Spotlight on Southland Sport: Friday Edition
Plenty of sport to delve into in this week's Spotlight on Sport. Enjoy the read.
Welcome to The Southland Tribune’s Spotlight on Sport: Friday Edition offering. We’ll be back with our Sunday Sports Special in a couple of days.
Opinion: At least attempt to show the NPC some love
On the face it, it was a harmless social media meme. The amount of attention I’m about to give it is probably unwarranted. But let’s at least use it to ponder a question.(READ MORE HERE).
The Roaring Podcast - Episode 3…
Have a listen:
In episode 3 of The Roaring Pen podcast hosts Nick Jeffrey, Nathan Burdon, and Logan Savory delve into the Southland-Northland draw on Sunday - a game that has been likened to 1000 ugly-looking Axotols. (See below).
Although they also take a glass-half-full approach and find a couple of reasons why a potential upset Ranfurly Shield win over Wellington in Wellington on Saturday afternoon might not be completely far-fetched.
Sammy Murrell: The moment when I almost burst into tears
Watching Australia and Aotearoa descend into a frenzy over women’s football is healing my younger self, who grew up playing in an environment where sexist comments in women’s football were as common as shin bruises. (READ MORE HERE).
Rapid rise: Filling in time with mates to representing his country
It started with an idea from Josh Cocker’s Year 11 English teacher Kim Mortimer. As it has turned out, it’s an idea that has sparked a whirlwind journey for Cocker toward the global netball stage. (READ MORE HERE).
Finals Weekend: Southern looks to tend to 2022 wound
The Southern Hockey Club’s division one women’s team has the opportunity to tend to a wound on Saturday. Southern will square off against Mataura Gold in the 2023 Southland division one women’s hockey final. It is one of six finals being played across the weekend. (READ MORE HERE).
Q&A: Putting years of experience to good use
Athletics, as with most sports, can only survive with the help of enthusiastic volunteers. Grant Baker is a shining example of that. (READ MORE HERE).
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(Out & About)
Southland Boys’ High School v Christchurch Boys’ High School - Saturday, 12pm - Les George Oval
The Southland Boys’ first XV will host Christchurch Boys’ on Saturday for the right to be crowned South Island secondary schoolboy rugby champions.
Southland Boys’ beat Otago Boys’ to progress as the winner of the Highlanders region, while Christchurch Boys’ will represent the Crusaders region in the final after it beat Nelson College.
Up the road in Christchurch, Southland Girls’ High School will also playoff for a South Island title on Saturday.
Southland Girls’ High School will take on Christchurch Girls’ High School in the South Island girls’ secondary schools final.
(On the Couch)
Southland v Wellington, Ranfurly Shield challenge - Saturday, 2.05pm - Sky Sport
The Southland Stags’ class of 2023 get a chance to write their names into Southland sporting folklore when they take on Wellington in a Ranfurly Shield challenge on Saturday afternoon.
Few are giving Southland a chance, but few also gave Kiwi a chance when it was dead last during the 1983 Melbourne Cup and went on to win.
Give it heaps boys.
Now's the time for the female football game to shine
There’s never been as much attention on women’s football in New Zealand as there is at the moment. Those at Southland Football HQ know it as well. (READ MORE HERE).
