags, Touch Southland

Stags player Scott Eade is shining a spotlight on Southland rugby as the skipper of a new podcast which has quickly attracted a strong fan following.

Stags name assistant coaches
Jun 7

Jun 7 Stags name assistant coaches

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Rugby, Southland Stags

SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags head coach Dale MacLeod will be joined by two Southland rugby stalwarts, with the return of Jason Kawau and newly appointed David Hall joining the coaching setup.

Volleyball marks restart of community sport
Jun 3

Jun 3 Volleyball marks restart of community sport

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Volleyball

A collaborative approach has helped volleyball become the first community sport in Southland to get back underway after the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

Southern enjoying being back together
May 28

May 28 Southern enjoying being back together

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netball, Southern Steel

The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel have regrouped with an all-new hunger as they prepare for the challenge of this season’s revised ANZ Premiership.

Gina Crampton amped for Steel season to restart
May 26

May 26 Gina Crampton amped for Steel season to restart

Nathan Burdon
netball, Silver Ferns, Southern Steel

Southern Steel co-captain Gina Crampton is raring to go.

Safety first for Southland Football resumption
May 14

May 14 Safety first for Southland Football resumption

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Southland Football is looking forward to a resumption of competition at Alert Level 2 but the key focus is to ensure that the code can do so safely.

Tom Scully looks to cycling calendar beyond lockdown
May 12

May 12 Tom Scully looks to cycling calendar beyond lockdown

Nathan Burdon
Academy Southland, Cycling, Cycling Southland

A career headlined by comebacks has helped Southland’s most accomplished road cyclist overcome the challenges of a European lockdown.

Academy Southland coach performance programme intake confirmed
May 11

May 11 Academy Southland coach performance programme intake confirmed

Nathan Burdon
Academy Southland, Basketball, Football, Southland Sharks

Leyton Haddleton aspires to be part of the Tall Blacks management squad one day but it’s the impact his mentors in another code had on him that have helped shape the way he approaches basketball coaching.

2020 Southland Sports Awards to be presented online
May 6

May 6 2020 Southland Sports Awards to be presented online

Nathan Burdon
ILT Sports Awards

The 2020 ILT Southland Sports Awards will be presented online for the first time.

Change at top of Southland Football
May 6

May 6 Change at top of Southland Football

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Football

Many tributes were paid to outgoing Chairman Of The Board, Jeff Walker, at the recent Southland Football AGM.

From Invercargill to Duke University
May 4

May 4 From Invercargill to Duke University

Nathan Burdon
Academy Southland, Table Tennis

All things being equal, Michael Zhang should have been enjoying his graduation from prestigious Duke University next week.

SBS Bank Invercargill Golf Club makes top 40
Apr 30

Apr 30 SBS Bank Invercargill Golf Club makes top 40

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Golf

The SBS Bank Invercargill Golf Club has been included in a list of New Zealand’s top 40 golf destinations by a panel of the country’s leading golf experts.

Academy graduates praise programme
Apr 30

Apr 30 Academy graduates praise programme

Nathan Burdon
Academy Southland, Athletics

Academy Southland graduates Atipa Mabonga and Hannah Miller have gone on to successful college careers in the United States, but they are full of praise for the time they spent in the two-year performance programme.

Eddie Dawkins calls time on decorated cycling career
Apr 23

Apr 23 Eddie Dawkins calls time on decorated cycling career

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Cycling, Cycling Southland

Arguably Southland’s most decorated athlete, Eddie Dawkins, has today announced his retirement from the cycling.

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