The Roar - A Southland sporting podcast

It's Galbraith Shield Final Week. We take you into both camps with the two men who will captain their respective side's in Saturday's decider, Barbarians captain Morgan Mitchell and Pirates Old Boys' Greg Dyer. These are two great chats with two great rugby men. Both are coming to the end of their playing careers and both have great tales to tell heading into this weekend's decider. Before then Lo...

Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel netball coach Wendy Frew looks back at the 2026 season which saw her charges make it all the way to the Grand Final, the result of which still hurts! And in true Frew fashion she gives a very open and honest look at the frustration the netball community is feeling over the lack of clarity about the national league going forward. Before then Logan, Nathan and Nick lo...

The ILT Southland Sportsperson of the Year, Jacob Duffy, joins The Roar to talk about his experience in the Indian Premier League and what comes next after a history breaking calendar year in 2025. We also hear from Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel defender Carys Stythe and coach Wendy Frew ahead of the ANZ Premiership Grand Final and chat through the Steel's elimination final victory, the Southlan...

Plenty to get into this week including the Southern Steel's victory over the Canterbury Tactix to confirm a home Elimination Final in netball's ANZ Premiership and we review the 2026 ILT Southland Sports Awards and hear from winners Jacob Duffy, Jimmy Taylor, Jonathan Yim, the Southland Sharks and Julie O'Connell. Give us a rate and a review if you're that way inclined and follow @theroarpodcastnz...

Rugby league in the south has been going from strength-to-strength over recent years, capitalising on the profile of the NRL and the NZ Warriors. Southland Rugby League's Development Officer (and sole staff member) Dominic Vercoe joins The Roar to look at his rugby league journey and at the secrets to the code's growth. Before then Logan and Nick take a walk through a very busy two weeks of news,...

NZ U20 rugby representative Jackson Hughan joins The Roar to talk through his experience on tour to South Africa with the 2026 squad for the U20 Rugby Championship and on his tatse of NPC rugby with the Southland Stags last season. Before then Logan, Nathan & Nick chat through the last week's sporting headlines including contrasting victories for the Southland Sharks and Southern Steel and the...

The SBS Bank Southland Sharks sit atop the New Zealand NBL ladder after six weeks following a dramatic come from behind win over the Canterbury Rams in Christchurch on Sunday, their sixth win on the trot. Head Coach Jonathan Yim returns to The Roar to discuss his 2026 squad and their chances of going one better than last season's grand final appearance. Before then, Logan, Nathan and Nick discuss...

No guest this week, but with an upcoming bye week Logan, Nathan and Nick get together to chat through another great week for the Sharks and Steel and the start of schoolboy rugby in the south, including Saturday's barn-burner between Southland and Chstchurch Boys' First XVs. Give us a rate and a review if you're that way inclined and follow @theroarpodcastnz on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. Got...

Southland Boys High School 1st XV made a fair statement in its preseason win over Kings College of Auckland two weeks ago. Head coach Jason Dermody is back for another sit-down on The Roar to talk through the class of 2026 and the new structure to the season. Before then, Logan, Nathan and Nick look at an amazing Sunday which saw the Sharks, Steel and Highlanders all register wins within a few hou...

Football Southland's Operations and Development officer Iain Walker joins The Roar to walk us through the new turf which has been laid at the organisation's home at Turnbull Thompson Park in Invercargill. We also chat through their vision for the facility, the innovative approach it is taking to meet the needs of a changing sporting landscape and the state of the game in the south. Before then, Lo...

An under-manned Southland Sharks squad suffered an opening round loss at the hands of the Otago Nuggets on Friday night. Sharks' big man Sam Timmins joins The Roar to look at the 2026 season and at life as a basketball nomad. Before then Logan and Nick (with nathan on the injury report this week) talk through the Sharks and Steel's first up losses and the full lickoff of the Southland Club rugby s...

Three Southlanders have been named in the New Zealand Under-20 rugby squad, Mika Muliaina, Jackson Hughan and Jay Reihana, with Jimmy Taylor a non-travelling reserve. Rugby Southland's Head of Pathways, Liam Howley joins The Roar to talk through all four and the ins and outs of his role overseeing what seems to be an increasing talent base around the sport in the south. Prior to that Logan, Nathan...

Logan, Nathan & Nick take a wander through the big Southland sporting headlines of the past week, including another standout performance by cyclist Corbin Strong in Italy, an incredible show of guts and determination from Moto3 rider Cormac Buchanan in Texas and positive signs from the last pre-season hit out for the Southern Steel in Dunedin. Give us a rate and a review if you're that way inc...

Sam Downing wears many hats during this appearance on The Roar. He has recently started in a joint GM role for both Hockey Southland and Southland Cricket and he just happens to be leading The Roar's Super Rugby Tipping competition! We talk through how the shared role will work and what an innovative, proactive step it is for both organisations, look ahead to this weekend's ILT Premier League cric...

Southern Steel's new assistant coach Jess Whitford joins us this week to reflect on her new role, her career in netball and looks ahead to the 2026 season. Before then Logan, Nathan & Nick reflect on the big Southland sporting stories of the last few weeks. Give us a rate and a review if you're that way inclined and follow @theroarpodcastnz on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. Got a Southland sp...

Southland Stag Michael Manson sure has made his mark on the World Sevens circuit after making his debut in Singapore early in February. We chat about his experiences in the All Black Sevens and how it is likely to assist his 15s game. Before then Logan and Nick chat through the big sporting stories of the past week including Southland cricket's strong finish to the Hawke Cup representative season,...

This week we chat with a man who is potentially across more Southland sport than anyone. Andrew Moreton is SBS Bank's Partnerships Manager.  It's the definition of a wide-ranging conversation as we chat through the Tour of Southland, NZ Golf Open, Highlanders, Stags and club rugby, the Southland Sharks and track his age group walking athletics career. Before then Logan, Nathan & Nick have thei...

The Volts are coming to Invercargill and Southland cricket umpire Pete Pasco will be standing in the middle for the game. We chat to Pete about his journey from player to umpire, the challenges of getting tough decisions right and get in a decent rant about cricket rules. Before then Logan, Nathan and Nick relive tragic umpiring stories from their past, chat about Logan's article and his time with...

Southland's Josh Burnett takes us on tour to review the week's racing that saw him claim an historic third Tour of Southland title and we look at what comes next ahead of the Elite Road Nationals and upcomign season in Europe. Before then Logan, Nathan & Nick look at the big sporting stories from the last week including Tour week, Waikoikoi's T20 club title and a rain-soaked weekend at Tereton...

One of the the south's biggest international sporting events roars into life this weekend with drivers from eleven different countries lining up in the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy as part of the Ascot Park Hotel Teretonga Park International meeting at Teretonga Park. Motorsport commentator Richard Craill joins us on his first visit to Invercargill to preview the weekend and give...

We are back for the new year, just in time for one of the big weeks on the Southland sporting calendar as the rescheduled SBS Bank Tour of Southland commences following Invercargill's hosting of the NZ Criterium championships on Saturday. Cycling Southland President and the voice of the sport in the south, Julian ineson joins us to look at the event rescheduling and just what it takes to deliver a...

You thought we were done for the year. So did we. Then Jacob Duffy went out and broke Sir Richard Hadlee's 40-year record for most wickets across all formats in a calendar year. There was no way we were letting that pass without chatting to the man himself, (even if we were much more excited than Jake was about the numbers). We chat through his year, the pride he has in helping his country win gam...

Southland sport's premier podcast awards are back. Today we award the second annual Goldies as we look back at the sporting year that was 2025. Who will take out the Golden Goldie (yes that name needs some work) as our Athlete of the Year, the Rising Star, Most Likely to Smash it in 2026, Best Export, Best Import, Unsung Hero and the highly controversial Podcast Guest of the Year. We are as surpri...

For 20 years, the Academy Southland programme has given young Southland sporting talent the tools to become world class athletes and world class humans and has it delivered! We reflect on one of Southland sports most successful ventures with the man who has been its driving force for the vast majority of that time, Jason McKenzie. Before then, Logan, Nathan and Nick look at the big sporting storie...

Jimmy Taylor is about to cap one of the most successful school rugby careers that has seen him claim one national, two South Island and three Highlanders Schools titles. As he prepares for his SBHS swansong this weekend we reflect on an incredible last three years and discuss what's next. Before then Logan, Nathan and Nick discuss Fletcher Morgan's selection for the NZ Men's Sevens, Jacob Duffy ea...