The Roar - A Southland sporting podcast

Apr 04 2025 68 ep. 51 mins
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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 44 - The Roar with Marty McKenzie

Apr 04 2025 69 mins  
Highlanders' Under-20 assistant coach Marty McKenzie joins The Roar to chat through their U20 Tournament campaign, stand-out performances from young Southlanders, Rugby Southland's player development pathway and his golfing battle with host Nathan Burdon.Before then, Logan, Nathan and Nick talk through the big Southland sporting stories of the week including Jacob Duffy's incredibl

Ep 43 - The Roar with Liana Leota

Mar 27 2025 50 mins  
The hype surrounding the appoint of Wendy Frew as Southern Steel coach went next level when her former Sting and Steel mid-court partner Liana Leota was announced as assistant coach.Liana joins The Roar to talk about the very special reason she returned from the UK to join the Steel, how she and Wendy are instilling so much of the team's history in their pre-season preparations and

Ep 42 - The Roar with Hua Tamariki

Mar 18 2025 63 mins  
Rugby Southland Chief Executive Hua Tamariki joins The Roar to give us a very interesting State of the Union, the absolute blinder Stags HQ have pulled in earning a second consecutive Stag Day at Rugby Park in 2025 and the incredible work going on to develop the player depth and pathways in the south.Before then, Logan, Nathan & Nick cover off the big Southland sporting stories

Ep 41 - The Roar with Josiah Allick

Mar 11 2025 73 mins  
Southland Shark basketballer Josiah Allick joins The Roar to talk through the frightening lengths he is going to to find the best value groceries in the south, his first experience diving for paua and even a little bit of basketball, including how he is setting himself to be the hardest working player in the NBL.Before then, Logan, Nathan & Nick cover off the big Southland spor

Ep 40 - The Roar with Laura Overton

Feb 25 2025 60 mins  
Senior Content Lead for the New Zealand Olympic Team Laura Overton played a key role in bringing New Zealand's Olympic successes onto our social media and digital feeds with her incredible work alongside the athletes at last year's Paris Olympics.While she was back in the south to document Ellyse Andrew's performances at the Track Cycling Nationals in Invercargill we chatted to her

Ep 39 - The Roar with Ben Lockrose

Feb 16 2025 37 mins  
Southern Volts and Southland cricketer Ben Lockrose joins The Roar to preview the Volt's only trip to Invercargill's Queen's Park, takes us through his career to date and gives us an insight into life as a professional cricketer. Before then, Logan, Nathan & Nick cover off the big Southland sporting stories of the past week.Give us a rate and a review if you're that way incline

Ep 38 - The Roar with Benson Boys

Feb 11 2025 46 mins  
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 fo

Ep 37 - The Roar with Michael Manson

Feb 03 2025 39 mins  
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 & N

Ep 36 - The Roar with Jonathan Yim

Jan 29 2025 57 mins  
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 f

Ep 35 - The Roar with Jacob Duffy & Cormac Buchanan

Jan 21 2025 75 mins  
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