The Highlanders are entering the crunch period of the season. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks at what has to be done to make the play-offs for the first time in a decade.
Skipper Jamie Mackintosh will have a rest when the Highlanders take on the Hurricanes at the Forsyth Barr Stadium tomorrow night.
Details have finally emerged on the game between North and South teams planned for next month.
Highlanders loose forward James Haskell had a mixed day yesterday.
The Otago Rugby Football Union has raised $500,000 to pay back small creditors, saying it is due to a massive amount of generosity shown by people right around the country.
The Hurricanes have named a near full-strength side to take on the Highlanders at Forsyth Barr Stadium tomorrow night.
Grass-roots rugby will be played at Forsyth Barr Stadium this season.
Aaron Smith is a top priority for the Highlanders to sign for next season, while the future of Adam Thomson remains unclear.
Revenge is not a big issue for the Hurricanes as they go into a crunch match against the Highlanders on Saturday night.
The Otago Rugby Supporters Club will farewell its Carisbrook clubrooms this Saturday and has secured new premises near the Forsyth Barr Stadium.
The ability to win close games continues for the Highlanders, with coach Jamie Joseph paying tribute to the depth of his squad and the self-belief of the players.
The injuries keep coming for the Highlanders and the side faces a tough week as a crunch game against the Hurricanes looms.
Southland flanker Tim Boys has been called into the Highlanders to shore up the openside flanker ranks.
A year older, and a year wiser.
This one will not linger long in the memory. In fact, highlights were as scarce as those hen's dentures.
Former All Black captain Anton Oliver has described the events involving Otago Rugby Football Union over the past two months as a "zoo", saying what has happened is diabolical.
Lock Daniel Ramsay is seeking a release from his Otago contract, joining a lengthening list of players who have left the union in the past six months.
Ben Smith plays his 50th game for the Highlanders tomorrow morning. He looks back over his past 49 games with Steve Hepburn.
The wheels are starting to turn for Jarrad Hoeata but he admits he has not quite hit full speed.
Ben Smith brings up 50 games for the Highlanders this weekend. The former King's High School pupil is one of the best backs seen in the franchise's colours. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn ranks his top seven backs in Highlanders history.