Pirates 56 Alhambra-Union 27 A rampant Pirates scored 10 tries in beating Alhambra-Union in the play-off for third and fourth in the Dunedin premier rugby competition.
Two Otago athletes, Matt Aitken (Dunedin) and Crystal Frethey (Balclutha), have been selected in Special Olympics New Zealand's first athlete leadership programme.
Copenhagen did not look so beautiful for Dunedin rider Alison Shanks when she slipped back to fourth in her specialist individual pursuit yesterday.
Otago athletes filled the top two spots on the podium when Marshall Hall retained his New Zealand senior men's discus title on Saturday.
Janet Swallow's four won three of its five games and was the best-performed Dunedin combination at the national intercentre finals in Palmerston North yesterday.
The Kearney twins, Johannah and Caitlin, collected a full set of medals for St Kevin's College at the Maadi Cup rowing regatta at Lake Ruataniwha on Saturday.
Zoe McBride (Kavanagh College) was in superb form on the rough Lake Ruataniwha water yesterday and reached two A finals at the Maadi Cup rowing regatta.
The wine bottles were opened soon after the game as the Alexandra women celebrated their national interclub title in Palmerston North yesterday.
Otago sprinter Anna Smythe claimed her elusive gold medal when she won the women's 100m title at the national championships in Christchurch yesterday.
The weather was rough and the water tricky and lively but this did not deter the Columba College girls under-17 eight that advanced to the A final of the Maadi Cup on Lake Ruataniwha yesterday.
Anna Smythe (Hill City) is poised to win the women's 100m gold medal in Christchurch this weekend, a national title that has proved elusive since she entered senior ranks 12 years ago.
The New Zealand synchronised skating team is not expected to win the world championships next month, but getting the opportunity to compete will help develop the depth of skating talent in the country.
Saasha Bruce (Mount Aspiring) took Wanaka rowing into the limelight when she won her heat at the Maadi Cup national secondary schools rowing regatta on Lake Ruataniwha this week.
Former international Paul Girdler will play a key role in Wakari's bid to win the national men's interclub title in Palmerston North over the next two days.
Organisers believe Dunedin has world-class tracks and the facilities to hold a World Cup mountain bike event in the city.
Cameron Cole (Christchurch) was second two years ago, wanted the Oceania downhill title, and was prepared to take risks to stand at the top of the men's elite podium yesterday.
Nic Leary, the diminutive dynamo, celebrated her birthday in style by winning her first Oceania title in the cross-country on Saturday.
The gate opened and Wyn Masters (New Plymouth) went through it to win his first Oceania four-cross mountain bike title on Signal Hill last night.
Mike Northcott does it the hard way. He works a 40-hour week as an apprentice plumber and has to train after work.
Kath Kelly, the iron woman of multisport in Otago, has been sidelined by a severe knee injury and will not defend her women's individual title in the Goldrush today.
