The Otago Boys' High School First XV is one step away from an unbeaten season and a place of honour in the school's 149-year history.
Sam Whitelock's parents will not be in Dunedin to watch their son play his 32nd test for the All Blacks tomorrow.
Hooker Sam Anderson-Heather returns to the Otago pack for the key match against Counties-Manukau at Pukekohe on Friday night.
The 'distraught' Dunedin Olympics official under fire for her role in the fiasco that almost cost Valerie Adams a place in the Olympic shot put should not be blacklisted for her mistake, her husband says.
Otago Boys' High School captain Josh Renton hopes the past two games will stand his side in good stead when it contests the Top Four final in Auckland on Saturday.
Aidan Lusby (Andersons Bay) has emerged from the shadows over the last month and won a place in the Welsh Grand Prix at the weekend.
Paul Grant led the student charge and almost pulled off the miracle when University A rose from second-bottom to reach the semifinals of the Dunedin premier club competition this year.
Aggressive No 8 Paul Grant has been appointed captain of the Otago team for the season.
Brodie Flannery was the toast of St Kevin's College when he scored a last-gasp try to give his team a 28-25 win over South Otago High School in Balclutha on Saturday.
It was the North Island's night, as it outclassed Otago 36-12 in the first match of its South Island tour.
Otago Boys' remained unbeaten in this year's Highlanders First XV competition when it scored nine tries to beat Waitaki Boys' 53-3 at Littlebourne.
Otago competitors Drew Schievink and Genevieve Devereux reached the podium at the Australian Schools Games in Sydney this week.
Marilyn Holmes made a significant breakthrough for women's indoor bowls when she made her debut for the Otago Paterson Trophy team.
The Dunedin Thunder can clinch a finals spot in the national league when it meets the Red Devils in a double-header in Christchurch this weekend.
First five-eighth Olivia Waldron was in blistering form when she scored three of St Hilda's six tries in the final of the Otago secondary schoolgirls rugby championship at Logan Park yesterday.
Sport Otago chief executive John Brimble has called for better organisation at the top to avoid the problems that have caused grief for Dunedin's Raylene Bates at the London Olympics.
Transtasman champion Ken Walker believes young bowlers with ambition should join the Professional Bowls Association.
Taieri did it again with a Houdini act to win back-to-back Dunedin premier titles.
Waitaki Boys' High School gained a spot in the Highlanders First XV final with a late try in Invercargill on Saturday.
Taieri hero Hayden Parker has a new nickname. The ace goal kicker is now called "Quasi the Clutch" Parker after kicking his winning penalty on Saturday.
