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The Roar - A Southland sporting podcast
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Southland sport tragics Logan Savory, Nathan Burdon and Nick Jeffrey are joined by special guests to bring you anything and everything to do with the Southland sport.
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Ep 91 - The Roar with Morgan Mitchell & Greg Dyer
2w ago01:06:23Tap to summarizeIt'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 Logan, Nathan and Nick look at the big stories from another busy week of Southland sport, including last week's club semi-finals, Southland Boys High capping their South Island Boys Rugby campaign with a dominant second half performance and an international edition of your favourite segment "Wedding Watch."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.
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Ep 90 - The Roar with Wendy Frew
2w ago00:55:16Tap to summarizeAscot 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 look at the big stories of the past week, includng the Sharks vital NBL win over the Canterbury Rams on Wednesday night along with this weekend's upcoming Galbraith Shield club rugby semifinals.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.
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Ep 89 - The Roar with Jacob Duffy
4w ago01:09:15Tap to summarizeThe 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 Southland Sharks push towards the NBL Finals series and the crazy scenes around Southland rugby grounds on Saturday.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.
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Ep 88 - The Roar with Wendy Frew & the ILT Southland Sports Awards
Jun 2001:03:32Tap to summarizePlenty 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.
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Ep 87 - The Roar with Dominic Vercoe
Jun 801:12:05Tap to summarizeRugby 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.
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Ep 86 - The Roar with Jackson Hughan
May 2700:57:40Tap to summarizeNZ 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.
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Ep 85 - The Roar with Jonathan Yim
May 1901:12:47Tap to summarizeThe 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.
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May 700:32:06Tap to summarizeNo 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.
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Ep 83 - The Roar with Jason Dermody
Apr 2900:47:16Tap to summarizeSouthland 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.
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Ep 82 - The Roar with Iain Walker
Apr 2201:04:39Tap to summarizeFootball 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.
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