Spotlight on Southland Sport: Sunday Special
The Southland Tribune does its best to wrap some key moments in the Southland sporting weekend. Enjoy.
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Trio of Toyota Verblitz players to join Southland club from Japan
Japanese club Toyota Verblitz has formed a unique partnership with an Invercargill rugby club with three players to take to the Southland playing fields next month. (READ MORE HERE). (Paid subscriber content).
Club Rugby: 29 unanswered points propel Woodlands to victory
Southland’s premier club rugby competition is tightening up with a series of close contests on Saturday. Logan Savory wraps the action, starting with the top-of-the-table clash at Woodlands. (READ MORE HERE).
Meet the Southern Steel’s ‘team mum’
“When I moved from the UK to Invercargill Dayna was amazing at making me feel at home. She helped me get settled and made that transition for a wee 22-year-old as seamless as possible." (READ MORE HERE).
Gore bowlers triumphant….
The good news just keeps coming from the Southland bowls community. This time it’s the Gore Bowls Club that won the National Men’s Interclub Sevens tournament in Wellington which finished on Sunday.
Included in the Gore line up was Sheldon Bagrie-Howley who this week was named in the New Zealand team for the World Championships in August.
Congratulations to the seven that flew the Gore Bowling Club’s flag proudly.
Family history behind the naming of racehorse Henry Hubber
Southland racehorse Henry Hubber is named after an Englishman who arrived at Bluff on a ship from Cornwall in 1879. He is the grandfather of Anne Michel, whose partner John Bishop, of Cambridge, owns the racehorse, Henry Hubber. (READ MORE HERE).
Diamonds on Diamonds Day at Ascot Park Raceway
A big day is being planned for Southern Harness Racing’s premier day of the season, Diamonds Day, due to take place at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill on Sunday 23 April 23.
After the success of last year, one lady will take home a brand new, stunning diamond ring, valued at over $5000 courtesy of generous sponsorship from Coats & Schuck Jewellers and the Invercargill Harness Racing Club.
Each time a lady places a $5 bet on course they will be given a coupon. Just fill it in and place it in the bucket on the first floor of the main grandstand and ensure you are still on course when the grand prize draw takes place in the birdcage and you could win the ring. This promotion began last year with the ring heading to Auckland on that occasion. The promotion was so successful the value of the prize has increased for this year.
Ladies will also be welcomed onto the course with their first glass of wine free.
On track some of the biggest races of the season will take place with the finals of the Nevele R Stud/Macca Lodge Southern Oaks Final and the Alabar Southern Supremacy Stakes Final, both races Group 2 events with stakes of $45,000 over a distance of 2700m. The other Group 2 race on the programme is the $55,000 Diamond Creek Farm Classic for 2-year-olds, to be run over a distance of 2200m. The $40,000 Regent Car Court Southern Cups Final is also on the programme on a day where total stakes exceed $250,000.
The first race is scheduled for 12noon.
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In case you missed it….
Southland’s impressive shooter: It’s been a remarkable rise for SBS Bank Academy Southland foundation year athlete Charliese Erskine, punctuated by an outstanding performance at the recent Australian national championships in Wagga Wagga where she picked up 12 medals across the junior, ladies and graded competitions. Nathan Burdon reports. (READ MORE HERE).
Where did that time go? It started with a couple of hundred-word game wrap of the Hawks-Star game in April 2004, the beginning of a journey covering Southland club rugby that’s now reached the 20-season mark. He reflects on his 20 seasons covering grassroots rugby. [READ MORE HERE].
We love when Southlanders emerge as national champions so another shout out to the Gore Bowling Club crew who won the National Interclub Men’s Sevens title at the week. Tony Cockerill, Eliott Mason, Sheldon Bagrie-Howley, Craig Merrilees, Craig Tinker, and Mick Buttar are our Tribune Sportspeople of the Week this week.
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