Otago Daily Times: Rugby News

In part three of our series Prof Steve Jackson, of the University of Otago, suggests rugby needs a transfer fee system.

The Highlanders Schools First XV competition is due to start in April and three games in the competition will be televised.

The Otago Rugby Supporters Club is still hunting for new premises and will stay at Carisbrook for now, despite games being played on the other side of town.

Richie McCaw is facing up to a few challenges this year and recovering from his injured foot is probably the least of them.

The cash-strapped Otago Rugby Football Union intends to slash its future player wage bill - which was $1.1 million last year - by $400,000, chairman Wayne Graham revealed yesterday.