Steve Hepburn

Highlanders winger Patrick Osborne has re-signed with the franchise for next year.

Shane Drummond has a foot firmly placed in both camps.

The Crusaders have won eight in a row and sit top of the table but the Highlanders should go into this Friday night's derby match with some degree of confidence.

Two Otago youngsters are about to head to the other side of the world.

After many years of being an importer, Otago rugby is now exporting talent but it is coming at the expense of the club competition.

Hugh McCutcheon admits his life may seem somewhat surreal to many.

Highlanders and Otago halfback Josh Renton may have played his last game of the season.

The next stage of finding the new Highlanders coach will take place on Friday.

As far as benchmarks go this is one to set and then pass.

Sometimes it can be tough being the youngest.

There are match-ups all over the field when the Chiefs take on the Highlanders in Hamilton tomorrow night. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks at three games within games which will be worth watching.

Dreams do come true. Just ask John Hayden and Natalie Evans.

The Highlanders will be without co-captain Shane Christie for the next couple of weeks at least and doubts surround the availability of rugged No.8 Liam Squire.

As the Super rugby season heads past the halfway mark and All Black selection is just around the corner, rugby writer Steve Hepburn picks a form XV from the five New Zealand sides.

The arm-wrestle this time went the way of the Highlanders.

Seilala Mapusua has come a long way since first arriving in Dunedin as a fresh-faced 19-year-old. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn catches up with the former midfielder, who is back in the city he calls home.

Many clubs are struggling to attract players and it is feared the Dunedin premier competition will inevitably be cut to just eight teams, several club chairmen say.