The Roar - A Southland sporting podcast

Ep 88 - The Roar with Wendy Frew & the ILT Southland Sports Awards

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 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 87 - The Roar with Dominic Vercoe

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, including the Sharks' nine-game winning streak and the resilience the Steel showed in beating the Stars following the loss of captain and cornerstone Kimiora Poi.    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 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.