''It's the best opportunity ever,'' former Otago Sparks coach Warren Lees blurted out, heading off the question before it reached its obvious conclusion.
Otago Boys' High School lost the war 4-3 but won the First XV battle during the traditional interschool with Christ's College in Christchurch yesterday.
A Heffernan double-act carried St Hilda’s Collegiate to a convincing 40-18 win against Columba College in the final of the Otago Secondary School tournament at the Edgar Centre yesterday.
Otago cricket great Warren Lees has accomplished much in his glittering cricket career but coaching the Sparks to two titles in five seasons ranks as one of the highlights.
The proposed South Island league has got past its first hurdle with the region’s clubs generally accepting it would be a step in the right direction, Football South chief executive Chris Wright says.