The South Island is a New Zealand men's domestic rugby union team selected from the South Island's players, based on where a they first played senior representative rugby. They played against the North Island in the North vs South match between 1897 and 2012.[1]
A match was to be played on 29 August 2020 at Eden Park, but was delayed until a week later on 5 September and played at Sky Stadium, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]