Spotlight on Southland Sport: Sunday Special
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Dunn returns home for 100th game
There’s a slight irony to Aliyah Dunn sporting Steel colours for her 100th ANZ Premiership game. The talented Southlander made her debut in the elite national league with the Steel in 2017 and played just two games before being quickly lured north to ply her trade with the Pulse from 2018 to 2022 and the Tactix for the past two seasons. (READ MORE HERE).
Steel shooter rates two-point shot a ‘game changer’
The introduction of a two-point shot in this year’s ANZ Premiership has Georgia Heffernan buzzing. The Southern Steel shooter believes the innovation will add a thrilling new dynamic to matches. (READ MORE HERE).
Production line: From Surrey Park to the US
“There are a few athletes from Central Southland who have gone [to college], so most of the teachers know their way around the system. My history teacher is from California and knows her way around the American system, so she has been a big help.” (READ MORE HERE).
Club Rugby: Marist honour club great with victory
Marist chose a timely moment to spark its season into action on Saturday, Pirates-Old Boys celebrated a quartet of club stalwarts, and Woodlands got the job done with a late penalty. Logan Savory wraps up week eight of Southland club rugby. (READ MORE HERE).
16-year stay: Finding a rugby home at Edendale
Phillip Brown can thank his old James Hargest College schoolmate Karl Laurence for his 16-year Southland club rugby journey. When Brown returned to Southland in 2008 - after he finished up at the New Zealand Police College - Laurence, who was playing for Edendale, quickly hit Brown up. (READ MORE HERE).
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The Roar Podcast’s return
After a few weeks enjoying an “off-season,” the lads have returned to Roar HQ to jump behind the microphones for a yarn. Hosts Nick Jeffrey, Nathan Burdon, and Logan Savory delve into the long list of Southland sporting happenings from recent weeks, including the start to the 2025 Southern Steel campaign. (HAVE A LISTEN HERE).
Southland Sharks' next home game postponed
The Southland Sharks’ next scheduled home game at ILT Stadium Southland won’t go ahead. The Sharks were scheduled to take on the Indian Panthers in Invercargill on Wednesday night, but New Zealand Basketball League officials confirmed on Friday that the game had, as expected, been postponed. (READ MORE HERE).
Tears of joy as junior driver notches up first victory
Natasha Kyle’s first win in the sulky with Tash’s Bad Girl was just about perfect. The victory came at her home track, behind a horse named after her, and she produced a pinpoint drive to break through for win number one. (READ MORE HERE).
In case you missed it…
Japan-bound: Mika Muliaina has emerged as one of Southland and New Zealand rugby’s promising young talents. The Tribune’s Logan Savory talked to the 18-year-old about his already busy 2025, which is about to get even busier. (READ MORE HERE).
