The Roar - A Southland sporting podcast

The Volts are coming to Invercargill and Southland cricket umpire Pete Pasco will be standing in the middle for the game.

We chat to Pete about his journey from player to umpire, the challenges of getting tough decisions right and get in a decent rant about cricket rules.

Before then Logan, Nathan and Nick relive tragic umpiring stories from their past, chat about Logan's article and his time with Jayden Broome following the young rugby player's comeback from a horrific head injury and the joy we all received in seeing Michael Manson in space for the NZ 7s men's team.

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Southland's Josh Burnett takes us on tour to review the week's racing that saw him claim an historic third Tour of Southland title and we look at what comes next ahead of the Elite Road Nationals and upcomign season in Europe.

Before then Logan, Nathan & Nick look at the big sporting stories from the last week including Tour week, Waikoikoi's T20 club title and a rain-soaked weekend at Teretonga.

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One of the the south's biggest international sporting events roars into life this weekend with drivers from eleven different countries lining up in the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy as part of the Ascot Park Hotel Teretonga Park International meeting at Teretonga Park.

Motorsport commentator Richard Craill joins us on his first visit to Invercargill to preview the weekend and give us some of the great strories behind some of the brightest talents in the motorsport world who will be in Invercargill this week.

Before then Logan and Nick talk through the big sporting stories of the week including the three Southland Tour Leaders in the first four days of the SBS Bank Tour of Southland, Benson and Lucia Boys' double at the ILT NZ Criterium cycling champs, the big names lining up for the Southland Sharks in 2026 and the Southern Steel's new assistant coach.

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We are back for the new year, just in time for one of the big weeks on the Southland sporting calendar as the rescheduled SBS Bank Tour of Southland commences following Invercargill's hosting of the NZ Criterium championships on Saturday.

Cycling Southland President and the voice of the sport in the south, Julian ineson joins us to look at the event rescheduling and just what it takes to deliver a quality bike race for 69 years and counting.

Before then Logan, Nathan & Nick look at the big sporting stories of the Christmas break and the bizarre sports that got them through the holidays.

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You thought we were done for the year. So did we. Then Jacob Duffy went out and broke Sir Richard Hadlee's 40-year record for most wickets across all formats in a calendar year. There was no way we were letting that pass without chatting to the man himself, (even if we were much more excited than Jake was about the numbers).

We chat through his year, the pride he has in helping his country win games of cricket and a very special message from Sir Richard himself.

Before then, Logan, Nathan and Nick talk through Jake's incredible year and make a water-tight case for his 2025 as the greatest year ever for a New Zealand bowler. We also take the chance to recognise a very special occassion as the ILT Academy Southland programme celebrated 20 years this week. 

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