The Roar - A Southland sporting podcast

Ep 86 - The Roar with Jackson Hughan

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 incredible line up of nominees for the ILT Southland Sports Awards. Give us a rate and a review if you're that way inclined and follow @theroarpodcastnz on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. Got a Southland sporting story or just some general banter to share? Email us at theroarpodcastnz@gmail.com and come back here every week for more from The Roar.

Ep 85 - The Roar with Jonathan Yim

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 the Sharks and Steel's unbeaten month, a Southland Boys High School comeback victory over Shirley Boys and what Pirates Old Boys' 106 point drubbing of Blues means for Southland club rugby. Give us a rate and a review if you're that way inclined and follow @theroarpodcastnz on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. Got a Southland sporting story or just some general banter to share? Email us at theroarpodcastnz@gmail.com and come back here every week for more from The Roar.

Ep 84 - The Roar

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 a Southland sporting story or just some general banter to share? Email us at theroarpodcastnz@gmail.com and come back here every week for more from The Roar.

Ep 83 - The Roar with Jason Dermody

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 hours and discuss Liam Ferguson's incredible try-scoring feats over the first three weeks of the club rugby season.  Give us a rate and a review if you're that way inclined and follow @theroarpodcastnz on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. Got a Southland sporting story or just some general banter to share? Email us at theroarpodcastnz@gmail.com and come back here every week for more from The Roar.

Ep 82 - The Roar with Iain Walker

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, Logan, Nathan & Nick talk through the big sporting stories of the past week as well as hearing from Wendy Frew following the Steel's round two win over the Stars and Sean Withy on bringing up 50 games for the Highlanders. Give us a rate and a review if you're that way inclined and follow @theroarpodcastnz on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. Got a Southland sporting story or just some general banter to share? Email us at theroarpodcastnz@gmail.com and come back here every week for more from The Roar.