Steve Hepburn

The province is No1 at the moment and that is where Nicole McLaren intends it to stay.

It has not been a happy homecoming for former Highlanders flanker Dillon Hunt.

The Highlanders look set to head to Queenstown at the end of next month to take on the Rebels.

The apprentices got one over the masters yesterday.

It has been mooted for many years but a colts side has emerged from Central Otago.

It seems hard to believe but the Chiefs can go a long way to making the Super Rugby Aotearoa final with a win at home tonight.

Rugby is fast becoming a game for the big and powerful.

Otago referee James Doleman is off to the Tokyo Olympics.

A move to Japan usually involves players nearing the end of their careers, players who have reached the pinnacle and coming down the other side.

Departing Otago Volts cricket coach Rob Walter said he had many sleepless nights before deciding to move on.

A man who worked with Iain Gallaway in the last 10 years of the late broadcaster’s career said he was the consummate professional.

Yet another reason has been found to dislike the Crusaders.

The Silver Lake deal with NZ Rugby just took a step forward.

What do you get if you have a turbocharged Tongan, an energetic Maori from Christchurch and a Japanese tackling and running machine?

Highlanders co-captain Ash Dixon believes his side has a chance to make the final of the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition.

The newest team in South Otago started the season with a bang.

The list of who is unavailable is almost as long as who is available.

Former Otago and Highlanders prop Craig Millar has taken his first step to wearing a Japanese jersey.