All in place for match tonight
All in place for match tonight
All is set — the teams are ready, the lines are drawn and the codes are in place.
Steve Hepburn
Highlanders can succeed if every chance taken
Highlanders can succeed if every chance taken
Super Rugby Aotearoa gets back into business on Saturday. But are the Highlanders the ugly duckling in this rather exclusive gathering? Rugby writer Steve Hepburn takes a look.
Kick-start from union
Kick-start from union
The game is coming and what every game needs is also here.
Codes’ co-operative approach praised
Codes’ co-operative approach praised
Community sport in Otago may undergo real, positive change following Covid-19.
Reprieve may be possible for New Zealand league
Reprieve may be possible for New Zealand league
The New Zealand ice hockey league may go ahead after all.
City back in business, expecting a big weekend
City back in business, expecting a big weekend
The city is awakening and it is going to get a lot louder this weekend.
Coaches announced as provinces await draw
Coaches announced as provinces await draw
Otago and Southland have plenty of experience in their coaching groups. Now they are just waiting for details of the competition to emerge.
Time to get balance back: Palenski
Time to get balance back: Palenski
Dunedin author Ron Palenski says the game he has written about for so long is changing and not always in a good way.
Highlanders boss ecstatic about prospect of crowd
Highlanders boss ecstatic about prospect of crowd
It looked a forlorn hope — pie in the sky stuff — a few weeks ago.
Bond tops decade by your vote
Bond tops decade by your vote
It is pretty hard to go past a double Olympic champion.
The pros and cons of changes to game
The pros and cons of changes to game
After three months of relative inactivity, the wheels are moving quickly in the 15-man game. But are the developments good or bad for the game? Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks at changes made to...
First fans possible at game
First fans possible at game
Dunedin could claim a world-first next week — the first top-class live sporting event with spectators since Covid-19 shut down global sport.
Change inevitable at community level
Change inevitable at community level
The only thing certain in life is change — and that is certainly going to happen to sport because of Covid-19.
Plans for crowds at matches being looked at
Plans for crowds at matches being looked at
New Zealand Rugby is not doing handstands yet.
Waiting to play now so prevalent
Waiting to play now so prevalent
Rugby writer Steve Hepburn combs through some analysis to see why a game based on continuity is becoming more about standing around.
Statistics show ball now in play for longer
Statistics show ball now in play for longer
Players are fitter, faster and way more skilful.
June 20 start for schools
June 20 start for schools
The Otago Premier Schools competition is set to start on June 20 but there should be less travel for most school players.
Tournament week proceeding
Tournament week proceeding
The secondary school winter tournament week will be played this year, although it will look significantly different.
No orange cards in NZ
No orange cards in NZ
Orange cards, 15-minute sin bins and free kicks instead of scrums — thankfully — are not going to be sighted on a field in New Zealand any time soon.
Staggered starting dates for the grassroots game in the South
Staggered starting dates for the grassroots game in the South
Community rugby has different starting dates throughout the South and an innovative scheme should also lead to more officials in the middle in Dunedin.