Steve Hepburn

The Highlanders are moving past kicking the ball away and handing it back to the opposition, but are going to have to be deadly accurate with the ball in hand come Saturday night.

It went right down to the wire in the final of the Champion of Champion singles match at Balmacewen Bowling Club on Tuesday night.

After all the angst and head-shaking over players departing to play in Singapore this season, their season looks to be extremely limited and they could be back in Dunedin by early May.

Grants Braes has pulled out of the Football South premiership.

The Otago Volts are well in the hunt going into the final day of their match against Wellington at the University of Otago Oval.

Highlanders forward Jackson Hemopo has been lost to New Zealand rugby and and will not be playing for the Highlanders next year.

Records are made to be broken - and one of two impressive records is going to go at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday night.

The Highlanders Bravehearts - the second-string Highlanders side - will get their first hit-out of three this afternoon when they take on the Crusaders Knights in Christchurch.

Robbed at the death - this one was hard to swallow.

Clyde-Earnscleugh and Lawrence have withdrawn from their respective Otago Country club competitions.

You can talk positives but it did not bring many smiles in the Highlanders camp last night.

The Hurricanes have stolen a win at the death in Wellington tonight, winning 25-22 over the Highlanders.

The New Zealand Rugby Almanack agrees with plenty of people in the South.

Former Otago Spirit coach Kane Jury has found himself involved in one of the top sevens sides in the world.

The Highlanders will have plenty on their defensive plate tonight in Wellington.

It has been raining hole-in-ones at the Otago Golf Club of late.

Otago's first defence of the Ranfurly Shield will take place in Wanaka against Thames Valley.

Outside back Josh Timu, who has barely played for Otago let alone the Highlanders, has joined the Sunwolves.

As Marty Banks gets comfortable in his third stint with the Highlanders, he says he never tires of the South.