Steve Hepburn

The Highlanders will head to Perth tomorrow knowing it will be anything but easy to beat the Western Force.

Upper Clutha left it to the last kick of the game to beat Arrowtown on Saturday.

Nearly a generation after she first picked up a squash racket in Roxburgh, Alana Kairaoi is back in the town.

All Black prop Owen Franks will head to the capital to continue his distinguished career next year after signing for the Hurricanes.

Otago's head trainer has headed to the United States to mix playing — for a side under Otago’s assistant coach — and upskilling off the field.

The Australian teams have been buoyed by playing among themselves but the real test comes with the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks at the five teams.

Welsh club Ospreys has confirmed the signing of Otago captain and Highlanders utility back Michael Collins.

Three players from Otago have been picked in a New Zealand under-20 squad.

The Highlanders have lost plenty of players to injury this season and more reinforcements have come in.

The Highlanders will reset and refresh to attempt to go out and win the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition.

The three main coaches of the Highlanders side from just two years ago are no longer coaching in the professional game.

It appears sanity has prevailed.

Maniototo showed some heroic defence at the end to secure a 10-5 victory at home over Wakatipu in the Central Otago competition on Saturday.

Let's be honest. If there are two teams in Super Rugby southerners rank down the bottom on the admiration meter they would have to be the Chiefs and the Crusaders.

The Phoenix Thunder’s Joe Orr (front) lines up a shot before scoring under pressure from Auckland Mako defender Luke Tappin during a National Ice Hockey League match at the Dunedin Ice Stadium last...