It is time to go up against the men from across the Ditch.
Two weeks is a long time in sport.
It has been the year of the underdog in football in the United Kingdom.
The Hurricanes should have all their naughty boys back to face the Highlanders on Friday night in what is looming as a crunch game for both teams.
The accolades keep coming for Ben Smith.
In the televised battle at Alexandra on Saturday, Waitaki Boys' High School ran out a convincing winner.
Lee Allan still had ambitions to play for Otago but for now he will be working for the union.
This No8 has unfinished business.
Greg Cooper is off to coach in France next season, taking himself out of contention to coach the Highlanders.
The Highlanders have banked another part of their puzzle for the next couple of years with utility back Richard Buckman signing on until the 2018 season.
The Highlanders have re-signed utility back Richard Buckman.
The BMX track at Forrester Park is to receive a $100,000-plus makeover to bring it up to international standard.
Former Chiefs assistant coach Tom Coventry is the latest name to be thrown up as the next coach of the Highlanders.
Have whistles, will travel.
Former Highlanders No 8 and co-captain Nasi Manu has finished his first season in Scotland which, thanks to a neck injury, has been underwhelming.
College recruitment agencies heading to the South are just a reflection of the changing sporting landscape where talent is sourced from all corners of the globe.
There was plenty of niggle, plenty of dash, lots of noise but most important of all there was a Highlanders victory.
Ben Sigmund is an example for every sportsman who ever got a knockback, a don't come Monday or a see you later.
It is the hottest ticket in town. The Highlanders have broken a record before they even run on to the field at Forsyth Barr Stadium tonight. The match between the Highlanders and the...
Italian club Benetton Treviso has confirmed Highlanders Marty Banks is heading to the club next season.