Spotlight on Southland Sport: Sunday Special
Welcome to The Southland Tribune's Sunday sports offering. Enjoy.
Sav's Sidelines: Further funding cuts loom, despite NPC's rising
In this week’s Sav’s Sidelines I point to an important meeting at NZR HQ next week on the back of what’s been the most even and entertaining NPC season in many years. I also pay tribute to a husband-and-wife combo who were awarded life memberships to a rugby club on the same day, and I look at the Southland winners and losers from the Commonwealth Games shake up. (READ MORE HERE).
The Big Southland Sports Quiz: 100 questions for you
How good is your knowledge of Southland sport? Pull up a camp chair (or maybe rug up inside) this Labour Weekend and put everyone to the test with our Big Southland Sports Quiz. (FIND THE QUIZ HERE).
'He is fit and well': Jonny Cox and Pinseeker ready for Tuapeka Cup
Harness racing fans can expect the real Pinseeker to stand up in the Tuapeka Lodge Tuapeka Cup today (Sunday). The brilliant pacer comes into the Ascot feature on the back of two disappointing efforts going by the extremely high standards he had set himself in just nine prior starts. (READ MORE HERE).
Harness Racing: Five horses to circle for Tuapeka Cup Day
Racing journalist Jonny Turner has singled out five horses punters can follow on the quality card assembled for Tuapeka Lodge Tuapeka Cup Day today (Sunday). (READ MORE HERE).
In case you missed it…
Rugby Park treat: The Highlanders and Crusaders will square-off in a Waitangi Day Super Rugby preseason fixture at Rugby Park in Invercargill with the city bracing for a massive week in February. (READ MORE HERE).
Award winners: Impressive masters athlete Gail Kirkman was the big winner at Athletics Southland’s inaugural Annual Achievement Awards on Friday night. The awards have been introduced to give recognition to top performances with this year’s honours covering the 12 months up to March 2024. (READ MORE HERE).
Family impact: It’s probably not unfair to say they have hogged the headlines when it comes to filling any sort of Rutledge family scrapbook over the years. But it is another Rutledge family member who is probably having the biggest impact on Southland rugby at this point in time. That was recognised on Wednesday night. (READ MORE HERE).
