The Roar - A Southland sporting podcast

We look back at the Stags' NPC 15-all draw with Northland Logan Savory, Nathan Burdon and Nick Jeffrey offer their thoughts on the clash before putting it in the rear-view mirror to talk about the Ranfurty Shield challenge on Saturday. To contact the Roaring Pen podcast email us at roaringpenpodcast@gmail.com and make sure to follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/theroaringpen. While w...

We look back at the Stags' NPC season-opener against Waikato with one of Sunday's debutants, hooker Jack Taylor. Logan Savory, Nathan Burdon and Nick Jeffrey offer their thoughts on the 29-21 loss to the Mooloo before chatting to Taylor about the effort, a crucial Week 2 clash with Northland and on his recent experiences with the NZ U20s and Highlanders. To contact the Roaring Pen podcast email us...

They said we wouln't be back! We said we wouldn't be back! But here we are. The Roaring Pen Podcast returns with anything and everything relating to the Southland Stags ahead of the 2023 NPC season. Nathan Burdon and Nick Jeffrey are joined by key off-season recruit Logan Savory of the Southland Tribune to dig through the Stags' Class of '23, the schedule and the chance of finding a win or three i...

Nathan Burdon and Nick Jeffrey are joined by Stuff's Logan Savory to put a lid on the Stags' 2022 season including the inaugural Golden Antlers, our end of season awards featuring Most Promising Stag, Surprise Package, What Might Have Been, Player of the Year and the Player of the Year Not Named Josh Bekhuis. To contact the Roaring Pen podcast email us at roaringpenpodcast@gmail.com and make sure...

That's not the way the Stags planned or deserved their season to end. After a campaign full of heart and grit, Saturday proved one week too many as Southland's 2022 Bunning NPC campaign ended with a good old fashioned thumping at the hands of North Harbour. Nathan Burdon & Nick Jeffrey review the performance and chat with Head Coach Dale MacLeod (9'11) and inspirational Josh Bekhuis (21'20). T...

How good Stags Fans! The Stags rallied from a 26-13 deficit and overcame a crazy refereeing decision to score twice in the final 13 minutes and snatch a drought-breaking win over Counties-Manukau today at Rugby Park. Nathan Burdon and Nick Jeffrey unpack it all with help from Stags' Head Coach Dale MacLeod (14'25) and midfielder Matt Whaanga (27'27). To contact the Roaring Pen podcast email us at...

Nathan Burdon & Nick Jeffrey pick through the Stags' 54-21 loss, which in its own way was another gutsy Stags' performance to cap a brutal Storm Week. Head Coach Dale MacLeod (11'38) doesn't hold back on how his side has been treated by the men with the whistle recently and tells us getting Josh Bekhuis to take a game off is an impossibility. Winger Michael Manson (23'09) talks us through tran...

Nathan & Nick pick through the Stags' 54-24 loss to Waikato on Wednesday night, searching for positives as the Stags try and survive a brutal Storm Week in the Bunnings NPC. The boys pull the game to bits, single out some gallant performers in a beaten effort and have a "grumpy old man" rant each about two parts of the game. To contact the Roaring Pen podcast email us at roaringpenpodcast@gmai...

Nathan and Nick review the Stags' fifth consecutive "gritty" loss and chat with Head Coach Dale MacLeod on where another game got away, the on-going injury challenges he is dealing with and how they attack Storm Week. To contact the Roaring Pen podcast email us at roaringpenpodcast@gmail.com and make sure to follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/theroaringpen. While we are here, for pl...

Nathan & Nick look back at the Stags' 32-19 loss to Northland on Sunday evening and hear from a very forthright Southland Coach Dale MacLeod (12'39) who offers his thoughts on another flat start to a game for the Stags, where it is going wrong in their preparation, whether the Stags can actually foot it physically in the comp, the impact of new Head injury protocols on player availability and...

Nathan Burdon & Nick Jeffrey take a look back at a Stag Day that was glorious in every sense, apart from the result. Two more bonus points for the Stags, but another one that was there for the taking. Plus the lads chat with Stags' Head Coach Dale MacLeod (13'47) and loose forward Matt James (22'25). To contact the Roaring Pen podcast email us at roaringpenpodcast@gmail.com and make sure to fo...

Nathan & Nick preview the most wonderful day of the year, Stag Day. The annual clash between Southland and Otago is this Sunday. The boys reminisce about some of their favourite memories (4'31) before chatting with Stags' midfielder Isaac Te Temaki (8'28), Otago Daily Times Sports Editor Hayden Meikle (14'02) and Stags' assistant coach James Wilson (24'47). To contact the Roaring Pen podcast e...

The Stags are two from two - bonus points that is - after going down in another gutsy performance 23-24 to Auckland in the team's home opener on Sunday. Nathan & Nick discuss Cheese Roll-gate (1'29) before running through the game's key moments (7'50) and getting the thoughts of both Head Coach Dale MacLeod (16'01) and midfielder Scott Gregory (22'14) and then closing with a look to Sunday's S...

What an adventure. Travel disruptions, a pre-game injury and somehow the Southland Stags dug deep to open their 2022 NPC campaign with a deserved bonus point, beaten 27-20 after trailing by 17 at halftime. Nathan & Nick run through the game's key moments (3'14) before discussing the effort with Head Coach Dale MacLeod (8'02). We look at the solid foundations at set phase (18'50) and discuss so...

Welcome to the week that, as a Stags' fan, is filled with optimism and promise ... before anyone has played a game. Nathan & Nick are joined by Stuff and The Southland Times' Logan Savory to bring you the definitive Stags' Season preview. We begin with a recap of last year's campaign (2'38) and cast our eye across the 2022 Stags' squad (9'24). The boys look at the Stags' player or story we are...