Steve Hepburn

Members of Parliament will strut their stuff on the rugby field and netball court tomorrow in a fund-raising venture.

There are plenty of doom-sayers out there, those who are questioning the point of reviving the North-South clash. But if nothing else, it is a game that can throw up the unexpected. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn winds the clock back to look at a couple of games which have lingered in the memory.

The Super 15 is on hiatus and the Highlanders' playoff hopes are teetering. But Jamie Joseph's men still have a chance of experiencing post-season play for the first time in a decade. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks at the options.

Less than two years ago, Aaron Smith was not even a professional rugby player - he cut and blow-dried hair in his time away from the paddock.

This is the last day at work before the holidays kick in.

Yes, well, give a class side an inch and they will take a mile.

Tom Donnelly has made no decision on his future but, if he stays in New Zealand, he will still be playing for Otago.

Jeremy Curragh is off on holiday next week, after a hectic four months of working to save the Otago Rugby Football Union. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn talks to Curragh about his experiences in the South.

Jamie Joseph has yet to decide on his future with either the Highlanders or New Zealand Maori.

The English bulldog is about to be released.

It seemed a long shot about three months ago but the Otago Rugby Football Union paid back the v

It has been floating around rugby for some years now. But do bonus points have too big an influence in rugby? Should it not be all about winning and losing? Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks at the issue.

They showed glimpses of what they can do - now coach Jamie Joseph wants the Highlanders to put it all together for what is looming as the crunch game of the season.

The Highlanders First XV competition will undergo a full review at the end of the season, among concern over mismatches.

The new board of the Otago Rugby Football Union is expected to be named today and is likely to include two faces from the old board.

Mission accomplished. The Highlanders went to Eden Park on Saturday night, won, scored a bonus point, and stayed in contention for the playoffs.

The lure of the black jersey has kept Hosea Gear in New Zealand.