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Who are the Southland Stags?

The Southland Stags represent the Southland province in the Air New Zealand Cup competition. In 2008, they finished fourth at the end of the round-robin competition, thus qualifying for the semi-finals. In 2009, they did one better by finishing third in the round-robin, qualifying for the semi-finals again. In the final round of the round-robin in 2009, the Stags won the coveted Ranfurly Shield, defeating then-holders Canterbury 9-3 in Christchurch on 22 October 2009.

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2009 Air New Zealand Cup results

1 Aug 2009: Southland (16) v Waikato (6)
7 Aug 2009: Otago (19) v Southland (26)
14 Aug 2009: Southland (23) v Manawatu (25)
21 Aug 2009: Southland (18) v Hawke's Bay (9)
27 Aug 2009: North Harbour (22) v Southland (24)
3 Sep 2009: Southland (15) v Northland (15)
11 Sep 2009: Southland (19) v Bay of Plenty (12)
17 Sep 2009: Counties Manukau (6) v Southland (14)
24 Sep 2009: Wellington (32) v Southland (13)
3 Oct 2009: Auckland (27) v Southland (13)
10 Oct 2009: Southland (41) v Tasman (0)
16 Oct 2009: Southland (29) v Taranaki (13)
22 Oct 2009: Canterbury (3) v Southland (9) (Ranfurly Shield challenge)
31 Oct 2009: Wellington (34) v Southland (21) (Air NZ Cup semi-final)