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NewsSeptember 17

Full-strength Taieri firm favourite

So it is all done and dusted and we are down to two — Varsity and Taieri meet in a repeat of last year’s final. Really all this for that!
NewsSeptember 10

Varsity, Taieri favoured to make final

The quarterfinals produced the biggest upset since Buster Douglas beat Mike Tyson in Tokyo 1990. So Taieri, Kaikorai and Dunedin (the top three seeds) were all beaten, meaning Kaikorai and Dunedin drop out and Taieri stays in as highest-placed loser.
Varsity, Taieri favoured to make final
Varsity, Taieri favoured to make final
NewsSeptember 3

Playoffs teams as predicted

Well, after all the trials, tribulations, permutations, forecasting and predicting, we have finally found our top six to duel it out this coming weekend.
Playoffs teams as predicted
Playoffs teams as predicted
NewsAugust 27

AU, Southern to vie for last top 6 spot

Dunedin was too fast out wide for Southern and grabbed the five points and jumped into third to make it safe while Southern is in a head-to-head shootout with AU to make the Dunedin premier club playoffs next weekend.
NewsAugust 20

AU, Varsity fighting for top six spots

The Taieri Eels just keep on winning and, conversely, their neighbour, GI, just keeps on losing.
NewsAugust 13

Safety vital if club rugby gets all clear

Now I’m really confused after a round that defies belief. Harbour thrashed Kaik at the High Veldt to go to 20 points so seems assured of making the six. Taieri walloped Southern at the Eelpit and is in the six and, with its run, should be top qualifier and win the Gallaway. It has finally given itself a points differential.
NewsAugust 6

Alhambra-Union favoured for top 6 spot

Southern just about wrapped up a top six spot with a hard fought victory over the winless Spannerheads, who languish on two points with three to play — they are consigned to the bottom two in a season that promised so much.
NewsJuly 30

In tight comp, Taieri keeps winning

The Eels did what they do and strangled the life out of Varsity to confirm a spot in the six.
NewsJuly 23

Bonus points will count

Taieri did what it does, stay in games, bore the life out of teams and get the chocolates, and consigned Harbour to its second loss in three games.
Bonus points will count
Bonus points will count
NewsJuly 16

Challenge no easier for Spannerheads

The Hawks posted their first points of the season and ensured GI stayed winless with a solid display at the Toolbox.
NewsJuly 9

Player of the Year changes

We’ve made some changes to the ODT/Speight's Player of the Year competition
NewsJuly 2

Interminable wait for season finally over

Finally it’s arrived!
NewsJuly 25

Varsity looks to have edge on Taieri

Paul Dwyer runs his rule over everything Otago rugby.
Varsity looks to have edge on Taieri
Varsity looks to have edge on Taieri
NewsJuly 11

Exciting finish to regular season ahead

Paul Dwyer runs his rule over everything Otago rugby.
Exciting finish to regular season ahead
Exciting finish to regular season ahead
NewsJune 20

Winner-take-all match at Elver Pit

Paul Dwyer runs his rule over everything Otago rugby.
Winner-take-all match at Elver Pit
Winner-take-all match at Elver Pit
NewsJune 13

Top four race reaching a crescendo

Paul Dwyer runs his rule over everything Otago rugby.
Top four race reaching a crescendo
Top four race reaching a crescendo
NewsJune 6

Coach must care about Otago rugby

Paul Dwyer runs his rule over everything Otago rugby.
Coach must care about Otago rugby
Coach must care about Otago rugby
RugbyMay 23

Davenport announcement missed chance

Paul Dwyer runs his rule over everything Otago rugby.
Davenport announcement missed chance
Davenport announcement missed chance
NewsMay 16

Six real contenders for the top four

Paul Dwyer runs his rule over everything club rugby.
Six real contenders for the top four
Six real contenders for the top four
NewsMarch 21

Contentious off-season at end

Polish the boots, wash the jerseys and shorts, soak the mouthguard in petrol and strap in - REAL RUGBY starts tomorrow.
Contentious off-season at end
Contentious off-season at end
NewsJuly 19

Players missing makes competition farce

A compromise could not be reached at the start of the season and thus 28 contracted players are not playing this weekend or in the finals.
Players missing makes competition farce
Players missing makes competition farce
NewsJuly 12

Bad behaviour towards refs condemned

Paul Dwyer is back from Fiji and ready to go as the season is getting to finals footy.
NewsJune 14

Rift results in grudge match

Paul Dwyer gives his take on everything club rugby this week.
Rift results in grudge match
Rift results in grudge match
NewsJune 7

Three teams chasing fourth spot

Paul Dwyer runs the rule over who he thinks will make it into the top four of this years Dunedin prem rugby competition.
Three teams chasing fourth spot
Three teams chasing fourth spot
NewsMay 31

Colts comp deserves a lot more

Paul Dwyer shares his take on this weekend's prospects for club rugby action.
Colts comp deserves a lot more
Colts comp deserves a lot more