Refreshed home side ready to rumble
Refreshed home side ready to rumble
No surprises there.
Rugby
Strongest Otago side for quarterfinal
Strongest Otago side for quarterfinal
No surprises there.
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Millar setting tone for others to star
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Millar setting tone for others to star
Otago first five Cameron Millar is more Larry than Bono.
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No real ‘wow’ effort from All Blacks this season
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No real ‘wow’ effort from All Blacks this season
There endeth the All Blacks’ season — the domestic campaign, anyway.
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Landers sign No 10, but not till 2027
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Landers sign No 10, but not till 2027
The Highlanders have their new playmaker — but not until 2027.
Otago dish out record drubbing to Auckland
Otago dish out record drubbing to Auckland
Was that a record win for Otago against Auckland?
Home quarter, semi if Otago keep winning
Home quarter, semi if Otago keep winning
Otago will still get at least two home playoff games if they continue to sweep aside all opposition.
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Horror loss condemns Old Golds
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Horror loss condemns Old Golds
Ouch. There is understandably a reluctance to use words like ‘‘humiliation’’, ‘‘rout’’ and ‘‘demolition’’ when referring to a level of rugby in which the participants are there for love and not money.
Boks beat Argentina to retain Rugby Championship title
Boks beat Argentina to retain Rugby Championship title
South Africa have beaten Argentina 29-27 at Twickenham to retain the Rugby Championship for the first time, ahead of New Zealand on points difference.
Tupaea shines at centre as All Blacks beat Wallabies
Tupaea shines at centre as All Blacks beat Wallabies
Quinn Tupaea scored two tries in an assured display at centre as the All Blacks finished the Rugby Championship on a high, beating the Wallabies 28-14 in Perth.
Otago thrash Auckland in record win
Otago thrash Auckland in record win
Was that a record win for Otago against Auckland?
Waikato go back-to-back in thrilling final
Waikato go back-to-back in thrilling final
A clinical cover tackle in the dying seconds has seen Waikato hold on in a nailbiter to claim consecutive Farah Palmer Cup crowns.
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McDowall back in Otago colours
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McDowall back in Otago colours
Been to Boston.
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Double incentive for North Otago to do well against Mid Canterbury today
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Double incentive for North Otago to do well against Mid Canterbury today
It is a very simple formula for the Old Golds.
Harbour pip Southland
Harbour pip Southland
North Harbour avoided a winless season with a tense 15-14 win against Southland in Albany last night.
Holland back in black
Holland back in black
Highlander Fabian Holland has been recalled to the All Blacks for the second Bledisloe test against the Wallabies.
Canterbury head coach Marty Bourke resigns
Canterbury head coach Marty Bourke resigns
Marty Bourke has decided to step down as Canterbury head coach at the end of the NPC season.
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It all comes down to this . . .
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It all comes down to this . . .
One round, seven games, many possible outcomes. Adrian Seconi looks at what might happen in the final round of the NPC.
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‘All go’ for Highlanders of the future
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‘All go’ for Highlanders of the future
The next wave of future Highlanders are getting some high-powered inspiration this week.
Bower on the bench for Bledisloe
Bower on the bench for Bledisloe
Otago prop George Bower has been named on the All Blacks bench for the second Bledisloe clash, but there's no room this time for Highlander Fabian Holland.