The Southland Tribune; Edition #267
Why the All Black bolter can thank Southland | 'Where is the review?': Axed chair wants to see documentation | Crackett: 'Photograph flies in face of Mayor's genuine remorse'
'Where is the review?': Axed chair wants to see documentation
Crackett: 'Photograph flies in face of Mayor's genuine remorse'
Why the All Black bolter can thank Southland
Speaking to The Tribune soon after Monday’s All Black announcement, Dale MacLeod recalled the time he and then Rugby Southland academy manager David Hall fronted Pasilio Tosi and suggested he should switch to the frontrow. (READ MORE HERE).
'Where is the review?': Axed chair wants to see documentation
Invercargill city councillor Ian Pottinger will ask Mayor Nobby Clark for documentation from the mid-term council review that has led to Pottinger’s removal as a committee chair. (READ MORE HERE).
Crackett: 'Photograph flies in face of Mayor's genuine remorse'
An Invercargill City Councillor believes the emergence of a photograph following a meeting on Friday “flies in the face of the genuine remorse” Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark has indicated. (READ MORE HERE).
In his own words: Mayor responds to complaint
On Monday Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark released a statement, in regard to the Code of Conduct complaint made by the United Fire Brigade Association in March, as well as his council’s resolution that he delegates speaking engagements to others for the remainder of the term. Below is Mayor Clark’s statement in full. (READ MORE HERE).
Southland teen takes first F4 US podium spot
Invercargill racing driver Alex Crosbie has taken his first podium in America at Round 2 of the F4 US Championship at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio this weekend. (READ MORE HERE).
Quick Quiz…
Otautau’s Atipa Mabonga recently received her second Super Bowl ring for her work with what American sporting organisation?
Nobby Clark was elected as Invercargill’s Mayor in what year?
What was the name of the airline which had a plane last week diverted to Invercargill to land because fire was coming from the engine?
Southland’s Alena Saili was named in which team last week to attend the Olympic Games in Paris?
ILT Stadium Southland will host a festival celebrating what later this week?
Answers: 1. Kansas City Chiefs 2. 2022 3. Virgin Australia 4. Black Ferns Sevens 5. Matariki
In case you missed it…
Club Rugby: All roads led to Oreti Park on the outskirts of Invercargill on Saturday on a day when some pretty special storylines played out. It included Jason Rutledge and his son Gregor Rutledge playing their first game together. Logan Savory wraps up round 12 of Southland’s premier club rugby competition. (READ MORE HERE).
Cameo appearance: Hurricanes forwards coach Jamie Mackintosh made a surprise return to the playing field on Saturday. The former Stags and Highlanders captain answered an SOS call to help Woodlands, who is struggling for props on the back of string on injuries, in Southland’s premier club competition. (READ MORE HERE).
Sav’s Sidelines: There’s plenty in this week’s Sav’s Sidelines, including a look at how the signing of All Black wing Sevu Reece played out for Southland. Logan Savory ponders if Jamie Mackintosh will one-day reconnect with Rugby Southland after the messy 2016 exit, and he also confirms a key Stags signing signalled in this column a few weeks back. This week’s column points to Jack Taylor’s attempt to play club rugby, highlights Southland Boy’s impressive Moascar Cup retention, looks at the Stags’ preseason schedule, and revisits a 1993 game at Rugby Park. (READ MORE HERE).