Greatest moments in Otago sport - Number 38
Greatest moments in Otago sport - Number 38
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 38: Robertson boys contribute to Munich glory (1972)
Alistair McMurran
Italy hoping for some football magic
Italy hoping for some football magic
Italy is a powerhouse of world football and won the Fifa World Cup in 2006. It still ranks in the top five.
Rugby: Czech checks out old haunts
Rugby: Czech checks out old haunts
A nostalgic Jan Machacek returned to his old haunts at Hancock Park this week and recalled the year he played for Pirates in 1995.
Swimming: Tyrrell impresses with three records
Swimming: Tyrrell impresses with three records
Nick Tyrrell (Neptune) broke three South Island open records at the annual short course championships in Invercargill last weekend.
Rugby forgotten as Irish unwind by playing golf
Rugby forgotten as Irish unwind by playing golf
A relaxed Irish squad played golf at St Clair yesterday, but you would not pick many of them in the Ryder Cup team.
Bowls: Section four of singles shaping as group of death
Bowls: Section four of singles shaping as group of death
It is the section from hell. It includes six New Zealand representatives and a national junior representative in the eight-strong field.
Talented Storey among recipients
Talented Storey among recipients
It is meant to be the day of specialisation in high performance sport but Jenny Storey has defied the norm by reaching international level in two sports.
Moody takes time to escape 'bubble'
Moody takes time to escape 'bubble'
A final pool game, against old enemy Scotland, and up to three knockout games await Lewis Moody and the resurgent English team.
Romania expected loss but not the margin
Romania expected loss but not the margin
Romania has targeted its final match against Georgia as the game it wants to win and never expected to beat England on Saturday night.
Players see 'need to improve in a lot of areas'
Players see 'need to improve in a lot of areas'
England captain Lewis Moody played down the importance of the review meeting the team had last Monday.
Happy days in Oamaru recalled
Happy days in Oamaru recalled
The year English loose forward Tom Wood spent in Oamaru was special. He improved his rugby and met his partner.
Former All Black home as Romanian coach
Former All Black home as Romanian coach
Life changed for former All Black prop Steve McDowell when he became the Romanian scrum coach nearly four years ago.
Greatest moments in Otago sport - Number 46
Greatest moments in Otago sport - Number 46
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 46: Loader wins Olympic silver medal (1992)
'Mentality' key, not draw - fullback
'Mentality' key, not draw - fullback
English fullback Ben Foden believes a "winning mentality", not a potentially fortunate draw, holds the key to winning the World Cup.
Dunedin club rugby crucible for English lock
Dunedin club rugby crucible for English lock
English lock Simon Shaw learned some hard lessons when he played club rugby in Dunedin in 1992.
Romania lapping up the tough stuff
Romania lapping up the tough stuff
Getting to play his first World Cup in New Zealand has added gloss for Romania No 8 Daniel Carpo.
Maggots renew University club ties
Maggots renew University club ties
The Maggots are a band of rugby brothers from the United States who are making their second visit to New Zealand for the World Cup.
Georgians show what they can do
Georgians show what they can do
Georgia last night gave the strong England team a hurry-up and showed why it needs more games against top opposition to move into the top tier of world rugby.
Petanque: Christchurch side wins
Petanque: Christchurch side wins
The Christchurch team of Tina Targett, Chris Taylor and Karen Steven won a closely-fought final at the New Zealand women's triples championships in Dunedin yesterday.
Georgia keen to front up
Georgia keen to front up
The Georgian players were hit with first-match jitters and it affected their performance against Scotland on Wednesday, their coach says.