Hayden Meikle

The All Blacks are revelling in the Dunedin sunshine and at full strength as they seek to wrap up a series victory over Ireland this weekend.

Aaron Smith should take five-week breaks more often.

Kurow has done an admirable job dealing with the change from being the hunter to the hunted.

Ben Campbell is off on the adventure of a lifetime - and he will have plenty of support with him.

They call him "Whiskey" and he might have to be content with maturing quietly in the shadows.

It was 20 years ago today ... that an Otago flanker had a chance to play.

Three Highlanders will start and two more will be eager for action off the bench when the Maori All Blacks play Ireland in Hamilton tomorrow night.

Hayden Paddon does not expect to have the training wheels on for too long.

A four-try Chief and a Dutch delight.

Four will become two after tomorrow’s semifinals in the Citizens Shield.

Now the real work starts for new Highlanders coach Clarke Dermody.

Clarke Dermody will take a little something from every coach he has worked with at the Highlanders.

Highlanders chief executive Roger Clark would prefer to see the Anzac spirit helping Super Rugby thrive.

Otago swimmer Erika Fairweather smashed a New Zealand record at the world championships in Budapest yesterday.

Swing, Bella, swing.