Steve Hepburn

A major sport in the United States which banned junior representative teams is now reaping the rewards of its decision.

The domestic rugby season came to an end last weekend with the national sevens tournament in Tauranga. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks back on a season which had highs and lows but perhaps too...

Otago has made some real advances in refereeing as the men in the middle from the South move up the ranks.

Otago teams fought hard but came up short at the national sevens championships in Tauranga over the weekend.

Many a windy and cold night was spent at the Caledonian Ground in South Dunedin.

Otago has its talisman intact and will be looking to start well quickly in the national sevens tournament in Tauranga.

Otago has lost one of its form players but picked up another for the national sevens tournament in Tauranga this weekend.

It has been a big few weeks for James Lentjes.

Plenty of good things come out of the Taieri — milk, aeroplanes, about 10,000 scooters. And also the last two All Black coaches.

New Highlanders strength and conditioning coach Simon Jones has hit the ground running.

Tima Fainga’anuku has the chance to follow a road that has been travelled successfully before.

The Gibbons family have a knack for the pole vault.

Beating an Olympian is all in a day’s work for Dunedin teenager Ella Morshuis.

Both Otago sides have tough draws in this weekend’s national sevens tournament in Tauranga.

The Southern Steel has scored its second win in a row at the Super Club event in Nelson as a dominant third quarter sealed the victory.

The Otago Sparks had a tough weekend at the office in Auckland, recording back-to-back losses to the home side.

Otago has finished ninth at the national interprovincial championships in Napier.

As the game gets more structured and more detailed, the analysis continues evolving and advancing.

Otago will play off for ninth and 10th at the women’s interprovincial championships after squaring its match yesterday.