Steve Hepburn

This is defence against attack.

Otago and Highlanders flanker James Lentjes is out of rugby for up to six months.

Former Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph is coming back to Super Rugby but he will not face his old side next season.

The score suggests a nail-biter. But at times it was like pulling your own teeth.

The coaching door at the Highlanders continues to revolve, with speculation Otago coach Cory Brown is about to enter the building.

The Highlanders hope to confirm the venues of their home games for next season in the next few days.

Impact player or starter, Jono Ruru just wants to get out on the field.

Otago is going on tour, a rarity for domestic rugby in this day and age.

High performance coach Jon Preston is leaving his role with the Highlanders.

Otago Boys' High School has just about supplied a full team to the New Zealand schools team in the past seven seasons.

Otago has cleared the decks for tomorrow night's encounter with Northland in Whangarei.

Glenn Delaney's experience in the northern hemisphere was a factor in the Canterbury man becoming the new Highlanders defence coach.

Otago will be the beneficiary of the dropping of Neil Broom and Jimmy Neesham from the national squad.

It was not the script most of us would have written.

Otago's gutsy victory on Thursday night against Auckland at Forsyth Barr Stadium was described by Otago coach Cory Brown as one for the ages.

The Otago Volts have headed to the mountains and done some team building as the time to start wearing  whites looms.

An overhaul is under way to the rules which allow clubs to have a team in the Dunedin premier club competition.

All guts and all the glory.

Green Island maintained its place at the top table in Dunedin club rugby but had to fight for it.