South Island (rugby union)

The South Island is a New Zealand men's domestic rugby union team selected from the South Island's players, based on where a they first played senior representative rugby. They played against the North Island in the North vs South match between 1897 and 2012.[1]

South Island
Full nameSouth Island
UnionNew Zealand Rugby
Founded1897
Coach(es)Brad Mooar and Greg Feek
Captain(s)Sam Whitelock

A match was to be played on 29 August 2020 at Eden Park, but was delayed until a week later on 5 September and played at Sky Stadium, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

2020 South Island squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Halfbacks (scrum-halves)

First five-eighths (fly-halves)

Midfielders (centres)

Outside backs

(C) denotes the team Captain and Bold denotes a player who is internationally capped

References

  1. "Rugby: Squads revealed for North v South clash". NZ Herald. 18 August 2020. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. "Rugby: North v South clash set to be rescheduled for September 5". Newshub. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. "NZ Rugby reveals North v South game could be played in Wellington". Stuff. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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