The Southland Rugby Football Union is a provincial rugby union who govern the Southland Region

Southland Region

Southland is New Zealand's southernmost region and is also a district within that region. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the South Island and Stewart Island / Rakiura...

 founded in 1886. The headquarters of Southland Rugby are in Invercargill

Invercargill

Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 however the Southland Union also covers country teams such as Midlands

Midlands Rugby Club

Midlands Rugby Football Club is an amateur rugby team that plays in the ILT Southland Wide Premier Division. The team was recxently promoted to the top grade. The team includes Stags star Scott Cowan and former Highlander Matt Saunders.-References:...

 of Winton

Winton, New Zealand

Winton is a town in Southland, New Zealand. It is located close to the east bank of the Oreti River, 30 kilometres north of Invercargill and 50 kilometres south of Lumsden. It is named after Thomas Winton, a local stockman who lived in the area in the 1850s...

 and Excelsior Rugby Club

Excelsior Rugby Club

Excelsior Rugby Football Club is an amateur rugby team that plays in the ILT Southland Wide Premier Division. The team has recently signed former Highlander Glen Horton.-References:Southland Rugby Clubs Page...

 of Gore

Gore, New Zealand

Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.-Geography:The Gore District has a land area of 1,251.62 km² and a resident population of...

.

The unions home ground Rugby Park Stadium

Rugby Park Stadium

Rugby Park Stadium is a rugby union venue and home ground for ITM Cup team Southland. Rugby Park Stadium is located on the corner of Elles Road and Tweed Street in Invercargill. It has a capacity of 20,000, although in former incarnations has accommodated up to 30,000 in the 1960s before the...

(formerly known as Homestead Stadium) is the home of the Southland senior mens team affectionately known as the Southland Stags.