More Highlanders might choose to head overseas
More Highlanders might choose to head overseas
Ben Smith is the first Highlander to say he is leaving after next year. He will not be the last.
Steve Hepburn
Time right to make the move: Smith
Time right to make the move, says Smith
It could not last forever.
Reduction to six clubs on the cards
Reduction to six clubs on the cards
A club rugby administrator says there could be just six clubs left in the Dunedin premier competition in a few years and overseas clubs are eyeing up local players.
Walsh to coach South Canty
Walsh to coach South Canty
North Otago will start its hunt for a new coach in the new year.
Hall wants more govt funds
Hall wants more govt funds
The New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame is looking for a doubling in funds from central government.
Roxburgh reviving side
Roxburgh reviving side
Roxburgh rugby is heading south and is confident it will have the numbers to put a side on the paddock next year.
Many familiar names involved in Japan final
Many familiar names involved in Japan final
There will be southern connections, past and present, all over the park and in the stand when the Top Japan league final is played in Tokyo this weekend.
Lack of paid admin adds to club pressures: survey
Lack of paid admin adds to club pressures: survey
Amateur sport clubs are facing increasing time and membership pressures yet less than 15% of them have a paid administrator.
Otago presence noticed in NZ sevens
Otago presence noticed in NZ sevens
For only the second time in nearly two decades, Otago has had three players turning out in black on the sevens circuit.
Otago’s week goes the wrong way
Otago’s week goes the wrong way
Get out of the penthouse and over to the outhouse.
Sparks outgunned twice in two
Sparks outgunned twice in two
The Otago Sparks finished a distant second in both games played at the University of Otago Oval over the weekend.
Duke, Muller feature in draw
Duke, Muller feature in draw
Albion put up a competitive total at Bishopscourt but could not get the better of North East Valley on a wet day.
Can't touch us
Columba College wins national title
It was uncharted territory for touch in Otago as Columba College became the first school in the region to win a national touch title.
Not worn out this larrikan bowler
Not worn out this larrikan bowler
Steve Hepburn reviews No Spin, by Shane Warne, published by Penguin Random House.
Propping it up steadily
Propping it up steadily
Steve Hepburn reviews Croczilla, by Wyatt Crockett & Scotty Stevenson, published by Upstart Press.
Comment: Player drain from South bound to hit clubs hard
Comment: Player drain from South bound to hit clubs hard
We live in a global world, writes Steve Hepburn.
Central Otago to move to 10-team competition
Central Otago to move to 10-team competition
Central Otago is set to move to a 10-team club competition next year with two clubs to field two sides.
More than a game?
More than a game?
The man who ultimately oversees school rugby in New Zealand says the sport is not out of control and he is confident the stand-off between Auckland schools will be solved.
Martin to coach in Singapore in new competition
Martin to coach in Singapore in new competition
Otago Boys' High School First XV coach Ryan Martin has landed a job in Singapore coaching the Asia Pacific Dragons in the new Global Rapid Rugby competition.
Hadlow pulls out after scan
Hadlow pulls out after scan
Queenstown boxer Richie Hadlow has pulled out of his first professional bout after a brain scan found an abnormality but he remains positive and is not thinking his career is over.