Rugby

Will there be more surprises?

Dunedin versus Southern. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Will there be more surprises?

And then there were four! As can happen in top-six playoffs the top three seeds, Taieri, Dunedin and Varsity, all got beaten to see Dunedin and Varsity bundled out of the semis.

ODT Rugby Chat: Semi-finals time

It's semi-finals time. This week ODT Rugby Chat talks to Gabriel Francesconi from Harbour and Joe Cockburn from Taieri.

Highlander Tavatavanawai to make All Blacks debut

Assistant coach Jason Ryan congratulates Timoci Tavatavanawai on his selection during the All...

Highlander Tavatavanawai to make All Blacks debut

The 27-year-old centre has earned his chance with a brilliant Super Rugby Pacific campaign this year in which he was a constant threat to the opposition.

Cowardly king hit leads to expulsion

$The video shows a Christchurch player running in to a fracas and then landing a king hit punch on...$

Watch: Rugby player booted from club for king hit

Two Christchurch rugby club members have been kicked out of their club after a brawl which involved a king hit from behind.

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‘Pretty stable’ NPC squad in the works

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‘Pretty stable’ NPC squad in the works

Otago rugby fans should not panic if they feel any sense of their NPC team being a little late to the party.

Lolesio injury another blow for Joe

First-choice flyhalf Noah Lolesio is out with a neck injury. Photo: Reuters

Lolesio injury another blow for Joe

Joe Schmidt's preparations for the British and Irish Lions tour appear on shaky ground with the loss of first-choice flyhalf Noah Lolesio, deepening the sense of pessimism surrounding the Wallabies.

All Black Tamaiti Williams on anxiety and fatherhood

Tamaiti Williams with partner Alice Weir. Photo: Instagram / Tamaiti Williams

All Black Tamaiti Williams on anxiety and fatherhood

All Blacks prop Tamaiti Williams is opening up about his anxiety after his partner’s difficult pregnancy and the premature birth of his now 15-month-old daughter.

Injury all but locks Holland in

Rough news for the All Blacks captain is likely to lead to more opportunities for a Highlanders gentle giant.

All Blacks aim to give TMO a night off

All Blacks vice captain Ardie Savea talks to referee Nic Berry after one three tries against the...

All Blacks aim to give TMO a night off

All Blacks assistant coach Scott Hansen says the team has come up with a simple approach to stop the frustratingly constant interjections of the TMO - give him nothing to do.