The Brisbane Roar may have fallen off the top of the mountain but Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert is not buying into the suggestion the defending A-league champion is hurtling down the other side.
The Roar had the style but the Phoenix delivered the substance to rack up a 2-0 win at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin last night.
Forsyth Barr Stadium boss David Davies says he was satisfied with the crowd that turned up to watch the Phoenix on Wednesday night, and talks have begun to get the All Whites to play at the stadium.
A spectator last season, then a shelf stacker - now Kurt Baker wants to make an impact for what he is paid to do.
Striker Paul Ifill says breaking the club's goal-scoring record was starting to play on his mind.
It appears an Australian sporting record was not a big deal to those who set it.
Phil Mooney has ended his two-year association with Otago rugby. He reflects on his time as coach with rugby writer Steve Hepburn.
It is not only fans who have increased expectations for the Highlanders next season.
Phil Young first met Tony Brown nearly 20 years ago, and instantly knew they were cut from the same cloth.
Sophie Askin is never too far from the squash court.
Highlanders loose forward Adam Thomson is not quite ready to pull the curtain down on his 2011 season.
The Highlanders will visit every part of the region in the coming season.
The Black Ferns fly to England tomorrow for a whistle-stop tour of the country, having to play three tests in eight days.
The Highlanders will travel to Invercargill after all next year, to face the Melbourne Rebels at the end of March.
A schoolboy, two brothers and a lack of a halfback are features of the list of Otago contracted players announced yesterday.
Jessica Clydesdale probably could not have picked a worse time to pick up a knee injury.
He is only 8 but already a national champion.
The Highlanders should have a better chance of keeping 15 men on the park next season after the retirement from refereeing of Australian Stuart Dickinson.
A sports psychologist says only one person can really help Zac Guildford make the right choice - and that is Zac Guildford.
Otago coach Vaughn Johnson admits his side has made a near perfect start to the season and will have the added bonus of a rare appearance by Brendon McCullum in its next match in the Plunket Shield.
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