Invercargill Blues Rugby League

31/08/2026

🏉 SOUTHLAND U14 GIRLS – NELSON TOURNAMENT EOI 🐏💗

We’re now taking Expressions of Interest for girls keen to represent Southland Rugby League at the Nelson U14 Tournament from 1–4 October 2026.

The team will travel by chartered bus and stay at Tahuna Beach Holiday Park, Nelson.

Coaching Staff:
Head Coach – Corey Bragg
Assistant Coach – Dominic Bradley
Manager – Currently seeking expressions of interest

Once the squad is confirmed, training will be held:

📍 ILT Soccer Turf
📅 Tuesday nights
⏰ 5:30pm–6:30pm

If your daughter is keen to be part of the campaign, please complete the registration form below 👇

🔗 REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/YzWnFoEdib7bPjTn6

Please share around and tag any girls or whānau who may be interested.

Southland Rugby League – Creating Pathways for Our Youth 🐏🏉

30/08/2026

The gears for around here.

27/08/2026

Great to see so many of theInvercargill Blues Rugby League kids representing!

23/08/2026

I am Kiel Brodie the sole administrator behind Invercargill Blues Rugby League. I am a Firefighter, I have been NZ Police vetted and have an Australian Working with Children Check. I will do my best to address enquiries, issues and any feedback you have as quickly as I can manage. I will miss things, I do make mistakes and I will apologise if at fault.

Training
I have played zero games of Rugby League and have now coached maybe 30, but I love the game. When kids attend training Joel Yates, Morgan Dobbie and myself along with some other side kicks teach skill, belief and safe techniques. League is a contact sport, training gets physical, protective gear is not optional, if they wear it in the game they wear it at training. We do our best to balance education and fun.

Referees
Southland Rugby League provides referees in some grades, but the younger grades are reffed by coaches. We cheer our players on, we cheer the refs off. They are all volunteers, they all do their best. The goal is fun! Nobody wins the NRL in Under 8s. If we want more referees then we need to treat them with respect.

Merchandise
We offer the opportunity every year for kids to purchase a playing jersey. This is to support our sponsors, who have kindly put us in some awesome gear. Purchasing playing jerseys is optional, we play in the Blues Team Kit and the goal is that every child has a jersey.
The club currently owns 34 jerseys and has more on back order. Invercargill Blues Rugby Club lends us kit if we need it too.

Thank you
Eyre Whanau
āhei
FlourBro Sourdough Bakery
Archgola Southland
Richard Affleck Building Limited
KB Motorcycles - Invercargill

You can also buy shorts, hoodies, bags and polos from Selector Uniforms.

Fees
We keep these as low as we possibly can. If financial hardship ever becomes a barrier to your child playing please don’t hesitate to reach out. Nobody should miss out.

We will have a muster early in October, maybe a BBQ on a Sunday afternoon. Trainings will kick off 2-3 weeks out from season.
We look forward to seeing the children both new and returning rip in!

Up the Blues!

20/08/2026

Joel Yates and the Invercargill Blues Rugby League family have rallied the troops! We have our first girls Under 14 League side. We are asking the community for help to give these young woman a chance to run out in style.

Most have never played a game of league, it would be awesome to show them the community is backing them to do the damage!

Up the Blues!

19/08/2026

In 2025 we brought over 40 new kids to the game.

In 2026 we will be bringing at least that many new kids, plus we retained the vast majority of those first 40.

Southland Rugby League continues to grow.

From 879 participants in 2025 to 1,086 in 2026, our game has grown by 23.5% in just 12 months.

Thank you to our clubs, schools, volunteers, whānau, partners and funders who continue to support rugby league across Southland.

18/08/2026

Anyone keen for an Under 11 Grade?

Skull Pirates Invercargill
He Tauaa Rugby League Club Inc
Star Rugby/Rugby League Club
Cowboys Rugby League
Southland BATI RUGBY League

Or just a few Under 11 games down at Blues in Spring?

17/08/2026

Invercargill Blues Rugby League is a family run club, founded by league lovers and funded by family connections.

In Year 1 - 2025/26 over 40 children pulled on a Blues Eels Jersey. Some have gone on to other passions and we champion that, those who stayed have brought new kids to the club.

In Year 2 - 2026/27 we are growing, a new Under 8s possibly 2. Last years 8s are 10s. Last year’s 10s will be 12s in Feb 2027 and we are building our very first girls team for Under 14s.

None of this would be possible without:

Invercargill Blues Rugby Club
Eyre Whanau
āhei
Richard Affleck Building Limited
Archgola Southland
KB Motorcycles - Invercargill
FlourBro Sourdough Bakery
And the Mums and Dads who turn up to hold the pads and blow up balls and cheer on the children.

18/04/2026