The All Whites won't have injured attacking midfielder Sarpreet Singh for the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 Intercontinental Play-Off against Costa Rica, but do welcome back forward Marco Rojas after three years out of the squad.
Ray Martin, of the Victoria club in Wellington, delivers a bowl on his way to a win over Dean Drummond, of Hastings, in the final of the World Singles at the NZ PBA finals in Dunedin.
In the opening round of the Chatham Cup, Queenstown, the Dunedin City Royals, Green Island and Mosgiel all had byes, meaning there was an opportunity for a cup upset, but all matches went to form with plenty of goals.
Dunstan High School built on a dominant scrum and survived a gutsy comeback from Taieri College to open the Otago Schools Rugby Championship with a 36-22 win in Mosgiel on Saturday.
The St Clair Saints have taken the outright lead in the Dunedin metropolitan pennants after winning the top of the table clash against the Otago B52s at St Clair on Saturday.
Although there have been some nerve-racking moments, American Eyretime could not have been more impressive in her two wins since joining Craig Ferguson’s barn.
Celebrating the unveiling of one of six new skiffs in Kitchener St beside Otago Harbour in Dunedin on Saturday is Otago Rowing Club member Russell Garbutt.