Steve Hepburn

At the start of the season, Lee Allan had no plan. He just wanted to play rugby.

Members of the title-winning 1991 Otago team  gather at a luncheon tomorrow to mark the occasion 25 years on. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks back at the successful season.

Otago has brought back Paul Grant and Fletcher Smith into its starting side to take on Tasman at Forsyth Barr Stadium tomorrow.

Former Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph has got straight down to business in his new role as Japan national coach.

Sir Gordon Tietjens has moved on. So who is going to take over? Rugby writer Steve Hepburn takes a look at who is out there to be the next coach of the New Zealand men’s sevens team.

One does not like counting one's chickens too soon - but after four wins from four games, Otago appears assured of playoff rugby.

They are going to look like the 1991 Otago team - one hopes they can play like it.

Otago coach Cory Brown can not fault his side so far this season — and with four wins from as many games, on the maximum 20 points, he is dead right.

Caversham put the cherry on top of its season when it won the South Island Championship final in Christchurch on Saturday night.

In a game of eight lead changes, Otago got the one that mattered to beat Bay of Plenty 33-32 in Tauranga yesterday.

Five masters rowers from Port Chalmers will leave today for Copenhagen for the world masters rowing championships.

Southern United will be looking to make a fast start when the ASB Premiership kicks off next month.

It is not only Otago which has had a whirlwind couple of  weeks — captain Liam Coltman has been busier than ever.

Has boots, will travel.

The Paralympics start next Wednesday and New Zealand is hoping to go even better than its impressive deeds of four years ago in London. Sports editor Steve Hepburn takes a look at the event.

When you are in the middle of four games in 15 days you will take a win no matter how it comes.

Equipment used by top gymnasts, such as Simone Biles, at the  Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will soon be landing in Dunedin.

Otago hooker Liam Coltman may have just edged ahead in the race to be the third hooker in the All Black squad.

One Northland player will feel right at home under the roof at Forsyth Barr Stadium tonight.

This is what is termed a banana skin game for Otago.