Rugby Chat

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer catches up with University coach John Hyde and Dunedin forwards coach Chris King ahead of the clubs' clash this weekend.

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer talks to Tom Rowe of Zingari about the club's progress this year and Henry Parker of Taieri, who scored 34 points against Green Island during the weekend. They also...

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer talks to Highlanders commercial manager Mike Kerr and Southern prop Warren Moffat about the ODT Express Competition, a $10,000 search for the speediest club rugby...

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer talks club rugby with Craig Sneden of Pirates and Mark Grieve-Dunn Dunedin.     Week 2 Club Rugby Picks results from the 3rd week of...

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer catches up on club rugby with Alhambra-Union first-five Peter Breen and referee education officer Sheldon Whaitiri, makes big changes to his form XV and reveals the frontrunners in the Dunedin Premier Club Rugby Picks Competition.

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer catches up with Lee Allan, of Kaikorai and the Highlanders, and University halfback Nick Annear and selects the Premier competition's Form XV.

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer catches up with the Highlanders' co-captains, Ben Smith and Nasi Manu, ahead of the team's match against the Blues at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday night.

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer talks to Otago coach Tony Brown about the season so far and the team's chances in the semifinal against Hawke's Bay, to be played at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Sunday.

What does the Ranfurly Shield mean to Otago players? ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer finds out.

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer talks to Otago coach Tony Brown about the team's build-up to the season and looks ahead to the clash with Bay of Plenty at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Sunday.

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer talks to Brad Weber of Dunedin and Kieran Moffat of Taieri about the premier final, played at Dunedin Stadium during the weekend. They also discuss voting to date on...

  ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer talks with Richard Thompson, of Dunedin, and Charlie O'Connell, of Taieri. The cousins will face off in the premier rugby final, being played at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday.

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer talks to Dunedin captain Sam Anderson-Heather and Varsity captain Paul Grant ahead of their semifinal clash this weekend, and catches up on the Otago squad.

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer talks to Southern captain Simon Knight and Kaikorai front rower Rob Griffiths. Their teams are fighting it out for the last spot in the top four of the premier...

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer talks with Brett 'Big Show' Anderson and Willie 'The Snake' Lawson from Kaikorai ahead of their clash during the weekend, and asks what effect Brad Thorn's appearance...

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer talks to Highlanders commercial manager Mike Kerr and his brother, Phil Kerr of the Eels, about the chances of entrants in Saturday's ODT Express competition.

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer asks Pirates rugby convener Brent Rodger whether his club has a chance of making the top four this season, and talks with referee James Doleman about the standard of...

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer talks to Otago Boys High School rugby coach Ryan Martin about the increasingly intense secondary school rugby scene, and to Southern front rower Warren Moffat.