Southland (National Provincial Championship)

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Southland
Southland Stags logo 2020.png
The official emblem
UnionRugby Southland
Nickname(s)Stags
Founded1887; 135 years ago (1887)
LocationGeorgetown, Invercargill, New Zealand
Ground(s)Rugby Park Stadium (Capacity: 18,000)
CEOSteve Mitchell[1]
Coach(es)Dale MacLeod
Captain(s)Tony Lamborn
Most appearancesJason Rutledge (143)
Top scorerSimon Culhane (980)
Most triesBruce Pascoe (46)
League(s)Bunnings NPC
20214th (Championship)
Semifinalist
Team kit
Official website
www.rugbysouthland.co.nz

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.

Current squad[]

The Southland Stags squad for the 2021 Bunnings NPC is:[2][3]

Southland Stags squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Half-backs (Scrum-halves)

First five-eighths (Fly-halves)

Midfielders (Centres)

  • New Zealand
  • New Zealand
  • New Zealand
  • New Zealand

Outside backs

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped, REP denotes a replacement squad player, INJ denotes an injured player.
  1. ^ Mitchell wasn't named in the original Southland squad, but was announced as signing in August 2021.[4]
  2. ^ a b c Stodart was injured when the squad was named at the start of the season, but joined the team on 18 October 2021. Stewart and Udy-Johns joined the squad the same day[5]
  3. ^ a b Michaels & Payne weren't named in the original Southland squad, but were announced in the side for Round 10.[6]
  4. ^ a b Morris and Nicole weren't named in the original Southland squad, but were announced in the side for Round 6.[7]
  5. ^ a b c Lee, Robins and Spowart weren't named in the original Southland squad, but were announced in the side for Round 1.[8]
  6. ^ Coveney wasn't named in the original Southland squad, but was announced in the side for Round 4.[9]

Honours[]

Southland have never been overall Champions. Their full list of honours, though, include:[10][11]

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 2021 Southland Stags squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2021 Super Rugby season.[12][13][14]

Player Team
Solomon Alaimalo Highlanders
Ethan de Groot Highlanders
Sione Misiloi Highlanders
Josh Moorby Highlanders
Tom Ross Brumbies

References[]

  1. ^ "Board and Staff". Rugby Southland. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Introducing your 2021 SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags ready for battle in the Bunnings Warehouse NPC!". @rugbysouthland on Instagram. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Championship Squads: Bunnings NPC 2021". Provincial Rugby. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Morgan Mitchell returns to bolster Southland Stags propping depth". Stuff.co.nz. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Three forwards added to the SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags". Rugby Southland (Press release). 18 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. ^ "It's a mixture of experience and new blood for this Sunday's game against @taranakirugbynz". @rugbysouthland on Instagram. 5 November 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Your SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags are set to take on Manawatu!". @rugbysouthland on Instagram. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Locked and Loaded Stags Fans!". @rugbysouthland on Instagram. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. ^ "SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags Squad to take on Canterbury". @rugbysouthland on Instagram. 23 September 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  10. ^ "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Highlanders name squad for 2021" (Press release). Highlanders. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Fakatava side-lined for the season" (Press release). Highlanders. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Plus500 Brumbies Finalise 2020 Super Rugby Squad" (Press release). Brumbies. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

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