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| Founded | 1998 | |
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| Disbanded | 2007 | |
| Based in | Invercargill | |
| Region | Southland | |
| Home venue | Stadium Southland | |
| Head coach | Robyn Broughton | |
| League | Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup | |
| Website | www.sting.co.nz | |
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Southern Sting are a former New Zealand netball team that were based in Invercargill. Between 1998 and 2007, Sting played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. They were the league's most successful team. They played in all ten grand finals and won seven of the ten titles played for. Between 1999 and 2004, Sting won six successive titles. Ahead of the 2008 season, Sting merged with Otago Rebels to form the new ANZ Championship team, Southern Steel.