Southland (National Provincial Championship)

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Southland
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Union Rugby Southland
Nickname(s)Stags
Founded1887;137 years ago (1887)
Location Georgetown, Invercargill, New Zealand
Ground(s) Rugby Park Stadium (Capacity: 18,000)
CEOSteve Mitchell [1]
Coach(es)Dale MacLeod
Captain(s) Josh Bekhuis
Most appearances Jason Rutledge (143)
Top scorer Simon Culhane (980)
Most triesBruce Pascoe (46)
League(s) Bunnings NPC
2023 14th
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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.

Contents

Current squad

The Southland Stags squad for the 2024 Bunnings NPC is: [2]

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.
  • INJ denotes a player ruled out for the season with injury.
  • REP denotes a replacement squad player.
  1. Paranihi wasn't named in the original Southland squad, but was announced in the side for Round 3. [3]
  2. Maiava wasn't named in the original Southland squad, but was announced as a late inclusion in the side for Round 2. [4]

Honours

Southland have never been overall Champions. Their full list of honours, though, include: [5] [6]

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

Current Super Rugby players

Players named in the 2023 Southland Stags squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season. [7] [8] [9] [10]

PlayerTeam
Marty Banks Highlanders
Josh Bekhuis Highlanders
Ethan de Groot Highlanders
Scott Gregory Highlanders
Mike McKee Moana Pasifika
Jack Taylor Highlanders
Matt Whaanga Highlanders

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References

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