Southland Sports Awards: Night one award winners revealed

---

Night one of the 2020 ILT Southland Sports Awards which this year are being held online at southlandtimes.co.nzSouthland rugby great Leicester Rutledge, world junior rowing champion Shakira Mirfin and Invercargill physiotherapist Karl McDonald have been honoured on the opening night of the 2020 ILT Southland Sports Awards. The Creation Signs Official of Year category was expanded in 2020 to include team personnel and this year’s award has gone to Japan rugby team medic Karl McDonald.

READ MORE:
* 2018/2019 Southland Sports Awards finalists revealed
* Jeffrey to host Southland Sport radio slot
* A look at the 2016/17 Southland senior sports person of the year finalists

“I’m just rapt to receive this award,” he said. He played 113 games for Southland, later coaching and managing the Southland team, including being manager during the 2009 Ranfurly Shield win and 2010 Shield tenure. The 2020 ILT Southland Sports Awards continue on Tuesday, June 30 at southlandtimes.co.nz from 7pm with the NZME Masters Achievement of the Year, the second Sport Southland Services to Sport recipient and the BDO Administrator of the Year.

Source: Stuff June 29, 2020 07:01 UTC