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Matt Saunders takes over Southland Stags helm for 2024 season
Apr 3

Apr 3 Matt Saunders takes over Southland Stags helm for 2024 season

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Rugby

Matt Saunders, in his capacity as Rugby Southland's Director of Rugby, will take the helm overseeing the Stags 2024 programme.

Kennedy Taylor earns US college athletics scholarship
Apr 1

Apr 1 Kennedy Taylor earns US college athletics scholarship

Nathan Burdon
Athletics

 Add Kennedy Taylor’s name to the list of talented young Southlanders whose sporting ambitions have helped them gain a place at United States universities.

Kate Heffernan to lead 2024 Southern Steel
Mar 5

Mar 5 Kate Heffernan to lead 2024 Southern Steel

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netball

Dynamic midcourter Kate Heffernan has earned the captaincy of the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel.

Saturday 'Stag Day' confirmed in NPC draw
Mar 5

Mar 5 Saturday 'Stag Day' confirmed in NPC draw

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Rugby

Rugby Southland are thrilled to announce the return of Friday and Saturday Stags games on Rugby Park. 

Top 10 finish for Alex Crosbie at NZ Grand Prix
Feb 20

Feb 20 Top 10 finish for Alex Crosbie at NZ Grand Prix

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Motorsport

Invercargill racing driver Alex Crosbie concluded his campaign in the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship with a seventh place in his first ever New Zealand Grand Prix at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell on Sunday.

Classic SpeedFest roars back at Teretonga
Feb 13

Feb 13 Classic SpeedFest roars back at Teretonga

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Motorsport

Classic motor racing takes centre stage at Teretonga Park in Invercargill this weekend with two full days of action as the Ascot Park Hotel Classic SpeedFest takes place at an appropriate venue, the country’s oldest motor racing circuit.

Alex Crosbie drives to sixth place in Toyota standings
Feb 12

Feb 12 Alex Crosbie drives to sixth place in Toyota standings

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Motorsport

Southland driver Alex Crosbie sits sixth in the points after the action at Euromarque Motorsport Park, Ruapuna in Christchurch at the weekend.

Cormac Buchanan defends Supersport 600 motorbike title
Feb 11

Feb 11 Cormac Buchanan defends Supersport 600 motorbike title

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Motorsport

There’s no stopping Altherm Yamaha’s Southland superstar Cormac Buchanan, with the 17-year-old defending his Supersport 600 title with a round to spare, on his home track at Teretonga Park yesterday.

Southlanders feature at road cycling nationals
Feb 10

Feb 10 Southlanders feature at road cycling nationals

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Cycling

Aaron Gate added to his array of titles to claim the Cycling New Zealand Elite Road Nationals in Timaru today.

In form Southlanders Corbin Strong and Josh Burnett line up for road nats
Jan 29

Jan 29 In form Southlanders Corbin Strong and Josh Burnett line up for road nats

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Cycling

Caption: Laurence Pithie on the podium with Cadel Evans at the Great Ocean Race in Geelong. Pithie’s win was the first by a New Zealand in a WorldTour one-day race. Photo: Groupama-FDJ.

Alex Crosbie leads Oceania Champs rookie standings
Jan 29

Jan 29 Alex Crosbie leads Oceania Champs rookie standings

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Motorsport

Invercargill driver Alex Crosbie continues to lead the Rookie Championship and sits fifth equal in the overall championship after Round 2 of the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship.

Southern Steel recall Jen O'Connell as cover for George Fisher
Jan 24

Jan 24 Southern Steel recall Jen O'Connell as cover for George Fisher

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netball

Experienced campaigner Jennifer O’Connell will return to the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel.

Stunning motorsport debut for Alex Crosbie
Jan 22

Jan 22 Stunning motorsport debut for Alex Crosbie

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Motorsport

Invercargill racing driver Alex Crosbie has made a stunning debut in the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship.

Josh Burnett wins New Zealand's toughest one day cycle race
Jan 21

Jan 21 Josh Burnett wins New Zealand's toughest one day cycle race

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Cycling

Southland’s Josh Burnett, with an accomplished background both on and off road, claimed arguably New Zealand’s toughest one-day cycle race with victory in the Gravel &Tar race in Manawatu.

Season preparation underway for Southern Steel
Jan 21

Jan 21 Season preparation underway for Southern Steel

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netball

Preparations for the 2024 ANZ Premiership season kick off today for the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel squad and coach Reinga Bloxham has already set high expectations.

Super Rugby Aupiki coming to Invercargill
Jan 16

Jan 16 Super Rugby Aupiki coming to Invercargill

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Rugby

Matatū and Rugby Southland are excited to announce that Invercargill will play host to Round 1 of the defending champions’ Super Rugby Aupiki season, one of three homes games in 2024.

Olympic build up starts now for Southland cyclist Tom Sexton
Jan 16

Jan 16 Olympic build up starts now for Southland cyclist Tom Sexton

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Cycling

Summer holiday festivities have been kept in check for New Zealand’s leading track cyclists, who take their first serious pedal-stroke towards the Paris Olympics when the Nations Cup series begins in two weeks.

Abby O'Boyle wins Nick Willis Scholarship
Jan 15

Jan 15 Abby O'Boyle wins Nick Willis Scholarship

Nathan Burdon
Athletics

Talented Southland athlete Abby O’Boyle (St Pauls) has won a prestigious Nick Willis Scholarship after impressive performances at the South Island Colgate Games.

International rider for top Southland track cyclists
Dec 6

Dec 6 International rider for top Southland track cyclists

Nathan Burdon
Cycling

International assignments are next on the agenda for Southland track cyclists Caitlin Kelly, Marshall Erwood and Magnus Jamieson.

Jones returns to Kepler Challenge after breakthrough year
Nov 26

Nov 26 Jones returns to Kepler Challenge after breakthrough year

Nathan Burdon
Kepler Challenge

With the potential for a record-equalling sixth Kepler Challenge mountain race title on Saturday, top New Zealand ultrarunner Daniel Jones is as interested as anyone to see how he goes in Te Anau.

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