As the summer days take hold and it, hopefully, gets hotter, thoughts turn to how to improve at those once-a-year sporting pursuits. Otago Daily Times regional editor, and former sports editor, Steve Hepburn looks at ways to get better at two of the most popular sports — golf and bowls.
Nobody has written more about Aaron Smith, or watched him play more rugby, than Steve Hepburn. We asked our erstwhile sports editor to offer his comments as part of Aaron Smith Week.
Courage can only go so far. The Highlanders defended like men possessed and had one hand on the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman trophy when playing the Blues in the final in Auckland. But it wasn't to be.