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Premiership berth beckons for Spirit
It has been an action-packed year for Sheree Hume.
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List A matches to start season for first time since 2018
List A matches to start season for first time since 2018
The long-awaited 2024-25 domestic draw has been released and it contains a couple of surprises.
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A break from over-structured boredom
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A break from over-structured boredom
Your columnist has a bit of skin in the game when it comes to women’s rugby.
Chesney, Mackley dominate
Chesney, Mackley dominate
Two commanding displays of front-running defined an amazing return of track athletics at the Otago Spring 3000m on Thurday night.
Sri Lanka build handy lead over Black Caps
Sri Lanka build handy lead over Black Caps
Sri Lanka put themselves in a good position on the third day of the opening test against New Zealand after Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal made half-centuries.
Whalers coach demands more urgency
Whalers coach demands more urgency
Otago need to be more urgent around the ruck, coach David Reedy says.
Bouncing back after out-of-sorts showing
Bouncing back after out-of-sorts showing
Otago were not themselves last weekend.
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North Harbour halts hopes of third championship
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North Harbour halts hopes of third championship
There will be no three-peat for Otago.
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Swapping gold for pink on ‘big day’
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Swapping gold for pink on ‘big day’
They are still the Old Golds.
Obituary: Sven-Goran Eriksson, football manager
Obituary: Sven-Goran Eriksson, football manager
England football’s first foreign-born coach, Sven-Goran Eriksson, failed to take what was considered a golden generation of players to tournament glory.
Paddon brings WRC-winning car home
Paddon brings WRC-winning car home
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon will take to the course this weekend in a special car unveiled in Christchurch last night.
Schmidt refuses to talk about bringing Bledisloe back
Schmidt refuses to talk about bringing Bledisloe back
Too savvy to poke the bear, Joe Schmidt is refusing to think about bringing the Bledisloe Cup back to Australia as he braces for a fierce backlash from his former All Blacks.
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Free-wheeling Spirit’s tough test
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Free-wheeling Spirit’s tough test
Just the Manawatū Cyclones stand in the way of Otago Spirit being elevated to the premiership. Kayla Hodge identifies some key areas ahead of Sunday's final.
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Tough ask for Otago to make playoffs
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Tough ask for Otago to make playoffs
Otago are running out of runway.
Rata makes sham of $56 odds
Rata makes sham of $56 odds
There was no beating around the bush in Rata’s brilliant first-up victory at Winton yesterday.
Robertson tweaks Bledisloe lineup
Robertson tweaks Bledisloe lineup
Scott Robertson has resisted the temptation to make the boldest changes, but there are still some talking points about his selections for the opening Bledisloe Cup test.
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Positives in ‘development year’
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Positives in ‘development year’
When you use almost triple the amount of players in a football team in a season, it is always going to be tough.
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Landmark win for Otago women
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Landmark win for Otago women
The Otago women have registered a breakthrough win at the national championships that was perhaps a decade in the making.
Williamson, Latham lead Black Caps' response in Sri Lanka
Williamson, Latham lead Black Caps' response in Sri Lanka
Half-centuries from Kane Williamson and Tom Latham took the Black Caps to 255-4 on the rain-hit second day of their opening test against Sri Lanka in Galle to trail by 50 runs.
Gorinski’s last charge
Gorinski’s last charge
Julia Gorinski will lead the Otago Spirit for the final time on Sunday - and what an occasion to do it.