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DunedinMay 10

ORFU unpaid bill 'obscene'

An unpaid bill for $25,000 worth of food and drink, accrued at an Otago Rugby Football Union black-tie dinner just months before the union admitted facing liquidation, has been labelled "scandalous" and "obscene".
ORFU unpaid bill 'obscene'
ORFU unpaid bill 'obscene'
RugbyMay 9

Rugby: Helping hand for the Spirit

Adam Thomson is a smart man but, as far he was concerned, helping the Otago Spirit was a no-brainer.
RugbyMay 5

Rugby: Time for accountability over ORFU saga, Oliver says

Former All Black captain Anton Oliver has described the events involving Otago Rugby Football Union over the past two months as a "zoo", saying what has happened is diabolical.
Rugby: Time for accountability over ORFU saga, Oliver says
Rugby: Time for accountability over ORFU saga, Oliver says
DunedinApril 28

Trust audit may involve ORFU

The relationship between the financially troubled Otago Rugby Football Union and Auckland bars may be revealed as part of an "in-depth audit".
DunedinApril 27

Council to have say in ORFU

The Dunedin City Council has been given a stake in the future of the Otago Rugby Football Union, and will use it to closely scrutinise candidates vying to be part of the next board, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.
DunedinApril 26

Debt clarification sought

The Dunedin City Council is to seek clarification over any liability for the Otago Rugby Football Union's $1.2 million debt formerly owed to the Bank of New Zealand.
DunedinApril 26

Council observer for ORFU meetings

The Dunedin City Council will have a permanent presence at future Otago Rugby Football Union board meetings, after councillors yesterday appointed an observer to help avoid any future "train-wrecks".
RugbyApril 19

Process to form board taking shape

The process to build a new board for the Otago Rugby Football Union continues to gather pace.
RugbyMarch 28

Rugby: ORFU woes derail women's team

Otago's financial pressures have claimed their first victim on the field, with the Otago women's team to miss this year's national competition.
DunedinMarch 28

ORFU gains $200,000; full creditor payment unlikely

The embattled Otago Rugby Football Union has $200,000 in funds to pay back small creditors but admits it is unlikely those owed cash will get all their money back.
ORFU gains $200,000; full creditor payment unlikely
ORFU gains $200,000; full creditor payment unlikely
DunedinMarch 28

Charitable trust to be set up to benefit amateur rugby

The prospects for amateur rugby in Otago look much stronger thanks to Queenstown businessman and philanthropist Sir Eion Edgar, former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains, Southern Wide Real Estate managing director John Faulks and Otago Country Rugby.
Charitable trust to be set up to benefit amateur rugby
Charitable trust to be set up to benefit amateur rugby
DunedinMarch 26

ORFU, crematorium on bill

The Otago Rugby Football Union bail-out debate will again echo around the Dunedin City Council table, when a full meeting of the council today moves to confirm the minutes of an extraordinary meeting that discussed the issue two weeks ago.
RugbyMarch 23

Rugby: Brown confident of Otago's future

Tony Brown did not agree to help coach Otago just for the money.
Rugby: Brown confident of Otago's future
Rugby: Brown confident of Otago's future
RugbyMarch 21

Rugby: Sentiments mixed over board shape

Clubs across Otago appear to have mixed views on the future of Otago Rugby Football Union board members.
Rugby: Sentiments mixed over board shape
Rugby: Sentiments mixed over board shape
DunedinMarch 21

ORFU bailed out

A deal has been reached to help save the Otago Rugby Football Union.
ORFU bailed out
ORFU bailed out
NewsMarch 19

More efficient rugby set up must emerge

The term liquidation sends a shiver down the spine of many Otago rugby supporters, just as the term liquefaction does for many Christchurch residents.
DunedinMarch 16

Highlanders' stadium deal found to be void last year

A deal that was understood to have been struck with the Highlanders to use Forsyth Barr Stadium was found to be void last year, just months before the Otago Rugby Football Union went into financial meltdown.
DunedinMarch 16

Ratepayers get chance to have say

With debate across Dunedin at fever pitch on rugby meltdowns, debt, the stadium and rates, the public will soon be able to join the cacophony, as the Dunedin City Council's annual plan consultation begins.
Ratepayers get chance to have say
Ratepayers get chance to have say
RugbyMarch 16

Rugby: Financial aid given reluctantly - Tew

Chief executive Steve Tew claims the New Zealand Rugby Union is not jumping for joy at the "saving" of Otago rugby. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn talks to Tew about the Otago situation and its ramifications across the country.
Rugby: Financial aid given reluctantly - Tew
Rugby: Financial aid given reluctantly - Tew
DunedinMarch 15

$1.2m debt wiped - BNZ

The Bank of New Zealand has confirmed it has wiped the $1.2 million debt owed to it by the Otago Rugby Football Union.
DunedinMarch 15

City got 'a good deal'

Wayne Graham says it is now time to look forward and the Otago Rugby Football Union will be talking to small creditors as soon as possible.
City got 'a good deal'
City got 'a good deal'
RugbyMarch 15

Rugby: Contracting key to cutting costs

Slashing $290,000 from the Otago wage bill is about "sensible" contracting, not firing players, New Zealand Rugby Players' Association chief executive Rob Nichol says.
Rugby: Contracting key to cutting costs
Rugby: Contracting key to cutting costs
DunedinMarch 15

Inquiry into ORFU funder

The Department of Internal Affairs is not investigating the Otago Rugby Football Union, but is auditing one of the cash-strapped union's major funders.
DunedinMarch 15

DCC may write off ORFU debt

The Dunedin City Council is considering a debt write-off to help rescue the Otago Rugby Football Union, but only in return for a deal that seeks to secure the Forsyth Barr Stadium's financial future.
DCC may write off ORFU debt
DCC may write off ORFU debt
DunedinMarch 15

Council debt write-off saves ORFU

The Otago Rugby Football Union has been saved, with the Dunedin City Council agreeing to write off a debt of more $400,000 and the national union loaning it $500,000.