Watch: Green Island win tense premier final
Watch: Green Island win tense premier final
Green Island snapped a 46-year title drought with a tense 21-15 win against Dunedin in the club premier final at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Adrian Seconi
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Indian teams to join two of NZ’s elite leagues
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Indian teams to join two of NZ’s elite leagues
Justin Nelson has done it again.
Both teams keen to avoid sting of loss
Both teams keen to avoid sting of loss
You get the motivation where you can — not that either side needs any extra ahead of today’s club rugby final at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Volts stick with proven players
Volts stick with proven players
Same, same. Otago have opted for consistency.
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Coach still has ‘lots to offer’
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Coach still has ‘lots to offer’
Life is a beach ... again. Brent Matehaere will return to his day job as the Otago-Southland development officer for Surf Life Saving New Zealand.
Matehaere tipping Rams to hold on to NBL title
Matehaere tipping Rams to hold on to NBL title
The Rams all the way. That is the call from Nuggets coach Brent Matehaere.
GI out to end decades-long wait
GI out to end decades-long wait
The clock has done 30,000 or so laps since Green Island last won the Dunedin premier title.
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Nuggets too limited to make playoffs
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Nuggets too limited to make playoffs
Three games into the season and the Otago Nuggets seemed destined for the playoffs but the campaign quickly unravelled.
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No test but twin T20s for Dunedin
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No test but twin T20s for Dunedin
The wait goes on.
Dunedin gets double-header in summer cricket schedule
Dunedin gets double-header in summer cricket schedule
New Zealand Cricket has confirmed its home schedule.
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Playing, coaching peripatetic Hopper’s ticket to world
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Playing, coaching peripatetic Hopper’s ticket to world
With a name like Will Hopper, he was destined to play basketball.
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Magic moments vaguely recalled
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Magic moments vaguely recalled
The Olympic Games are almost upon us, which means more lists.
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Stats back up clubs’ strengths
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Stats back up clubs’ strengths
You have heard the Dunedin club rugby commentators rabbit on and on but what does the data tell us? Adrian Seconi goes through the statistics supplied by Elevate Analysis.
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Crunch time for premier final six
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Crunch time for premier final six
We will lose another two teams this week but which two? Club rugby writer Adrian Seconi takes a look at the Dunedin premier playoff match-ups.
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Absence ‘doesn’t help’
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Absence ‘doesn’t help’
Ben Henshall will not be lining up for the Otago Nuggets tonight.
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Class of ’24 reminiscent of Class of ’04: Muliaina
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Class of ’24 reminiscent of Class of ’04: Muliaina
A deja vu would be a stretch. But former All Blacks fullback Mils Muliaina sees a lot of similarities between the current crop and his mob who demolished England 36-3 at Carisbrook 20 years ago.
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Drew ending role in ‘thriving’ game
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Drew ending role in ‘thriving’ game
Basketball Otago general manager Peter Drew is moving on after more than four years in the role.
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Foxcroft backs off Otago captaincy to focus on own play
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Foxcroft backs off Otago captaincy to focus on own play
Otago will need a new captain this summer.
Foxcroft steps down as Volts captain
Foxcroft steps down as Volts captain
The Otago Volts will need a new captain this summer.
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No major changes expected for Volts
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No major changes expected for Volts
Consistency. That is the whisper around the Otago contract offers for the upcoming season.