- Southland Rugby
Rugby team
teamname = Southland Stags
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nickname = Stags
founded = 1887
ground =Rugby Park Stadium
capacity = 17000
coach = flagicon|New ZealandSimon Culhane and flagicon|New ZealandDavid Henderson
ceo =flagicon|New ZealandRoger Clark
competitions =Air New Zealand Cup
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leftarm2=|body2=|rightarm2=|shorts2=|socks2=The Southland Stags rugby team represents the Southland province in the Air New Zealand Cup, also known as the Premier Division of the National Provincial Championship. Throughout its history, the team has been able to consistently compete against larger international teams, including France, Fiji and the British and Irish Lions.History
The Southland Rugby Football Union was founded in 1887 and celebrated its centenary in 1987. There have been notable Ranfurly Shield reigns, particularly throughout the 40's and 50's. And although the last reign ended in 1959, there has been a number of close challenges in recent times, including a heartbreaking 34-32 loss to Auckland at Eden Park in 1997.
outhland in Super Rugby
Southland are the third team to make up the Highlanders
Super 14 franchise, the other two are Otago and North Otago.Its current Super 14 representatives all play for the Highlanders, they include:
*James Wilson
*Jimmy Cowan
*Jamie Mackintosh
*Tim Boys
*David Hall
*Chris King
*Hoani MacDonald
*Blair Stewart
*Matt Saunders
*Josh Bekhuis - as a member of the backup training squadFurthermore, the Southland Stags have more past Super Rugby Representatives including:
*Tony Koonwaiyou - Past Crusaders and Blues rep
*Jason Rutledge - Past Highlanders rep
*Willie Rickards - Past Highlanders rep
*Jason Kawau - Past Highlanders rep
*Pehi Te Whare - Past Highlanders repNotable players
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Adedayo Adebayo
*Pita Alatini
*Graeme Bond
*Lex Chisholm
*Jimmy Cowan
*Eion Crossan
*Simon Culhane
*Clarke Dermody
*Gus Dermody
*Mal Dermody
*Pailate Fili
*Corey Flynn
*Simon Forrest
*Davin Heaps
*Ben Herring
*David Henderson
*Paul Henderson
*Norm Hewitt
*David Hill
*Damian Hopley
*Steve Jackson
*George Konia
*Kevin Laidlaw
*Jamie Mackintosh
*Justin Marshall
*Brett McCormack
*Ash McGregor
*Brian McKechnie
*Harold Miller
*Paul Miller
*Wayne Miller
*Bobby Murrell
*Roger Newell
*Frank Oliver
*Steven Pokere
*Peter Ryan
*Leicester Rutledge
*Charlie Saxton
*Mark Seymour
*Brent Shepherd
*Billy Stead
*Ken Stewart
*Ack Soper
*Hale T-Pole
*Kane Thompson
*Mark Tinnock
*Kel Tremain
*Des Tuiavi'i
*Earl Va'a
*To'o Vaega
*Geoff Valli
*Jeff WilsonCurrent Squad
Current Southland Stags Contracted Players:
*Dion Bates - Flanker
*Josh Bekhuis - Lock
*Tim Boys - Flanker
*Jimmy Cowan - Halfback
*Scott Cowan - Halfback
*David Hall - Hooker
*John Hardie - Flanker
*Matt Holloway - Hooker
*Jason Kawau - Midfielder
*Chris King - Prop
*Tony Koonwaiyou - Centre/Winger
*Kendrick Lynn - Centre/Fullback
*Hoani MacDonald - Lock/Flanker
*Jamie Mackintosh - Prop and Captain
*Fai Mika - Prop
*Alesana Muliaina - Winger/Centre
*Michael Peterson - Prop
*Daniel Ramsay - Lock
*Willie Rickards - Winger/Centre
*Robbie Robinson - First-Five Eighths/Fullback
*Jason Rutledge - Hooker
*Matt Saunders - Winger/Centre
*Dane Shelford - Halfback
*Noa Soqeta - Number 8/Lock/Flanker
*Blair Stewart - First-Five Eighths
*Hua Tamariki - Loose Forward
*Pehi Te Whare - Winger/Centre
*Mark Wells - Fullback/Winger/Centre
*James Wilson - Fullback/First-Five Eighths2008 Air New Zealand Cup Draw
*Sat 2 Aug - Southland 23 vs Otago 25 - Rugby Park Stadium - 4PM
*Fri 8 Aug - Manawatu 5 vs Southland 18 - FMG Stadium
*Sat 16 Aug - Hawkes Bay 16 vs Southland 20 - McLean Park
*Fri 22 Aug - Southland 7 vs Wellington 26 - Rugby Park Stadium
*Thu 28 Aug - Southland 31 vs Counties Manukau 8 - Rugby Park Stadium
*Sat 6 Sept - Auckland vs Southland (RS) - Eden Park
*Sat 13 Sept - Southland vs North Harbour - Rugby Park Stadium
*Fri 19 Sept - Tasman vs Southland - Lansdowne Park
*Thu 25 Sept - Bay of Plenty vs Southland - Rotorua International Stadium
*Fri 3 Oct - Southland vs Canterbury - Rugby Park Stadium
Current All Blacks
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Jimmy Cowan (Also Seven New Zealand Colt players and two New Zealand Under 19 Players. TwoNew Zealand Maori Players and one New Zealand Sevens player, throughout Southland region).
International Results
(Countries in bold)
Year Opponent For Against 1896 Queensland 23 3 1901 New South Wales 19 0 1908 Anglo Welsh 8 14 1913 Australia 13 8 1921 South Africa 0 12 1923 New South Wales 31 9 1928 New South Wales 31 26 1930 Great Britain 3 9 1931 Australia 14 8 1936 Australia 14 6 1937 South Africa 17 30 1946 Australia 8 6 1949 Australia 10 15 1950 British Lions 11 0 1951 Fiji 11 11 1952 Australia 24 9 1955 Australia 5 11 1956 South Africa 12 23 1957 Fiji 13 8 1958 Australia 26 8 1959 British Lions 6 11 1960 NSW Country 9 0 1961 France 6 14 1962 Australia 16 11 1965 South Africa 6 19 1966 British Lions 14 8 1968 France 6 8 1970 Fiji 6 9 1971 British Lions 3 25 1972 New Zealand 9 30 1974 All Japan 39 20 1975 Romania 9 12 1976 Ireland 3 18 1977 British Lions 12 20 1978 Australia 10 7 1979 France 12 11 1980 Fiji 21 22 1981 Queensland 12 39 1981 South Africa 6 22 1982 All Japan 16 16 1982 Australia 0 21 1983 British Lions 3 41 1985 England 9 15 1986 Australia 0 55 1989 Canada 25 19 1989 France 12 7 1990 Scotland 12 44 1993 British Lions 16 34 1994 South Africa 15 51 1996 Scotland 21 31 2005 British Lions 16 26 Player List
Name Years Blair Stewart 2005-06 Brian McKechnie 1979 Ash McGregor 1978-79 Ken Stewart 1978 Ian Donaldson 1978 Eion Crossan 1989 External links
* [http://www.rugbysouthland.co.nz Official site]
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