Rugby: NZRU meeting may affect Otago
Rugby: NZRU meeting may affect Otago
A meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union board tomorrow may play a hand in the future of the Otago union.
Steve Hepburn
Rugby: Good start important but Joseph looks to full season
Rugby: Good start important but Joseph looks to full season
It was the sort of start that only the most optimistic of Highlanders fans would have hoped for.
Rugby: Chiefs particularly strong in the backs
Rugby: Chiefs particularly strong in the backs
The Highlanders will wait until this morning to name their team to take on the Chiefs tomorrow, with the possibility players who have just joined the squad will get a run.
Cycling: Young pedaller springs from bunch
Cycling: Young pedaller springs from bunch
Patrick Jones is small enough to hide, but he is fast winning a reputation which makes him hard to ignore.
Rugby: Super success overdue for northern talent
Rugby: Super success overdue for northern talent
The four New Zealand Super 15 sides north of the Waitaki have had plenty of comings and goings since last year. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn considers their chances.
Rugby: Reds and Waratahs look major contenders
Rugby: Reds and Waratahs look major contenders
The usual suspects look like being the main threats from across the Tasman. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks at the five Australian Super 15 sides.
Rugby: Bulls no longer the main threat
Rugby: Bulls no longer the main threat
The winds of change have blown through the teams on the other side of the Indian Ocean. Beginning our week of Super 15 build-up, rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks at the five South African sides.
Rugby: Injured Slade touch and go for first match
Rugby: Injured Slade touch and go for first match
The injury curse has continued for Colin Slade, who is scheduled to have a hernia operation today.
Rugby: Troubleshooter looking to make profit at ORFU
Rugby: Troubleshooter looking to make profit at ORFU
Jeremy Curragh says the Otago Rugby Football Union needs to raise revenue and get the professional side of the game to turn a profit.
Rugby: Three Highlanders First XV games to be televised
Rugby: Three Highlanders First XV games to be televised
The Highlanders Schools First XV competition is due to start in April and three games in the competition will be televised.
Rugby: Otago supporters club still looking for new home
Rugby: Otago supporters club still looking for new home
The Otago Rugby Supporters Club is still hunting for new premises and will stay at Carisbrook for now, despite games being played on the other side of town.
ORFU to cut player wage bill; Mains to go
ORFU to cut player wage bill; Mains to go
The cash-strapped Otago Rugby Football Union intends to slash its future player wage bill - which was $1.1 million last year - by $400,000, chairman Wayne Graham revealed yesterday.
Rugby: ORFU financial position 'very tender'
Rugby: ORFU financial position 'very tender'
Otago Rugby Football Union chairman Wayne Graham admits the union's financial situation is "tender" but a full picture will not be known for another couple of weeks.
'Brook deal still hitting union's budget
'Brook deal still hitting union's budget
The $1.2 million debt incurred by the Otago Rugby Football Union when it sold Carisbrook more than two years ago is now weighing heavily on union finances, board deputy chairman Laurie Mains says.
Rugby: ORFU continues to battle financial blues
Rugby: ORFU continues to battle financial blues
As the Otago Rugby Football Union continues to struggle to balance its books, rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks at how it got there and finds it is not alone.
Rugby: Otago financial troubleshooter's stay extended
Rugby: Otago financial troubleshooter's stay extended
The man brought in to help sort through the finances of the Otago Rugby Football Union is to have an extended stay.
Rugby: Gear to start on wing in Highlanders debut
Rugby: Gear to start on wing in Highlanders debut
Hosea Gear will get his first outing in a Highlanders jersey tomorrow while a couple of King's High School old boys will patrol the midfield.
Rugby: Manu ready and confident for another busy season
Rugby: Manu ready and confident for another busy season
The engine inside Nasi Manu does not know the off button.
Golf: Tautari thrives in rain to snare title
Golf: Tautari thrives in rain to snare title
Playing consistent golf throughout the weekend, Matt Tautari was a convincing winner of the Dunedin strokeplay championships at St Clair.
Rugby: Macdonald making most of Highlanders call-up
Rugby: Macdonald making most of Highlanders call-up
Hoani Macdonald never thought he would be seen again in the Highlanders jersey, but it is one chance he intends to take.