Spotlight on Southland Sport: Sunday Special
The Southland Tribune wraps up some key moments in the Southland sporting weekend. Enjoy.
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Club Rugby: Manson lights up Southland competition with sheer pace
Logan Savory wraps up round 11 of Southland’s club rugby competition which included a stunning individual performance in a beaten cause, a disappointing default, and a try-fest at Waverley Park in Invercargill. (READ MORE HERE).
Southland Boys’ crush Dunedin school 60-0…
The Southland Boys’ High School first XV produced a top-class performance on Saturday with its 60-10 thrashing of Dunedin School King’s High.
Kings are one of the traditional powerhouses in the Otago Secondary Schools rugby competition which Southland Boys’ plays in. However, it was one-way traffic on Saturday in the game played in Invercargill.
Southland Boys’ run in 10 tries in a big day out against Kings.
Early indications are that the 2023 Otago Secondary Schools competition could be a two-team race for the title with Otago Boys’ and Southland Boys’ looking a class above at this point.
Otago Boys’ High School beat John McGlashan College 54-3 in Dunedin on Saturday.
Meanwhile Verdon College leads Southland’s 1st XV-U18 competition with three wins from three outings.
The latest was a 27-5 victory over James Hargest College on Saturday.
The exciting game of the round was the combined Menzies College/Gore High team’s 29-27 victory of the SBHS 2nd XV, after it trailing 27-15 late in the contest.
Central Southland College beat St Peters College 41-14 in the other game.
Big weekend ahead with wedding bells, racing farewell instore
Next weekend will be a big one for Barry Leith - he's getting married and his horse Kilowatt is racing for the last time. Kilowatt has won 10 races for the Carriers Arms Racing Syndicate. (READ MORE HERE).
Hawke's Bay too good for 'fragile' Southland Sharks
Southland Sharks coach Guy Molloy felt his team could be “fragile” heading into the showdown against Hawke’s Bay on Saturday night. Although he didn’t expect the disappointing defensive showing that followed. (READ MORE HERE).
Southland Squash Open…
It was Lwamba Chileshe who claimed the brotherly bragging rights over Temba at the fi innovations Southland Squash Open in Invercargill on Saturday night.
The brothers, Lwamba and Temba, are ranked two and four in New Zealand and opted to line up in the Southland Open at the weekend.
The pair both progressed to the final with Lwamba taking the honours. It wasn’t just their playing presence which provided a boost to the big event on the squash calendar, they also took part in coaching sessions.
The Chileshe brothers, who play professionally, also took part in Q&A session at the prizegiving.
It was Emma Cormack who was triumphant in the women’s draw beating Lily Rae in the final.
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In case you missed it…
We are just over a couple of months away from the start of the 2023 National Provincial Championship season. Over the coming weeks, Logan Savory is going to take another look at some of the Southland Stags’ playing prospects for the 2023 season. He starts by assessing the propping stocks. (READ MORE HERE). (Paid subscriber content).
Remembering a champion: One of Southland's harness racing stars of yesteryear has died. Howard Bromac, aged 23, was put down at Macca Lodge, Wendonside, this week, his former trainer-driver Kirk Larsen said. (READ MORE HERE).
The early rivalry: After coming off the bench against the Bulls on March 5, 2011 a 21-year-ol Manawatu hairdresser made the cheeky suggestion to Jimmy Cowan's face in Pretoria that he should be starting for the Highlanders. The rest is history. (READ MORE HERE). (Paid subscriber content).
Hey what about the Arts : your “Sunday special” could also include , (even briefly as a summary article ) : one heading devoted to ( some of ) the mysic gigs or plays or whatever in the city this particular weekend. Even in abbreviated form with a few pictures this is capable of making ncreasing interest ands awareness and hopefully increased motivation and participation (!!) in the touring mysic performances that do come to this city , and to the plays and or art exhibitions that may have open this weekend. I write and urge this because sometimes I think that people just don’t easily know of the arts and performance events that are happening , or perhaps where . Eg Muso’s club gigs might only have twenty people for a great blues gig it strikes me that the likes of Muso’s club gigs, classical music gigs at civic are occurring outside of peoples radar screen… The sthd express - and now The Tribune- have akways been key in sometimes referring to these upcoming ( or past ) events :-) . Food for thought about incorporating a roving arts commentator or commentary too:-)