First five-eighth Pera Gibbs played his best game of the season to help Dunedin beat Varsity A 30-13 in the feature match of Dunedin club rugby today.
New Zealand is not in the top eight but it still has a chance to send a men's team to the Winter Olympics in Russia next year.
It has been dubbed the Austerity Games. Hard economic times have forced organisers of the New Zealand University Games to cut costs.
Dunedin swimmer Kurt Crosland was rewarded for his hard work when he broke a world masters record at Moana Pool last weekend.
Dunedin has the best long-draw bowlers in the country, and Paul Nicholls (St Kilda) kept the centre on top when he won the national corner-to-corner title in Auckland recently.
The Three Peaks mountain race in Dunedin has always attracted the best runners. The race takes in three of Dunedin's toughest mountains - Flagstaff, Swampy and Mt Cargill - and has been a popular mountain race since it was first held in 1984.
King's High School pupil Dylan Edwards has a talented role model and would like to follow in his father's footsteps.
Hungary caused a major upset when it beat Italy in the final game of the women's world championships in Auckland on Sunday night.
The Ice Ferns' pressure was too much and finally cracked the Slovenian defence in Auckland last night.
It was Fairfield's day. They won the Outram 2000 fours tournament from the 46-strong field yesterday.
A brilliant solo try by centre Aleki Morris in injury time gave Harbour their first win of the season at Watson Park today.
It was sweet. The Ice Ferns' win over Australia was their first of the world championships at Auckland.
Southern No 8 Lafaele Faamoe has taken on a parental role for his brothers in Balclutha.
Pirates will attempt to break a 10-year drought in the Jack Hore Memorial Trophy match at Bathgate Park tomorrow.
Flying wing Paul Tupai scored two tries to keep Pirates at the top of the Dunedin premier rugby competition after two rounds.
The Ice Ferns have lost their first two games at the women's world championships in Auckland but feel they have a better chance of beating their transtasman neighbour tonight.
Sports administrators need to be vigilant. The dethroning of cyclist Lance Armstrong has not ended the war against drugs in sport.
Goalie Grace Harrison almost pulled off a miracle for the New Zealand Ice Ferns in Auckland on Monday night.
Christina Ashton (Queen's) continued her dominance in the hurdles when she smashed a 20-year-old record in Invercargill at the weekend.
The Otago University Rowing Club is seeking help to find a missing oar (pictured) that floated down Otago Harbour late last week.
