Rugby Opinion

Professional rugby players need to take care of their bodies if they are to survive the physical demands of a Super 15 season, writes Highlanders forward Nick Crosswell.

There is something romantic about the idea of plucking someone from obscurity and giving them their moment in the sun.

The term liquidation sends a shiver down the spine of many Otago rugby supporters, just as the term liquefaction does for many Christchurch residents.

Otago people at the Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday night saw a vision of what the future could look like, writes Dunedin businessman Ian Taylor. But everyone will have to play their part.

An Otago university academic, Rob Hamlin, has lamented the ORFU was not a 'Ltd' rather than an 'Inc' for if it had been people and boards could be held accountable and blame apportioned.