Rugby: Player numbers up but too few refs
Rugby: Player numbers up but too few refs
Rugby playing numbers have grown in Otago but the hunt continues to find enough people to referee the game.
Steve Hepburn
Football: All Whites unlikely to play in Dunedin
Football: All Whites unlikely to play in Dunedin
The chances of the All Whites playing at Forsyth Barr Stadium look slim, with the head of New Zealand football saying it is a "long shot" the national side would venture south.
Rugby: Demotion inspires Smith for big game
Rugby: Demotion inspires Smith for big game
Life is a series of lessons.
Rugby: Springboks made to rue missed chances
Rugby: Springboks made to rue missed chances
Usual service resumed for the men in both green and black on Saturday night.
Rugby: Perfect game the ABs' aim
Rugby: Perfect game the ABs' aim
Decision, decisions. Everyone has to make them, some more important than others.
Rugby: Plenty of feeling in encounter
Rugby: Plenty of feeling in encounter
They are the All Blacks' toughest foe. Ever since the two sides first clashed - in Dunedin, at Carisbrook in 1921 - encounters between the All Blacks and Springboks have always been dogged and uncompromising.
Rugby: OBHS beaten in final
Rugby: OBHS beaten in final
Otago Boys' have fallen at the final hurdle in their quest to be national champions, going down 31-5 to St Kentigern College in Auckland today.
Rugby: All Blacks, Springboks to bring contrasting styles to test
Rugby: All Blacks, Springboks to bring contrasting styles to test
A game of rugby is made up of many different things. Steve Hepburn looks at three areas where tomorrow night's test will be won or lost.
Rugby: Springboks must learn quickly, says de Villiers
Rugby: Springboks must learn quickly, says de Villiers
Mistakes - they have made a few, and Springbok captain Jean de Villiers says his players must learn from them quickly or be exposed.
Rugby: Smith a man for all weathers
Rugby: Smith a man for all weathers
After playing in the wind and rain last week, you would think Conrad Smith would welcome a dry pitch and no massive wind gusts.
Rugby: Injury-free hooker here to stay
Rugby: Injury-free hooker here to stay
Some players just fit the stereotype. Liam Coltman - pig hunter, tough bloke, man of few words, big crazy beard. Front-rower, for sure.
Rugby: Hansen reveals coaching challenges
Rugby: Hansen reveals coaching challenges
Steve Hansen is nearly a year into his new job as All Black head coach. After an eight-year apprenticeship, he talks to rugby writer Steve Hepburn about how his side is travelling.
Rugby: Smith dumped for protocol breach
Rugby: Smith dumped for protocol breach
Highlanders halfback Aaron Smith was dumped from the All Black starting team because of a breach of team protocol.
Rugby: Rivalry for No 6 keeping Messam motivated
Rugby: Rivalry for No 6 keeping Messam motivated
The battle to fill some big boots appears to be falling the way of Liam Messam.
Rugby: NZ draws first blood when rivalry resumes
Rugby: NZ draws first blood when rivalry resumes
The rivalry between the Springboks and the All Blacks was suspended for more than 10 years due to political issues. But in 1992, with political change sweeping South Africa, sporting relations between the nations resumed. Steve Hepburn looks at the first test between the two countries after more than a decade apart.
Rugby: Job to do first, then home
Rugby: Job to do first, then home
Kieran Read has experienced a whirlwind seven days and is looking forward to getting home.
Rugby: Weepu out to take chance
Rugby: Weepu out to take chance
Piri Weepu knows he has been given a chance, and he intends to make the most of it.
Rugby: Book a chance to thank the 4 million
Rugby: Book a chance to thank the 4 million
Every day, Martin Snedden gets people congratulating him on the success of last year's Rugby World Cup.
Rugby: Weepu in the starting blocks
Rugby: Weepu in the starting blocks
Piri Weepu will make his first start of the year for the All Blacks when the side takes on the Springboks at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday night.
Rugby: Woodcock after new challenge
Rugby: Woodcock after new challenge
A desire to play in the next World Cup is a big part of the reason Tony Woodcock has signed for the Highlanders.