Rugby

David Hall experienced both the thrills and the despair of coaching in the space of 80 minutes last Saturday.

Top of the table Upper Clutha hosts Matakanui Combined in Wanaka tomorrow, aiming to continue its unbeaten start to the 2018 Central Otago premier competition.

The referee's decision is final - and so the disputed score in the White Horse Challenge Cup match between Wakatipu and Cromwell remains as referee Matt Green called it, a 31-31 draw.

A Central Otago rugby historian believes the Wakatipu Rugby Club’s challenge of the score during its premier team’s game against Cromwell on Saturday is a first.

Woodlands has fired a warning shot that has echoed around Southland’s premier club rugby scene.

Old Boys marched on in the fourth round of the Citizens Shield when  it walloped the home side 56-12 at the Maheno Domain on Friday night. It scored eight tries, all of which were converted.

In the latest round of Central Otago Premier club rugby competition, Upper Clutha continued its winning start to the season with a comprehensive 38-22 win over Maniototo, Arrowtown got up 49-27...

They are an excited bunch in the northern Southland town of Mossburn at the moment, and so they should be.

Ben Nowell and Harvard Fale played starring roles as Kurow returned to its best form with a 60-21 win over Athletic Marist in North Otago premier club rugby today.

A Southland rugby stalwart will again be remembered tomorrow afternoon when Woodlands and Star square off at Waverley Park, in Invercargill, during round two of the Premier club competition.

Three years ago, Alexandra got to the top of the pile in the Central Otago club competition.

Registrations and transfers have been to the forefront of the North Otago club scene in the first few weeks of the season.

There are some interesting match-ups in the southern region competition this weekend.

For the second successive week, Blues hammered the line late in a Southland premier club rugby showdown only for it to all come unstuck.

Midlands coach Dayna Cunningham acknowledges week one of Southland’s division one club  competition has provided a glimpse as to just how tough 2018 will be for the eight teams in the grade.

Old Boys emphasised their credentials as the team to beat in North Otago club rugby with a crushing 57-26 win over Kurow at Whitestone Contracting Stadium today.

The Easter weekend took its toll on the North Otago club competition and Athletic Marist has been forced to default its game today against Old Boys.

Defending champions Old Boys opened the North Otago club rugby season with a 47-17 win over Valley at Weston today.

A former North Otago player believes using a debt recovery company to get him to cough up for his son’s fees to play representative age-grade rugby is over the top.