The Big Southland Sports Quiz: 100 questions for you
How good is your knowledge of Southland sport?
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.
Name the Southlander who in 2023 made his Black Sticks hockey debut?
Who was the first coach of the Southland Sharks when the team was launched in 2010?
Anna Rankin represented New Zealand in which sport?
Who won the 2024 Galbraith Shield Southland club rugby title?
Who will coach the Southern Steel in 2025?
Answers: 100. Benji Culhane 99. Richard Dickel 98. Badminton 97. Star 96. Wendy Frew
Which international rugby team did the Southland Stags beat in 2003?
Joseph Parker fought Bowie Tupou at ILT Stadium Southland in Invercargill in which year?
David Hall represented Southland at a senior level in which two sports?
Olympic javelin thrower Tori Peeters attended which high school in Southland?
Jeremy Duncan is a long-time coach in which sport in Southland?
Answers: 95. Italy 94. 2015 93. Rugby & cricket 92. St Peters College 91. Swimming
Who kicked all of Southland’s points in the 9-3 Ranfurly Shield win over Canterbury in 2009?
The Donald Gray Cup is contested in which sport in Southland?
Who became the first Southlander to win an Olympic Games gold medal in 2012?
What year was the final year of the Southern Sting?
Who has played the most games for the Southland Stags?
Answers: 90. Robbie Robinson 89. Football 88. Nathan Cohen (Rowing) 87.2007 86. Josh Bekhuis (144 games)
Which Southland rugby club has won the most Galbraith Shield titles since it was introduced in 1908?
What is the nickname for the Southland rugby league team?
Name the Southlander who has won two Olympic Games gold medals with the Black Ferns?
Russell Newton has been a long-time coach in which sport?
Wendy Frew has represented New Zealand in three sports, name the three sports?
Answers: 85. Invercargill Blues 84. Rams 83. Alena Saili 82. Boxing 81. Netball, softball, touch
Name the Southland looseforward who captained the All Blacks in the 145-17 win over Japan at the 1995 Rugby World Cup?
Brothers Storm and Jade Uru both competed in what sport at the Olympic Games?
Colin Waghorn was named 2008 Southland Sportsperson of the Year after winning a world title in which sport?
Name the Southland motorbike rider who is in Europe competing in the Junior GP World Championship?
Leicester Rutledge coached which international rugby team alongside Sir John Kirwan?
Answers: 80. Paul Henderson 79. Rowing 78. Trap shooting 77. Cormac Buchanan 76. Italy
Who was the last Southlander to win the Tour of Southland cycle race?
Who coached the Southland Development rugby team to win the national title in 2005?
Simon Jones is the Head of Performance with which NRL club in Australia?
Natalie Wiegersma competed at the Olympic Games in which sport?
Name the cricketer who was the 1988 Southland Sportsperson of the Year?
Answers: 75. Josh Burnett (2022) 74. Peter Skelt & Daryl Thompson 73. Sydney Roosters 72. Swimming 71. Kevin Burns
Which former Southland rugby prop later was named the Southland Entertainer of the Year?
Name the Southlander who scored a try in in the Black Ferns Rugby World Cup final win over England in 2022?
Kristie Simpson is an international official in which sport?
Which Silver Ferns midcourter made the move to Invercargill in 1991 and joined the St Mary’s Netball Club as a player-coach?
Jeff Wilson attended which Southland high school?
Answers: 70. Steven Hayes 69. Amy Rule 68. Netball 67. Sandra Edge 66. Cargill High
Name the Southlander who is with the Black Caps test squad in India at the moment?
Which Southland Boys’ High School pupil was included in the New Zealand Secondary Schools rugby team this year?
Name the Southland cricketer who faced the famous under-arm delivery against Australia in 1981?
Lance Smith is a long-time coach in which sport in Southland?
Which Invercargill City Councillor played at NPC level for the Southland rugby team?
Answers: 65. Jacob Duffy 64. Thomas Jennings 63. Brian McKechnie 62. Athletics 61. Grant Dermody
Who is the Southland Sharks’ all-time leading point scorer?
Ethan de Groot made his All Blacks test debut against which country?
Louise Ayling competed at the Olympic Games in which sport?
Which two Southland rugby clubs celebrated their 150-year milestone in 2024?
Thistle is a club involved in which Southland sport?
Answers: 60. Kevin Braswell (1521 points) 59. Fiji 58. Rowing 57. Invercargill Blues & Riverton 56. Football
Who kicked the winning dropped goal in the Southland Stags’ 2011 Ranfurly Shield win over Canterbury?
Who was the coach when the Southland Sharks won its first NBL title?
Who was the Southern Steel’s first coach in 2008?
Neil Hamilton was named the first Southland Sportsperson of the Year winner in 1954 for his deeds in which sport?
Who did Southland beat in the final to win the 1994 Division 2 NPC competition?
Answers: 55. James Wilson 54. Paul Henare 53. Robyn Broughton 52. Swimming 51. Hawke’s Bay
Stags coach Matt Saunders played for which three rugby provinces?
Brothers Jack and Gren Alabaster were leading players in which sport?
Helen Christie has officiated at seven Olympic Games in what sport?
The Southland Boys’ High School first XV beat which school in the Top 4 final to win the 2023 national secondary schools rugby final?
Name the Southlander who is the current All Blacks physiotherapist?
Answers: 50. Southland, Otago, North Otago 49. Cricket 48. Helen Christie 47. Westlake Boys’ high School 46. Karl McDonald
Name the golfer who has been named the Masters Sportsperson of the Year on four occasions at the Southland Sports Awards?
Name the Southland fullback who went on to play for the Cronulla Sharks and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL?
Who become the first Southlander to win the national men’s singles lawn bowls title in 2023?
Who was the 2024 Southland Stags captain?
Nicky McNaught is an official in which sport?
Answers: Robyn Boniface 44. Eion Crossan 43. Sheldon Bagrie-Howley 42. Sean Withy 41. Squash
The Rata club plays in which sport in Southland?
Who was the first rugby player to play 100 games for Southland?
Name the Southlander who won a gold medal in triathlon at the 2010 Youth Olympics?
Name the Jamaican shooter who played for the Southern Steel from 2013 to 2017?
Name the former Southland Stag who is now an assistant coach with Argentina?
Answers: 40. Netball 39. Ack Soper 38. Aaron Barclay 37. Jhaniele Fowler 36. Kendrick Lynn
Pirates-Old Boys first five-eighth Greg Dyer played for which province in the Heartland Championship this year?
Name the Southland cyclist who won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as part of the men’s team sprint?
Former Southland athletics star Atipa Mabonga now has a job working for which American NFL team?
Richard Tapper won the first Southland Junior Sportsperson of the Year award in 1983 for his deeds in which sport?
Winton’s Jason Price is end of performance with which Japanese rugby club?
Answers: 35. North Otago 34. Eddie Dawkins 33. Atipa Mabonga 32. Swimming 31. Toyota Verblitz
The He Tauaa club plays in which sport in Southland?
Jamie Mackintosh’s one test for the All Blacks came against which country?
James Eunson competed in at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in which sport?
The Southern Steel won back-to-back ANZ Premiership titles in which years?
Jason Rutledge plays for which rugby club?
Answers: 30. Rugby league 29. Scotland 28. Badminton 27. 2017 & 2018 26. Woodlands
James Parangatai holds the record for most games played for which Southland sports team?
Brendon Leitch competes overseas in which sport?
Southland Stags legend Jimmy Cowan also played 23 games for which other provincial team?
Which Southland cricket club celebrated its 125th anniversary during the 2023-2024 season?
Paddy O’Brien, Keith Brown, and Dave Bishop all have what in common?
Answers: 25. Southland Sharks 24. Motorsport (car racing) 23. Tasman Mako 22. Appleby Cricket Club 21. The were all international rugby referees
Which former Southland Stag flanker coached the Wellington Lions to the 2024 NPC title?
James McLeay reached the final in which event at the World U20 Athletics Championships this year?
Name the Southland cyclist who won silver a medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games?
The Demons club competes in which sport in Southland?
Cassie Watt achieved what first in Southland rugby in 2022?
Answers: 20. Alando Soakai 19. 1500m 18. Glenn McLeay 17. Softball 16. First female to referee a premier club game
Nick Jeffrey, Nathan Burdon, and Logan Savory host a Southland sporting podcast titled what?
Who is the all-time leading points scorer for Southland rugby?
Who has won the most Tour of Southland the most times?
In what year did the Southern Sting win its first national title?
Which Southland town did Wimbledon quarterfinalist Lulu Sun live in as a child?
Answers: 15. The Roar 14. Simon Culhane (976 points) 13. Brian Fowler (8 wins) 12. 1999 11. Te Anau
Tianna Areaiiti was a New Zealand representative in which sport?
Which former Southland Stags No 8 is now Rugby Southland’s CEO?
Donna Wilkins will coach which ANZ Premiership netball team in 2025?
John van Leeuwen was the first person to complete what in 1963?
Who made his All Black test debut first, Clarke Dermody or Jimmy Cowan?
Answers: 10. Softball 9. Hua Tamariki 8. Tactix 7. Swim Foveaux Strait 6. Jimmy Cowan (2004)
Sammy Murrell played for New Zealand at U20 level in which sport?
What do 2012 Olympians Eddie Dawkins, Nathan Cohen, Storm Uru, Jade Uru, Louise Ayling, and Natalie Wiegersma all have in common?
Who was the Southland Stags flanker that played for Scotland at the 2015 Rugby World Cup?
How many national titles did the Southern Sting win?
2016 Southland Stags lock Matt Phillip went on to play international rugby for which country?
Answers: 5. Football 4. They all attended James Hargest College 3. John Hardie 2. Seven 1. Australia