Southland Rugby Football Union
| Full name | Southland Rugby Football Union |
|---|---|
| Union | NZRU |
| Nickname(s) | Stags |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Ground(s) | Rugby Park Stadium (Capacity: 20,000) |
| Chairman |
 Alex Derbie |
| Coach(es) |
Jason Kawau
|
| Captain(s) |
Jamie Mackintosh
|
| Most caps | Jason Rutledge (130) |
| Top scorer | Simon Culhane (976) |
| Most tries | Bruce Pascoe (46) |
| League(s) | ITM Cup Championship |
| 2015 | 6th |
| Official website | |
| www |
|
Rugby Southland is the provincial rugby union who govern the Southland Region of New Zealand. Rugby Southland is headquartered in Rugby Park Stadium, the home ground of the Southland Stags. Rugby Southland is renowned for producing quality players despite the small population of the province.
The union's home ground Rugby Park Stadium, formerly known as Homestead Stadium, is the home of Rugby Southland and the Southland Stags. The Stags and most other Southland representative rugby union teams wear a maroon playing jersey, white shorts and maroon socks. However, some Southland representative team jerseys also feature a blue hoop similar to that worn by the senior team in the early 2000s. The playing kit is produced by New Zealand company Canterbury of New Zealand.
Founded in 1887 after splitting from Otago, Southland and its former stablemate went on to forge what is New Zealand’s longest inter-provincial rugby rivalries. The two sides have played more games against each other than any other representative teams in New Zealand. They played their first game against Otago, losing in a close affair. The Southland region already had strong club rugby teams with Invercargill competing in the Dunedin based competition. The Invercargill club had already produced two All Blacks. They were outside back, Henry Braddon and wing forward, James O'Donnell. In 1885 these two players were recognised as Otago All Blacks as they played their rugby for neighbouring province.
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