Plenty to watch for in pre-season clash
Plenty to watch for in pre-season clash
The result will be very much secondary when Otago takes on Tasman in a pre-season match in Nelson tonight.
Steve Hepburn
Squire, Savea look best bets for No 6
Squire, Savea look best bets for No 6
Shannon Frizell's on the outer, Liam Squire's just started playing and everyone's gone cold on Vaea Fifita. So who's going to fill the blindside flanker’s jersey for the All Blacks at the Rugby World Cup?
Otago waits to see Ioane's availability
Otago waits to see Ioane's availability
Otago is in a tight spot regarding Josh Ioane and his immediate future.
Thomson needs to go out on own terms
Thomson needs to go out on own terms
Adam Thomson just wanted to go out on his own terms.
Clouds loom over Mitre 10 Cup's future
Clouds loom over Mitre 10 Cup's future
The Mitre 10 Cup was launched yesterday in Auckland at an official function and will kick off in just over a week.
Assault charge after referee punched
Assault charge after referee punched
Police have charged a 27-year-old man with common assault after an incident in a rugby game in Middlemarch on Saturday.
Adam Thomson back in Otago ranks
Adam Thomson back in Otago ranks
Former All Black flanker Adam Thomson will link up with the Otago team today as the side looks to build for a provincial campaign which is less than two weeks away.
Calls made for life ban after referee punched
Calls made for life ban after referee punched
Police are investigating after a rugby referee was punched by a club player at Middlemarch on Saturday and calls go out for the player to be banned for life.
Championship offers new take on tests
Championship offers new take on tests
It will be a brave new world the Black Caps enter when they take on Sri Lanka next month.
Watch: Punch thrown at referee in Dunedin club game
Watch: Punch thrown at referee in Dunedin club game
A rugby referee was punched at the end of the club rugby game in Middlemarch on Saturday.
Duncan dominates at world champs
Duncan dominates at world champs
Palmerston rider Courtney Duncan has taken two more giant strides towards winning the 2019 Women’s Motocross World Championships, dominating in Europe overnight.
Some close results as prem schools goes to 3-division stage
Some close results as prem schools goes to 3-division stage
Some close games were played out in the Otago premier schools competition as the grade split into three sections on Saturday.
Roller-coaster ride for local and national rugby fans
Roller-coaster ride for local and national rugby fans
It is a little acknowledged fact that half the teams which go out to play every Saturday will lose.
Diverse journey from Canada to final
Diverse journey from Canada to final
Morgan Walker used to be a ballerina. Used to play golf. Now she hits rucks and makes as many tackles as possible.
Kindley helping US prepare for World Cup
Kindley helping US prepare for World Cup
Tom Kindley is living the dream - eating, drinking and viewing the oval-ball code.
Short stint with Otago for Latta before move to Japan
Short stint with Otago for Latta before move to Japan
It will be a fleeting visit to wear the blue and gold for Otago lock Joe Latta.
Lack of money patently unjust or just fact of life?
Lack of money patently unjust or just fact of life?
ODT sports reporters Steve Hepburn and Adrian Seconi take opposing views on whether the Silver Ferns should be financially rewarded for their World Cup win.
South had no option but to pull out of Super Cup
South had no option but to pull out of Super Cup
There will not be a team from the South at the prestigious Super Cup in Northern Ireland this year.
All aboard for shield challenge
All aboard for shield challenge
Hopefully - well, for Otago rugby fans - it will be third time lucky for this train trip.
Back in the game - how Silver Ferns climbed back to top
Back in the game - how Silver Ferns climbed back to top
Sports editor Steve Hepburn looks at seven reasons why the Silver Ferns have gone from zero to hero.