Southland (National Provincial Championship)

Southland (often known as the Southland Stags) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Invercargill, New Zealand. The union was originally established in 1887, with the National Provincial Championship established in 1976. They now play in the reformed National Provincial Championship competition. They play their home games at Rugby Park Stadium in Invercargill in the Southland region. The team is affiliated with the Highlanders Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are maroon and gold.

For the Southland Rugby governing body, see Rugby Southland.

Southland
The official emblem
UnionRugby Southland
Nickname(s)Stags
Founded1887 (1887)
LocationGeorgetown, Invercargill, New Zealand
Ground(s)Rugby Park Stadium (Capacity: 18,000)
CEOSteve Mitchell[1]
Coach(es)Dale MacLeod
Captain(s)Josh Bekhuis
Most appearancesJason Rutledge (143)
Top scorerSimon Culhane (980)
Most triesBruce Pascoe (46)
League(s)Bunnings NPC
20227th (Odds Conference)
Team kit
Official website
www.rugbysouthland.co.nz

Current squad

The Southland Stags squad for the 2022 Bunnings NPC is:[2]

Southland Stags squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

  • New Zealand Charles Alaimalo
  • New Zealand Jacob Coghlan
  • New Zealand Matt James
  • New Zealand Grayson Knapp
  • New Zealand Hayden Michaels
  • New Zealand Arese Poliko
  • New Zealand Liam Udy-Johns INJ

Half-backs (scrum-halves)

First five-eighths (fly-halves)

Midfielders (centres)

Outside backs

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped, REP denotes a replacement squad player, INJ denotes an injured player.
  1. Kaufononga and Prentice weren't named in the original Southland squad, but were announced in the side for Round 5.[3]
  2. Fotheringham wasn't named in the original Southland squad, but was announced in the side for Round 9.[4]
  3. MacLeod and Ryall weren't named in the original Southland squad, but were announced in the side for Round 4.[5]
  4. Morrison wasn't named in the original Southland squad, but was announced in the side for Round 2.[6]
  5. Fine wasn't named in the original Southland squad, but was announced in the side for Round 1.[7]

Honours

Southland have never been overall Champions. Their full list of honours, though, include:[8][9]

National Provincial Championship Second Division South Island
  • Winners: 1982, 1984
National Provincial Championship Second Division
  • Winners: 1989, 1994, 1996

Current Super Rugby players

Players named in the 2022 Southland Stags squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[10][11][12]

Player Team
Solomon Alaimalo Highlanders
Marty Banks Highlanders
Ethan de Groot Highlanders
Scott Gregory Highlanders
Mike McKee Moana Pasifika
Rory van Vugt Highlanders

References
  1. "Board and Staff". Rugby Southland. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. "SBS Bank Southland Stags Squad Named". Rugby Southland. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. "Bunnings NPC Round 5: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  4. "It all comes down to the final of the Bunnings NPC". Bunnings NPC. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  5. "Bunnings NPC Round Four: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  6. "Bunnings NPC Round Two: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  7. "Bunnings NPC Round One: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  9. "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  10. "Highlanders name squad for Super Rugby Pacific 2022" (Press release). Highlanders. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  11. "Moana Pasifika community celebrates historic first Super Rugby squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  12. "Match Centre - Super Rugby - Highlanders vs. Waratahs". SANZAAR. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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