The Roar - A Southland sporting podcast

• Ep 38 - The Roar with Benson Boys

  The Coast to Coast is one of the country's iconic adventure races. At 15 years of age, Southland sporting prodigy Benson Boys teamed with Finn Mitchell to win the Open Tandem category at the 2025 event.We will repeat this bit ... he's 15! We chat to Benson about the event including an incredible story about the kayak leg, what a legend his team mate Finn is and just what is next for this incredible sporting talent.(PS: you can catch our chat with Finn Mitchell in Ep 34 of The Roar earlier in this feed)Before then, Logan, Nathan & Nick cover off the big Southland sporting stories including a brilliant day out at Rugby Park for the Highlanders' preseason Super Rugby clash, a frustrating loss for the Southland Hawke Cup cricket team and an incredible campaign for Cycling Southland at the Road Cycling Nationals in Timaru.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 [email protected] and come back here every Wednesday for more from The Roar

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• Ep 37 - The Roar with Michael Manson

  Southland Stags' winger Michael Manson joins The Roar to chat through whether a Jamie Joseph pre-season has lived up to its reputation. Spoiler alert: IT HAS!We preview the Highlanders' pre-season Super Rugby clash against the Crusaders at Rugby Park on Waitangi Day and look at the impact the Super rugby environment has had on Michael's development.Before then Logan, Nathan & Nick cover off the big sporting stories of the week.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 [email protected] and come back here every Wednesday for more from The Roar

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• Ep 36 - The Roar with Jonathan Yim

  From the NBA to the Southland Sharks in New Zealand's National Basketball League. It's not a traditional coaching pathway, but it's the path new Sharks Head Coach Jonathan Yim has taken as he takes the reins of the southern club in 2025.We chat about just how his appointment has come to pass, share some incredible stories from his years in the NBA and his plans to turn around the fortunes of the proud Sharks franchise after a couple of down seasons.Before then the guys talk through the big local sports stories of the week and ask whether there is a sport that brings more international talent to the south than motorsport at Teretonga!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 [email protected] and come back here every Wednesday for more from The Roar

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• Ep 35 - The Roar with Jacob Duffy & Cormac Buchanan

  WE ARE BACK! As non-commital as we were about our return dates, there was just too much great sport over the holiday break and when you get the chance to chat with the person who probably had the biggest impact on the national sporting scene you take it!Cricketer Jacob Duffy starred for the Black Caps in their T20 and ODI series against Sri Lanka so we chat with the man himself on being part of the historic test series victory in India last year, his Man of the Series performance against Sri Lanka and his passionate support of Logan's campaign to rename the Otago Volts!Then Nathan chats with Cormac Buchanan as he prepares to head to Europe for his debut Moto3 GP season. What a year this young man has in front of him.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 [email protected] and come back here every Wednesday for more from The Roar

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• Ep 34 - The Roar with Finn Mitchell & the Inaugural Goldies

  We bring the curtain down on the first year of The Roar with an incredible conversation. Finn Mtichell was 25% of the FEAR Youth Adventure Racing Team that has just returned from trekking through Ecuadorain jungle and mountains to finish sixth in the World Adventure Racing Championships.It is a truly remarkable story of just what the human body is capable of if you have the mental toughness and resilience. Try and get your head around these numbers - 650 kilometres, 20,000 metres of elevation, four hours sleep over four days. Yeah we can't either! Finn's interview starts at the 40'30 mark.Before then, Logan, Nathan and Nick hand out their Inauguarl Goldies, named in honour of Southland's most famous sporting talent, recognising (most of) the best and fairest across an incredible year for Southland sport. Who is most likely to smash it in 2025, our Rising Star, Performance of the Year, Podcast Guest of 2024 (spoiler alert: we couldn't choose one) and of course the Golden Goldie (we need a better name) as SPortsperson of the Year.Thank you so much for coming along for the ride with us since March. We've had a blast and we can't wait for more great Southland sporting yarns in 2025. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the three of us to you and your families.Logan, Nathan & Nick

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