Rugby: Otago colts team returns to Maori tournament
Rugby: Otago colts team returns to Maori tournament
After not having a team last year, the Otago Maori Colts will be out in full force at this weekend's Te Waipounamu tournament in Timaru.
Steve Hepburn
Rugby: More pressure on players in professional era
Rugby: More pressure on players in professional era
Professional rugby players are under much more pressure than in previous years, a former All Black says, while a leading sports psychologist says placing an alcohol ban on players will simply not work.
Cricket: Victory secures home final for Volts
Cricket: Victory secures home final for Volts
Otago is now just one win away from a possible tilt at millions of dollars in the Indian sunshine.
Rugby: Wayne Graham joins ORFU board
Rugby: Wayne Graham joins ORFU board
Former All Black and Otago rugby coach Wayne Graham has been elected to the Otago Rugby Football Union board, saying he wants to attract players and fans back to the game.
Cricket: Canterbury has learnt lesson from early thrashing
Cricket: Canterbury has learnt lesson from early thrashing
Canterbury learnt a lot from its first round loss to Otago in the twenty/20 competition, and those lessons ultimately got them through to the final, says coach Bob Carter.
Cricket: Drying times for Uni Oval groundsman
Cricket: Drying times for Uni Oval groundsman
Tom Tamati is in for a big week, not that he is complaining.
Rugby: Highlanders reach out for Daryl-Ann
Rugby: Highlanders reach out for Daryl-Ann
The Highlanders may be doing it tough on the paddock but captain Jimmy Cowan says it is nothing compared to what Daryl-Ann Fehsenfeld is going through.
Cricket:: Race to dry Oval for T20 final
Cricket:: Race to dry Oval for T20 final
It is usually on the other side of the boundary rope but, because of Dunedin's wet weather, a large tent now stands in the middle of the University Oval.
Rugby: Sideline time hard for prop to handle
Rugby: Sideline time hard for prop to handle
Highlanders prop Jamie Mackintosh admits he is not a rugby watcher.
Rugby: Sin-binning of Thomson 'ridiculous'
Rugby: Sin-binning of Thomson 'ridiculous'
Highlanders coach Glenn Moore said his side played well in patches but labelled the sin-binning of Adam Thomson as ridiculous.
Rugby: Another heart-breaker for Highlanders
Rugby: Another heart-breaker for Highlanders
For the second week in a row, the Highlanders had victory prised out of their hands, conceding two tries in the final five minutes to go down to the Hurricanes in Wellington.
Rugby: Highlanders prop sidelined for six weeks
Rugby: Highlanders prop sidelined for six weeks
Highlanders prop Jamie Mackintosh is out of rugby for six weeks through injury.
Golf: Lee win a boost for Open
Golf: Lee win a boost for Open
New Zealand Open organisers say Danny Lee's Johnnie Walker Classic triumph in Perth yesterday was great news for the Arrowtown-based tournament next month.
Cricket: Hopes high for big crowd at twenty/20 final
Cricket: Hopes high for big crowd at twenty/20 final
Otago Cricket chief executive Ross Dykes is hoping for a 3000 sellout crowd at the University Oval for the national twenty/20 final on Sunday.
Rugby: Closing games down the key: Hall
Rugby: Closing games down the key: Hall
David Hall says the Highlanders have to learn how to close down games if they want to have a successful season.
Rugby: Otago guaranteed crack at shield
Rugby: Otago guaranteed crack at shield
Otago has a guaranteed Ranfurly Shield challenge this year, after it was drawn to play holder Wellington in the first round of the national championship.
Rugby: Reid denies drinking culture
Rugby: Reid denies drinking culture
Highlanders chief executive Richard Reid denies the franchise has a drinking culture, but said he was "bloody disappointed" on hearing of an incident involving winger Fetu'u Vainikolo.
Rugby: Ground membership in freefall at 'Brook
Rugby: Ground membership in freefall at 'Brook
The number of ground member ticket holders have plummeted at Carisbrook, with the drop blamed on the credit crunch, night rugby and team performance.
Rugby: Carrington getting a kick out of coaching position
Rugby: Carrington getting a kick out of coaching position
He was part of the Highlanders most successful era, and now Matt Carrington is again involved in the southern franchise, as the team's kicking coach.
Rugby: Late goal ends Highlanders' comeback
Rugby: Late goal ends Highlanders' comeback
A heart-breaking drop goal with a minute left on the clock saw the Highlanders go down to the Brumbies in a thriller at Carisbrook last night.