Rugby Southland (formerly the Southland Rugby Football Union) is the provincial rugby union who govern the Southland region of

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. Their headquarters are at

Rugby Park Stadium Rugby Park is a sports venue in Invercargill, New Zealand, and the home ground for Southland in the Mitre 10 Cup. Rugby Park is located on the corner of Elles Road and Tweed Street. The ground has a regular season capacity of 18,000. It h ...

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, which is also the home ground of the union's professional team, the Southland Stags who compete in the Mitre 10 Cup Championship Division and challenge for the

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. Despite their proud history, no Southland team has ever won the top division of the New Zealand National Provincial Championship since organised competition began in 1976. However, they have won the NPC second division title five times and held the Ranfurly Shield seven times, most recently in 2011 where they defended the shield twice before losing it to

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. Southland also plays for the Donald Stuart Memorial Shield against rivals

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in what is the longest tenured provincial rivalry in New Zealand first-class rugby, with 229 matches.

History

Formation and early years

Founded in 1887 after splitting from

, Southland and its former stablemate went on to forge what is New Zealand's longest inter-provincial rugby rivalries. The two sides have played more games against each other than any other representative teams in New Zealand. They played their first game against

, losing in a close affair. The Southland region already had strong club rugby teams with

competing in the

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based competition. The Invercargill club had already produced two All Blacks. They were outside back,

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and wing forward, James O'Donnell. In 1885 these two players were recognised as Otago

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as they played their rugby for neighbouring province. It was not until 1896 when Southland hooker, Nisbet McRobie was selected in the New Zealand team to play

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. The side won 9-nil and it was McRobie's only game in the 'black jersey', however he occupies a special place in Southland Rugby history as the provinces first of over 50 All Blacks.

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became the provinces first test All Black in 1903 and also captained the All Blacks 12 times.

Production of talent

Southland is renowned for producing a high number of quality players despite the small population of the province shown by the over 50 All Blacks who have come from Southland. This continued following the war with players such as Leo Connolly and Jack Hazlett followed by

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and Frank Oliver. But as rugby in New Zealand was organised into structured annual competition to replace tours and series which Southland had played in previously Southland Rugby struggled to retain their local talent. With Southland in the NPC Second Division from 1976, talented Southlanders began heading north in search of top level rugby. Southland continued to produce homegrown talent over 1980s and 1990s which led them to five Second Division titles, namely Brian McKechnie, Steven Pokere,

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and Simon Culhane who was the shining light for Southland over this period, it was the talent that was lost that continues to haunt Southland fans. Southland at this time was used as a kickstart for many successful players careers. Valli moved to North Auckland in 1981, Pokere left Southland for Auckland in 1984 and Henderson spent what most consider to be his best years as a footballer in Otago from 1987–91. This worsened as Southland neared the millennium and led to embarrassing results where victories were few and far between as Southland was promoted to the NPC First Division after their 1996 championship. Considered one of Southland's best ever athletes, it pains many Southland fans to think that Jeff Wilson played only a season for Southland whilst still attending Cargill High School before heading to Otago to attend university and play his provincial rugby and cricket both of which he would represent New Zealand in before turning 20, going on to play 60 tests for the All Blacks.

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who was Southland's halfback left after the winning the 1994 Second Division title and went on to become one of New Zealand's greatest halfbacks playing 81 All Black tests from 1995-2005 and winning every major trophy in New Zealand rugby excluding a

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. 2002 Southland captain Corey Flynn left the province for Canterbury and the

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in 2003 and went on to play 70 games for Canterbury, 150 for the Crusaders and 15 for the All Blacks which would have been far greater if not for multiple broken arms from 2003-2014. Others who kickstarted their career in Southland before moving where they became All Blacks

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, Pita Alatini, David Hill and Paul Miller. All Blacks such as

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and

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(with the latter going on to become the second ever All Blacks centurion), who left the province for their schooling would not return with rugby's increasing professionalism to represent the province like their family had in the past. In recent years such as 2021, Ethan De Groot has played three tests for the All Blacks

Southland vs international teams

For a province of its size, Southland's record against international teams is unmatched. Rugby Park has not been a happy hunting ground for foreign sides many of whom have come to grief at the hands of determined Southland sides over the years. Australian national and state sides have had a particularly miserable time in Invercargill, losing on 13 occasions. The British Lions were defeated in

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and

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and France were put away in 1979 and 1989 along with Italy more recently in 2003.

Ranfurly Shield

Southland were the first South Island province to win the coveted

in 1920 when they beat

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. Their first shield reign was brief, losing the Shield back to Wellington in 1921 after two defences. They next won the Shield in 1929 off

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, this time defending it four times before again losing to Wellington. Southland then won the Ranfurly Shield in 1937 and 1938 when they retained the Shield for 12 challenges before losing it to bitter rivals Otago in 1947. With Ranfurly Shield rugby not played from 1939 to 1945 due to World War II, Southland's nine years with the Shield remains the longest in terms of time period although it did reside under a bed for much of this time. The Southland side during this period boasted All Blacks George Purdue, Bill Hazlett, Art Wesney, Les George and All Black Captains Frank Kilby and Brushy Mitchell in the Shield winning sides. Their next Shield victory over Taranaki in 1959 would be their last for 51 years before the 2009 Southland side broke the drought by beating

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9-3 in Christchurch. Their six defences of the Shield proved to be some of the more iconic Shield games in the professional era including a 16-12 victory over arch-rivals Otago in front of a sold-out Rugby Park, and a 9-6 victory over

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days after the biggest snow storm ever recorded in the province led to fans having to shovel snow off the field the day before the game. After losing the Shield to Canterbury, the Stags again claimed the shield from their South Island rivals in 2011 in their most recent tenure which lasted two games. These Southland sides were not headlined by regular All Blacks like the teams from the 1930s and 1940s, instead they were made up mostly of locally grown talent educated at

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such as captain

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, centurions Jason Rutledge, David Hall, Josh Bekhuis and Tim Boys, and future

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international John Hardie.

Name change

In 1998 the Southland Rugby Football Union Incorporated changed its name to Rugby Southland Incorporated

Club rugby

When Robert Galbraith stepped down as the Southland Rugby Football Union secretary the union handed him a donation which the long-serving Southland rugby administrator promptly spent on a shield he donated back to the union as a prize for Invercargill's top club rugby competition. The Galbraith Shield has been the prize for Southland's premier club rugby competition since 1908. There are seven teams currently in Southland's premier competition; Marist,

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, Pirates-Old Boys,

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, Woodlands, Midlands and the Eastern-Northern Barbarians whose players come from the clubs in the Eastern/Northern sub union. Current Senior Clubs: * Albion * Balfour/Lumsden * Bluff * Central Pirates * Collegiate * Drummond-Limehills Star * Eastern-Northern Barbarians * Edendale
Invercargill (Blues)
* Marist * Mataura * Midlands * Mossburn * Ohai-Nightcaps * Otautau * Pioneer * Pirates-Old Boys * Pukerau * Riversdale * Riverton * Star * Te Anau * Tokanui * Waiau Star * Waikaia * Waikaka White Star * Waikiwi * Wakatipu Wanderers ¹ * Woodlands * Wrights Bush ² * Wyndham ¹ Wakatipu play in the Otago Country competition, however due to lack of suitable competition their B team play in the Southlandwide competition as the Wakatipu Wanderers. Wakatipu High School also compete in Southland competition as it involves less travel than the corresponding Otago competition. ² Wrights Bush do not currently have their own senior team, instead playing as ''Bush Pirates'' in a combined venture with Central Pirates.

Galbraith Shield Champions

2 - Collegiate 1953, 1965. 1 - Winton 1909 1 - Waikiwi 1910 1 - Athletic 1918 1 - Tokanui 1978.

High Schools Rugby

* Aurora College * Central Southland College * Gore High School * James Hargest College * Menzies College * Northern Southland College *

* Southland Girls' High School * St Peter's College, Gore * Te Wharekura o Arowhenua *

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* Wakatipu High School

Bunnings NPC

Southland in Super Rugby

Southland are one of three home unions to make up the Highlanders

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team, the other two unions being

and

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. There is currently an agreement in place for the Highlanders to play one regular season game per year at

. Despite their interests in the Highlanders, Southland players are free to play for whichever Super team contracts them, with those who aren't contracted often representing the Highlanders development team known as the Bravehearts. This has seen players such as former player

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represent the

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. The players from the 2021 Stags squad with Super Rugby experience are: * Ethan de Groot ** Highlanders: 2020–present (14 caps) * Greg Pleasants-Tate **

: 2015 (1 cap) ** Highlanders: 2016-18 (18 caps) * Marty McKenzie **

: 2013 (3 caps) ** Chiefs: 2015, 2018-19 (20 caps) **

: 2016-17 (9 caps) *

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: 2020 (9 caps) * Lisati Milo-Harris ** Chiefs: 2020 (3 caps) * Josh Renton ** Highlanders: 2015-18 (6 caps) * Marty Banks **

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: 2014 (5 caps) ** Highlanders: 2015-17, 2019, 2022–present (40 caps) * Solomon Alaimalo ** Chiefs: 2017-20 (44 caps) ** Highlanders: 2021–present (1 cap)

Honours

* NPC South Island Second Division **Champions: 1982, 1984 * NPC Second Division **Champions: 1989, 1994, 1996 *

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**Semifinalists: 2008, 2009 *

**1920, 1929, 1937, 1938, 1959, 2009, 2011

Captains

Southland's Captains since 1976 are: *D Saunders 1976, 1978–79 * Frank Oliver 1977 * Brian McKechnie 1979, 1982–83 * Ken Stewart 1980-81 *Paul Macfie 1984-85 *Trevor Bokser 1986-87 *Murray Brown 1988-90 *David Henderson 1991-92, 1994–95 *

1993 * Simon Culhane 1996-97 *Davin Heaps 1998 *Brett McCormack 1999 *Brendon Timmons 2000-01 *Steve Jackson 2002-03 *

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2004-07 *

2008–15 *

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2016–17 * Flynn Thomas &

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2018–19 *

2020–2021 * Josh Bekhuis 2022–23 * Sean Withy 2024-Present

Coaches

Southland's Coaches Since 1976 are: * Bob Donnelly 1976 * Gus Burns 1977-79 * Robin Archer 1980-82 * Jack Borland, Harold Miller & Kevin Laidlaw 1983 * Kevin Laidlaw 1984-85 * John McAlley 1986-87 * Barry Leonard 1988-92 * Keith Robertson 1993-97 * Robert Telfer 1998-99 *

2000-01 * Phil Young 2002-04 * Simon Culhane & David Henderson 2005-11 * David Henderson 2012-13 *

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2014-15 * Hoani MacDonald 2016–17 *

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2018–19 * Dale MacLeod 2020—2022 * Matt Saunders 2023—Present

Rugby Southland centurions

The following players have played over a hundred games for the Southland senior team. Listed in chronological order from Ack Soper in 1966 to most recently Tim Boys in 2014 the 15 are: *Ack Soper - Country Pirates (103 games) *Greg Spencer - Pirates (107 games) *Gerald Dermody - Tokanui (120 games) *Lin Booth -

(100 games) *Phil Butt -

(100 games) *

- Wrights Bush (113 games) *Paul Laidlaw - Nightcaps (105 games) *Brent Shepard - Woodlands (103 games) * Simon Culhane -

(105 games) * Jason Rutledge - Woodlands (143 games) * Jimmy Cowan - Mataura (112 games) *

- Woodlands (123 games) * David Hall - Pirates-Old Boys (108 games) * Josh Bekhuis -

(144 games*) * Tim Boys -

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(120 games) * denotes player has not yet retired

All Blacks

There have been 58 players selected for the All Blacks whilst playing their club rugby in Southland. The first being Nisbet McRobie in 1896 and the most recent being Ethan de Groot in 2021. * N McRobie * CA Purdue * JW Stead * GF Burgess * E Purdue * E Hughes * DC Hamilton * AJ Ridland * J McNeece * WG Lindsay * DL Baird * A White * JR Bell * JA Archer * WE Hazlett * GT Alley * JH Geddes * J Howden * TC Metcalfe * GB Purdue * NA Mitchell * RH Ward * VL George * JA McRae * TA Budd * LS Connolly * TRD Webster * WA McCaw * CE Robinson * AL Wilson * AJ Soper * JR Watt * DL Ashby * KF Laidlaw * EJ Hazlett * KW Stewart * RJ Barber * FJ Oliver * BJ McKechnie * LM Rutledge * AA McGregor * GT Valli * ST Pokere * PW Henderson * NJ Hewitt * SD Culhane * QJ Cowan * C Dermody * JL Mackintosh * LZ Sopoaga * EC Dixon * E de Groot * SL Reece

Other notable players

* Edward J Kavanagh *

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* Pita Alatini *

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* Josh Bekhuis * Graeme Bond * Lex Chisholm *

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* Gus Dermody * Mal Dermody * Lio Falaniko * Pailate Fili * Corey Flynn * John Hardie *

* Ben Herring * David Gannon * Les George * David Hill *

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* Kevin Laidlaw * George Latu * Norman Ligairi *

* Joe McDonnell * Jack JT McKenzie * Harold Miller * Paul Miller * Wayne Miller * Bobby Murrell * Roger Newell *

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* Peni Ravai * Peter Ryan * Mark Seymour * Brent Shepherd *

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* Ack Soper * Hale T-Pole * Kel Tremain * Talemaitoga Tuapati * Joe Tuineau * Des Tuiavi'i *

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* To'o Vaega *

* Jeff Wilson

References

External links

Official siteSouthland rugby
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