Moffat appointed to board
Moffat appointed to board
Dunedin lawyer and former Southern prop Warren Moffat has been appointed to the Otago Rugby Football Union board.
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Pool full as users banished
Pool full as users banished
It is probably the biggest bath in Dunedin — but no-one is leaping in.
Deal could save NZR $25million
Deal could save NZR $25million
New Zealand Rugby could save $25million and the highest-paid players will be hit the most in a range of measures announced yesterday.
Clubs keen, but many questions over season
Clubs keen, but many questions over season
There is confidence club rugby will be played this year but when, where and by whom are all up in the air.
Virtual competition proving popular
Virtual competition proving popular
The races are continuing but from the comfort of home.
Harris improvising at home to stay in racing shape
Harris improvising at home to stay in racing shape
Ella Harris did not muck around when she decided to come home.
Sport must wait, says Gerrard
Sport must wait, says Gerrard
Leading sports medicine professor David Gerrard says sport and its chance of getting back on to the field need to take a back seat to the country’s health and government guidelines.
Greenkeepers back to work between showers
Greenkeepers back to work between showers
The man upstairs had the biggest say yesterday.
Lifeline for Cromwell’s NZ Pony Club champs
Lifeline for Cromwell’s NZ Pony Club champs
The organisers of the NZ Pony Club championships in Cromwell have been given a lifeline for their planned event, which was set to start tomorrow.
Business almost as usual for academy
Business almost as usual for academy
The Otago Academy of Sport is not letting a pandemic and the resulting self-isolation get in its way.
Cup one-two does South proud
Cup one-two does South proud
There was a southern quinella in Sydney on Saturday as two horses with connections from the region went first and second in the Sydney Cup.
FB Stadium: a home away from home?
FB Stadium: a home away from home?
A covered stadium in the middle of winter with a smooth surface, or a freezing night with a howling southerly making play an absolutely nightmare — which one would you choose?
Courses set to be maintained
Courses set to be maintained
Golf courses will get a chop and a mow next week, although the details are still being worked out.
Closed facility’s ice melt brought forward
Closed facility’s ice melt brought forward
The Dunedin Ice Stadium is on ice — well, sort of.
Many Otago sports bodies making use of wage subsidy scheme
Many Otago sports bodies making use of wage subsidy scheme
Sporting organisations around Otago are looking within, applying for the wage subsidy and changing to suit the landscape in which they have found themselves.
McKenzie: industry must ‘embed’ costs-saving culture
McKenzie: industry must ‘embed’ costs-saving culture
The belt-tightening in racing is going to be the way of the future, and not just when the Covid-19 pandemic ends.
Highlanders ready for any restart
Highlanders ready for any restart
The Highlanders are well placed to play in a New Zealand Super Rugby competition, which may be played in July, and is likely to take place with no crowds.
Top Otago rower headed for Yale in August
Top Otago rower headed for Yale in August
Promising Otago rower Eva Hofmans is taking her talents stateside.
Humer is NZ coach of the year
Humer is NZ coach of the year
Lars Humer has not taken long to make an impact.
Exercising and sport moves online during lockdown
Exercising and sport moves online during lockdown
Locked down but definitely not lying down.