Rugby

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Winning style exciting fans - Bambry

Ryan Bambry is deep in thought before the NPC quarterfinal. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Winning style exciting fans - Bambry

Ryan Bambry could have offered a rather cliched explanation for why he preferred to focus on the looming fixture and not a rugby game that happened 20 years ago.

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Dream final as Otago to face rivals Canterbury

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Dream final as Otago to face rivals Canterbury

Only Canterbury stand in the way of Otago’s greatest season.

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Old Golds lift Lochore in try-fest

North Otago co-captains Cameron Rowland (left) and Hayden Tisdall lift the Lochore Cup after...

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Old Golds lift Lochore in try-fest

Pop the bubbly — North Otago can play some champagne rugby.

Triumphant Mid Canterbury stay perfect

Mid Canterbury players celebrate victory in the Meads Cup final. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER

Triumphant Mid Canterbury stay perfect

Absolutely perfect.

North Otago win Lochore Cup in high-scoring thriller

North Otago are the Lochore Cup champions after beating Horowhenua-Kapiti 64-47 at Maheno this afternoon.

Canterbury book all-southern NPC final against Otago

Ngane Punivai scored Canterbury's opening try. Photo: Martin Hunter/action press

Canterbury book all-southern NPC final against Otago

Christchurch it is.

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North Otago looking for some magic at Maheno

Hayden Tisdall scores for North Otago against Thames Valley earlier in the season. PHOTO: YAMMIE...

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North Otago looking for some magic at Maheno

A golden team is on the hunt from some silverware.

A great performance to match a ‘great occasion’

The crowd of nearly 11,000 shows their support for the home team. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

A great performance to match a ‘great occasion’

That was the performance Otago coach Mark Brown had in mind at the start of the season when he gave his players a licence to play with freedom.

Otago lads dazzle under the roof

Otago No 10 Cameron Millar is nabbed in a tackle by a Bay of Plenty player during last night’s...

Otago lads dazzle under the roof

Heroes.

Otago storm into final after rolling Bay of Plenty

Otago have made it through to the NPC final after rolling Bay of Plenty 41-17 with a simply stunning performance on Friday night.

All Blacks to make throwback tour of Sth Africa

The All Blacks will visit South Africa for a multi-fixture tour next year. File photo: Getty

'Going to be huge': All Blacks to make multi-fixture tour of South Africa

The All Blacks will visit South Africa for three tests in 2026 with a fourth to be staged on neutral territory in a series that will be a throwback to the old days of multi-fixture tours.

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Herden hoping for tangible reward

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Herden hoping for tangible reward

Saturday afternoon was an anxious time for Luke Herden.

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Three key match-ups to keep an eye on

Otago Rugby player Jona Nareki. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Three key match-ups to keep an eye on

Tonight’s NPC semifinal between Otago and Bay of Plenty in Dunedin will offer up some intriguing duels right across the field. Adrian Seconi highlights three key match-ups.

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Bumper crowd expected at stadium

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Bumper crowd expected at stadium

Otago are feeling the love this week.

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Brown makes strategic changes

Otago coach Mark Brown eagerly awaits tonight’s NPC semifinal at Forsyth Barr Stadium. PHOTO:...

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Brown makes strategic changes

Tonight's NPC semifinal could be won in the pits. But neither Otago nor Bay of Plenty will be pulling over to change tyres midway through the race.

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Looking good for Lochore Cup final

Maheno Rugby Football Club president Will Fisher is looking forward to hosting the Heartland...

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Looking good for Lochore Cup final

The grass has been mowed, the lines have been drawn and the Maheno Domain is looking brand new.

'Incoming 2026': Baby on way for de Groot and wife

Highlanders hero Ethan de Groot is preparing for his biggest test yet.

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Southland hooker Souchon to start for Otago

Nic Souchon. Photo: Debbie Fahey Photography

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Southland hooker Souchon to start for Otago

Southland hooker Nic Souchon has popped up in an Otago team that includes a couple of other minor surprises for a home semifinal against Bay of Plenty in Dunedin tomorrow night.