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.
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The netball coach who 'sparked a netball revolution in Southland'
“Her impact on our game was immeasurable. Legend isn’t a word you bestow on someone lightly but Robyn was truly deserving of that status and well-respected by all who had the honour of being coached by her.” (READ MORE HERE).
Burdon: Remembering the matriarch of the Southern Sting
Amongst all the memories which come rushing back, there are a couple that leap to mind when I think of Robyn Broughton. The first is ‘that’ look. The one a knock-kneed young reporter would get after asking a ‘wrong’ question. (READ MORE HERE).
Sharks extend coach Guy Molloy for further two years
The Southland Sharks have made their first move for the 2024 Sal’s New Zealand National Basketball League season, confirming coach Guy Molloy will return for the next two years. (READ MORE HERE).
The Roaring Pen podcast: Featuring SBHS 1st XV coach Jason Dermody
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In this week’s episode of The Roaring Pen, we celebrate the remarkable story of the Southland Boys’ High School first XV’s national title. SBHS coach Jason Dermody joins hosts Nick Jeffrey, Nathan Burdon, and Logan Savory and provides an interesting insight into how it all went down.
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(On the Couch)
Southland Stags v Counties - Saturday, 4.35pm - Sky Sport
Saturday’s the day.
After five rounds of the 2023 NPC the Southland Stags are yet to notch up their first win. But how about we change that on Saturday?
The Stags will make the trip to Pukekohe to take on a Counties team that has a one-win-four-loss record to date in 2023.
All the best boys. #AntlersUp
In case you missed it…
Racing concerns: Riverton trainer Kelvin Tyler is disappointed the rating 65 1600m at Oamaru on Friday was not split into two races. He feels like there is one set of rules for Christchurch north and another set for the south. (READ MORE HERE).
Future Stags? SBHS first XV coach Jason Dermody says there will probably be two or three players that will go on to play professional rugby. Who might they be? Logan Savory takes a look at six possibilities. (READ MORE HERE).
Vital step: Southland motorcycle racer Cormac Buchanan has been re-signed to contest the 2024 FIM JuniorGP World Championship in Europe. Buchanan, 17, has confirmed a contract with leading Spanish team AGR Racing for his second full campaign in the championship – a vital step towards achieving his goal of being the next kiwi racer in the MotoGP paddock. (READ MORE HERE).
