Spotlight on Southland Sport: Sunday Special
Welcome to The Southland Tribune's Sunday sports offering. Enjoy.
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Opinion: The Afghanistan hypocrisy that shouldn't be ignored
Afghanistan’s performance at the 2023 Cricket World Cup is what makes sport so special. The unexpected nature of it and the back stories attached to many of the players. However, if we are willing to remove our fingers from our ears for a moment and open our eyes there is a whole heap of hypocrisy that is worth addressing. Tribune editor Logan Savory offers up his thoughts. (READ MORE HERE).
Club Cricket: Buttar-Scurr does it again; two games, 12 wickets
Blake Buttar-Scurr has made a remarkable start to his Southland club cricket campaign taking 12 wickets in two games in the ILT Premier League. (READ MORE HERE).
Magic Moment: When the marathon winner stopped for two nips of brandy
Southland athletics has produced many magical moments so as part of a Tribune series we are recalling some of them. Today head back 114 years when the first marathon in the Southern Hemisphere was held in Southland. (READ MORE HERE).
Invercargill racehorse owner rewarded for patience
It's been a long wait for Jo Gordon but her patience with racehorse Howbadcanub is paying off. Howbadcanub clearly underlined her ability with a huge finish from being last of 16 runners on the home turn to take fourth in a rating 65 1400m at Wingatui last Tuesday. (READ MORE HERE).
Bluff teen's coaching aspirations get $10k boost
A $10,000 Fellowship will help a Bluff teenager fight to achieve his dreams of supporting young Māori and Pasifika in his community. Te Rourou, One Aotearoa Foundation announced Izaya “Izzy” Simeon as the recipient for the third annual Antony Welton Fellowship. (READ MORE HERE).
Sun shines on Corpor8 Rowing Challenge…
A group of largely rowing newbies were dished up a stunning day for the Waihopai Rowing Club’s annual Corpor8 Rowing Challenge on Saturday.
The teams competed over 500m long races as what is a popular team-building event that also doubles as key fundraiser for the Waihopai Rowing Club. The use of rowers that have competed at club, senior, and premier level is prohibited.
It was the Opio Rowing Academy team that took out the A-Final honours ahead of PR Law and Oars & Saws.
Other winners were Stabicraft Sharks (B-Final), Pheonix Firebirds (C-Final), Findex (D-Final) and Property Brokers Invercargill (E-Final).
Southland’s Brendon Leitch confirmed to compete in 2023/24 Asian Le Mans Series
"I'm very happy to be announced in the team to compete in the Asian Le Mans Series. It will be great teaming up again with Gabby (Rhindone) and Marco (Mapelli)." (READ MORE HERE).
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In case you missed it….
National interest: Mossburn lad Liam McIntosh is another young prop to emerge from Southland with big wraps. He will be one of 50 players New Zealand-wide to head to Wellington to attend a five-day national U19 camp. (READ MORE HERE).
Sporting hub potential: After “a couple of goes” at developing a sporting hub in Winton in the past a community leader believes there is now a genuine desire to make it happen. (READ MORE HERE).
