Southland (Mitre 10 Cup)

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Southland
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Union Rugby Southland
Nickname(s)Stags
Founded1976;44 years ago (1976)
Location Invercargill, New Zealand
Ground(s) Rugby Park Stadium (Capacity: 20,000)
ChairmanBernie McKone [1]
Coach(es) Dale MacLeod
Captain(s) Tony Lamborn
League(s) Mitre 10 Cup
2020 5th, Championship Division
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Southland (often known as the Southland Stags) are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Invercargill, New Zealand. Established in 1976, they play in the Mitre 10 Cup, the provincial tournament in New Zealand. 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.

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Current squad

The Southland Stags squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup is: [2] [3]

In the team press release, it was announced that Javaan Fa'amoe-Ioane, Bram Fodie, Ben Fotheringham, Ben Paulin and Jay Renton would all miss the season through injury. [4]

Southland Stags squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

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.
  1. ↑ Rutledge was not included in the original Southland squad, but subsequently joined the side in September 2020 as a replacement [5]
  2. ↑ Siataga was not included in the original Southland squad, but subsequently joined the side in October 2020 as a replacement [6]
  3. ↑ Robins was not included in the original Southland squad, but subsequently joined the side in November 2020 as a replacement [7]
  4. ↑ Coghlan was not included in the original Southland squad, but subsequently joined the side in October 2020 as a replacement [8]
  5. ↑ Va'atausili was not included in the original Southland squad, but subsequently joined the side in November 2020 as a replacement [7]
  6. ↑ Armstrong was not included in the original Southland squad, but subsequently joined the side in November 2020 as a replacement [7]
  7. ↑ Thompson-Te Muunu was not included in the original Southland squad, but subsequently joined the side in September 2020 as a replacement [5]
  8. ↑ Kooman was not included in the original Southland squad, but subsequently joined the side in November 2020 as a replacement [7]
  9. ↑ Penikolo Latu was not included in the original Southland squad, but subsequently joined the side in October 2020 as a replacement [6]
  10. ↑ Tevita Latu was not included in the original Southland squad, but subsequently joined the side in September 2020 as a replacement [9]
  11. ↑ Lee was not included in the original Southland squad, but subsequently joined the side in October 2020 as a replacement [8]
  12. ↑ McKenzie was not included in the original Southland squad, but subsequently joined the side in November 2020 as a replacement [7]

Honours

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

National Provincial Championship Second Division South Island
National Provincial Championship Second Division

Current Super Rugby players

Players named in the 2020 Southland Stags squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2020 Super Rugby season. [12] [13] [14]

PlayerTeam
Ethan de Groot Highlanders
Tony Lamborn Blues
Manaaki Selby-Rickit Highlanders
Siate Tokolahi Highlanders
Joe Walsh Blues

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References

  1. ↑ "Board & Staff". Rugby Southland. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Southland Stags captain Tony Lamborn wants 2020 team to create its own legacy". Stuff.co.nz. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mitre 10 Cup Preview: Southland 2020". Mitre 10 Cup. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags Squad Names". Rugby Southland. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. "SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags named to take on Hawkes Bay". Southland Rugby. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  6. "SIT Zero Fees Southland Stags ready to take on Waikato". Southland Rugby. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  7. "Five new Stags players named to take on Manawatu". Southland Rugby. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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