Steve Hepburn

For a guy who was not wanted in the south, Callum Bruce has coped pretty well with rejection.

Three Otago players are in line to play on one of the hallowed turfs of world rugby next month.

Otago rugby stalwart Dave Latta admits he is "pretty keen" to coach Otago next season, but wants to wait and see what the structure of the new competition is.

Hamish Burrow has not let a burglary and logging thousands of kilometres in travel get in the way of winning a place in a New Zealand BMX team.

New Highlanders board member Mike Eagle says he is not a white knight appointed to save the franchise but believes it is imperative Super rugby is alive and performing in the south of the South Island.

Otago coach Steve Martin says any decision he makes on his future will be made at the end of season, and he was focusing on the final three games of the 2009 campaign.

Otago is out of the running to make the play-offs in the Air New Zealand Cup but still has plenty to play for in the final three games of the season, says Otago assistant coach Bruce Carvell.

Otago ran into a Taranaki juggernaut in the second half and crashed to a heavy 38-10 defeat in New Plymouth on Saturday night.

Consistency - a quality every coach is looking for.

Tim Colling has been appointed the Otago Rugby Football Union's new player development manager.

They used to stand on the terrace and cheer on those in blue and gold. Now, they are doing the business on the field, in those same colours.

He admits his new job will be a challenge, but Otago Rugby Football Union's new marketing manager Doug McSweeney says he wants to focus on the game itself.

Eben Joubert said he made a big decision - but not a hard one - in opting to play rugby in Dunedin.

A penalty goal in the dying minutes by centre Matt Whaanga was enough to give the Otago under-48kg team victory in its grade at the South Island primary schools tournament in Dunedin yesterday.

Someone out there has a bike which is no use to them but is like gold to world champion Dunedin cyclist Alison Shanks.

Otago leads one grade and has an outside chance in another going into the final day of the South Island Primary Schools tournament in Dunedin today.