Frizell to travel with Highlanders for Force game
Frizell to travel with Highlanders for Force game
Highlanders loose forward Shannon Frizell is to travel to Perth for the match against the Force and will be a welcome addition to the side.
Steve Hepburn
All Blacks test confirmed for Dunedin
All Blacks test confirmed for Dunedin in July
Test rugby will return to Dunedin in July when the All Blacks take on Fiji.
First quarter key to narrow win for Steel
First quarter key to narrow win for Steel
The Steel got itself back into the positives with an all-the-way win over the Pulse in Porirua yesterday.
Highlanders will face a Force to be reckoned with
Highlanders will face a Force to be reckoned with
The Highlanders will head to Perth tomorrow knowing it will be anything but easy to beat the Western Force.
Upper Clutha sneaks home over Arrowtown
Upper Clutha sneaks home over Arrowtown
Upper Clutha left it to the last kick of the game to beat Arrowtown on Saturday.
Great start—now for the travel
Great start—now for the travel
The Highlanders will head to Perth on Tuesday knowing they have started the Trans-Tasman competition as well as they could.
Hoping for triumphant return
Hoping for triumphant return
Nearly a generation after she first picked up a squash racket in Roxburgh, Alana Kairaoi is back in the town.
Franks returning to NZ on two-year deal with Hurricanes
Franks returning to NZ on two-year deal with Hurricanes
All Black prop Owen Franks will head to the capital to continue his distinguished career next year after signing for the Hurricanes.
Otago trainer off to the US
Otago trainer off to the US
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.
Controlled effort from Landers
Controlled effort from Landers
One down, four to go. The Highlanders beat the Reds 40-19 at Forsyth Barr Stadium last night, winning the first game of the new Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition.
Hard work key for de Groot
Hard work key for de Groot
It wasn't luck. It wasn't good timing. It didn't happen overnight. It wasn't even the bounce of the ball. It just came down to good old-fashioned hard work.
Reds, Brumbies favoured Australian teams
Reds, Brumbies favoured Australian teams
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.
Collins taken with Ospreys’ ambitions
Collins taken with Ospreys’ ambitions
Welsh club Ospreys has confirmed the signing of Otago captain and Highlanders utility back Michael Collins.
Three Otago players picked in national under-20 squad
Three Otago players picked in national under-20 squad
Three players from Otago have been picked in a New Zealand under-20 squad.
Highlanders forced to fill injury gaps
Highlanders forced to fill injury gaps
The Highlanders have lost plenty of players to injury this season and more reinforcements have come in.
Excited to be facing Australian champion
Excited to be facing Australian champion
The Highlanders will reset and refresh to attempt to go out and win the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition.
Former Highlanders coaches leave the fold
Former Highlanders coaches leave the fold
The three main coaches of the Highlanders side from just two years ago are no longer coaching in the professional game.
Golden point, captain’s challenge ditched
Golden point, captain’s challenge ditched
It appears sanity has prevailed.
Frizell in alleged assault on woman at Octagon bar
Highlander Shannon Frizell in alleged assault on woman at Octagon bar
Highlanders and All Black loose forward Shannon Frizell is alleged to have assaulted a woman at a Dunedin bar at the weekend.
Gritty Maniototo into top four
Gritty Maniototo into top four
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.