Steve Hepburn

Former All Black coach Laurie Mains says the taking out of players and runners in front of the ball is becoming a blight on the game.

Former Highlanders trainer and Zingari-Richmond lock Mark Campbell should know more than most what will happen when Anthony Joshua climbs into the ring next weekend to take on Joseph Parker. He...

Highlanders hooker Liam Coltman has started the season like a house on fire — sleepless nights and changing nappies must be agreeing with him.

The Dunedin City Council insists it does not close sports grounds for the fun of it and the fields are in a particularly delicate state at present.

Dunedin will not host a test next year which will have an impact on the finances of the Otago Rugby Football Union.

Top of the conference and the only unbeaten side in the competition - the Highlanders though say it is dangerous to look back and wiser to focus on what lies ahead.

He plays Fortnite and covers the ground at lightning speed but All Black halfback Aaron Smith is like all of us - time is catching up with him.

Mackenzie Gibson has just tasted perfection - and it was pretty sweet.

The Highlanders have the depth to manage the loss of Liam Squire and the big flanker should be back for the side's tour of South Africa.

The Highlanders have made their best start since 2012 but are not getting ahead of themselves as a tough two weeks away from home looms.

The Highlanders have got home 25-17 over the Crusaders at Forsyth Barr Stadium tonight to remain the only unbeaten New Zealand team in Super Rugby.

Hard work never hurt anyone and Rob Thompson - who has started the season in red-hot form - is looking to follow in the footsteps of those who have travelled that path.

Ash Dixon admits he is not as young as he once was.

The Dunedin City Council opted to not take part in a report on the economic impact of last year's British and Irish Lions series.

Super Rugby needs to be simple and easy to understand if it is going to survive, says one of the men who was heavily involved in the set-up of the competition.

Otago will open with a game against Wellington in this year's provincial domestic competition.

The Otago Rugby Football Union has recorded a modest profit of $18,848, with income from home games dropping by more than a third.

Last year, going into the third game of the season the Highlanders had 13 players injured.

Volleyball is taking off in southern schools and is fast running out of court space.