The Hurricanes may get Beauden Barrett back for their key match against the Highlanders this Friday but the usual man outside him could be rested.
Otago skipper Angie Sisifa has been named in a new-look Black Ferns squad to tour Canada later this month.
Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph is bullish about his side's chances of winning its first Super rugby title.
Football South general manager Bill Chisholm is to stand down from the role by the end of the year.
The Highlanders are in foreign territory.
Highlanders first five eighth Lima Sopoaga used an unfortunate memory to motivate himself to a top drawer effort on Saturday night.
Big field, big dreams - now just bring on the big boys.
He admits it has taken a while to get there - in fact, John Hardie has spent just about as much time off the field than on it while bringing up 50 games for the Highlanders.
The path to private investment in the Highlanders continues at a glacial pace, although negotiations are said to be well advanced with one group.
Isaac Misky's league career has just taken a step forward.
Alex Ainley thought at times it was never going to happen.
At a time when everyone is a bandwagon jumper, and failure is an orphan, there is one obvious question for the players in the Kaikorai women's rugby team.
The Highlanders have made a couple of changes to their forward pack to take on the Chiefs in Invercargill on Saturday night.
Former Highlanders prop Jamie Mackintosh admits his future is up in the air but he is not complaining.
The Eastern Rugby Football Club will celebrate its 50th birthday this weekend with about 250 people expected at the festivities.
It has been years in the making and finally the teams have started arriving in the South.
The Highlanders ended a hoodoo and can now sniff the playoffs.
When will the Highlanders rest their three All Blacks again?
Logic goes out the window for this match.
The Otago Rugby Football Union has stepped in to clarify changes to secondary school rugby.
