Town v Country fixtures date back to the early days of Rugby Southland and every provide not only a hotly contested fixture, but a chance for the Stags and Southland Development coaching staff to identify players for their programmes. Southland Country is selected from players that play in their sub-union day tournament which was won by Eastern in 2021 and Town (Metropolitan) is made up of players from the 5 Premier clubs and 2 Division 1 clubs in the Invercargill area. In 2021, Town played eventual Meads Cup champions South Canterbury and Country beat Otago Country before Town won the annual fixture between the two sides.
2024 Southland Country Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Robert Blatch
Assistant Coach(s): Jimmy Sinclair, Jeroe Fodie
Manger: Donald McGuigan
2024 Southland Country Fixtures
Saturday July 27th - Sub Union Day - Tokanui - Winners Eastern
Saturday August 3rd - Southland Country vs North Otago Development - Oamaru - Win 39-19
Saturday August 10th - Southland Country vs Otago U19 - Invercargill - Win 33-21
Friday August 16th - Southland Country vs Southland Development - Oreti Park - Loss 50-0
Saturday August 24th - Southland Country vs Otago Country - Edendale - Loss 27-5
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