The North Otago Penguins have an impressive record to maintain in the national conference basketball league finals in Wellington, which start tomorrow.
Otago won just one game in a warm-up tournament over the weekend, with coach Georgie Salter saying there was plenty to work on.
This was ugly.
Otago coach Steve Martin says it is better to win ugly than to lose pretty.
Otago starts its bid for the national championship title with a warm-up tournament at the Lion Foundation Arena this weekend.
Otago defender Katrina Grant is stoked to make the Silver Ferns playing squad, almost as impressed as her parents.
Otago rugby is "actively" chasing Northland winger Fetu'u Vainikolo.
Otago is making its first trip to the North Island this season and is playing a rare Thursday night game, but for coach Steve Martin the story remains the same.
Otago has made just one change to its side for its game against Counties-Manukau tomorrow night.
All Blacks loose forward Adam Thomson may make a fleeting appearance in an Otago jersey next week.
Debbie Hill has just landed her first job and now she is a national captain.
One player does not make a team. So the coaches say.
It was not pretty but Otago did enough to beat Northland at Carisbrook in Dunedin last night.
Otago coach Steve Martin says hard work and a change in attitude led to the better performance of the tight five last night.
Manawatu, missing out on Hurricanes games, has laid the welcome mat out for the Highlanders and wants the southern franchise to play a game in Palmerston North.
Otago coach Steve Martin wants to make Carisbrook a graveyard for visiting teams and can think of no better way to start than beating Canterbury this afternoon.
Northland rugby boss Wayne Peters wants to have the destiny of the union decided by the end of next month.
Daniel Bowden says his old side will have something to prove.
Meet Seko Qaraniqio. National basketballer, volleyballer and archer, sometimes netballer, and, most importantly, rugby player.
Former Otago B player and Tasman captain Andrew Goodman believes the side's axing from the top tier of provincial rugby will lead to his side going out this season to prove a few people wrong.
