Steve Hepburn

Players still want to play for their club, still want to play with their mates and still want to play on a Saturday.

The Highlanders bring plenty of joy to Dunedin fans but they also bring in a fair amount of cash.

It was warmish outside yesterday but the  Edgar Centre was the place to be for those girls keen on the sport of futsal.

Otago backs Jono Ruru and Tei Walden are set to make their debuts for New Zealand Maori tomorrow.

Ben Green has been mixing his sports of late, and he has had success in both.

The cupboard appears to be far from bare for the Otago coaching position, although top candidates may be spoilt for choice of employer.

Cory Brown has been confirmed as the Highlanders new high performance coach and will bring some southern experience to a new-look coaching team.

The Otago Rugby Football Union begins its search for a coach today but it may not be a straightforward path.

Otago halfback Jono Ruru has played his last game for Otago, and has signed with the Auckland  union.

A former North Otago player believes using a debt recovery company to get him to cough up for his son’s fees to play representative age-grade rugby is over the top.

One gets the feeling Elliot Dixon will want to put the 2017 season behind him.

Highlanders coach Aaron Mauger will name his first squad today with questions over outside backs and a third first five-eighth.

James Anstiss is abut to start an important few days of golf - but that is becoming normal territory for him.

Dunedin javelin thrower Tori Peeters is crediting a new training regime for getting her season off to the best possible start.

One head boy got another head boy out on Sunday, although the older one was hardly bragging about it.

It is a game played by most New Zealand rugby fans - pick a best All Black XV of all time.

Otago will provide the tighthead power for the Manu Samoa team heading away on its tour of the northern hemisphere.