Rugby: Wait near end as NZRU axe hovers over smaller unions
Rugby: Wait near end as NZRU axe hovers over smaller unions
The wait continues for some provincial unions as to where their future lies.
Steve Hepburn
Rugby: The All Blacks get a mid-campaign physical
Rugby: The All Blacks get a mid-campaign physical
Halfway through the Tri-Nations, rugby writer Steve Hepburn checks the health of our national team and whether the side is actually re-building or simply undergoing a bit of renovating.
Rugby: Glory days for blue and golds
Rugby: Glory days for blue and golds
Ten years ago Otago won the National Provincial Championship with some outstanding performances. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks back to the 1998 season when Otago ruled the roost.
Cowan stars in one of the ABs' best
Cowan stars in one of the ABs' best
The man rated by some as the player of the match - Highlanders halfback Jimmy Cowan - was trying to convince himself he was good enough to be there when he ran on to Eden Park on Saturday night.
Rugby: Pride the motivation for Martin as season kicks off
Rugby: Pride the motivation for Martin as season kicks off
Otago coach Steve Martin starts his most intense three months of the year this afternoon. Rugby reporter Steve Hepburn talks to Martin about the Air New Zealand Cup season.
Rugby: Highlanders' proposal rejected by union
Rugby: Highlanders' proposal rejected by union
The New Zealand Rugby Union will not allow the Highlanders to hang on to their draft players, nor will it allow players to be drafted for two years.
Rugby: Injuries testing Southland's depth
Rugby: Injuries testing Southland's depth
Southland co-coach Simon Culhane says the depth of his squad is being tested and the season had not even kicked off yet.
Rugby: Otago not short of experience for first game
Rugby: Otago not short of experience for first game
DCC aquatic services manager Steve Prescott has given the Mosgiel Taieri Community Board valuable advice on obtaining an all-year-round facility. Photo by Peter Mcintosh
Otago may be going through what coach Steve Martin terms "a transition phase" but it will still line up 10 players with Super 14 experience against Southland in Invercargill.
Rugby: Union hands down penalty to Otago winger
Rugby: Union hands down penalty to Otago winger
New Otago winger Lucky Mulipola has become the second Highlander to be banned from drinking alcohol until the end of the season, and Highlanders management is confident he will follow orders.
Rugby: Otago looking to go mobile in cup competition
Rugby: Otago looking to go mobile in cup competition
Otago will look for mobility in the forthcoming Air New Zealand Cup as it looks to run sides around rather than go through them.
Thomson extends contract with NZRU
Thomson extends contract with NZRU
Adam Thomson has re-signed with the New Zealand Rugby Union until the end of 2010 but his future with Otago remains up in the air.
Rugby: Shield challenge ends in 110-point massacre
Rugby: Shield challenge ends in 110-point massacre
Too big, too strong and too classy.
Rugby: Kennedy keen to play part in Otago's Cup campaign
Rugby: Kennedy keen to play part in Otago's Cup campaign
Air New Zealand Cup previewHe was one of the most promising locks in the country three years ago, but now Ross Kennedy is something of a forgotten man. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn finds the Otago beanpole in buoyant mood ahead of the Air New Zealand Cup.
Rugby: Competition set to change
Rugby: Competition set to change
New Zealand rugby has always had ideas.
Rugby: Bancroft eager to lead backs
Rugby: Bancroft eager to lead backs
Aaron Bancroft says he is ready and willing to take on added responsibility with the Otago side this season.
Opinion: Henry lacks guns to fight the battle
Opinion: Henry lacks guns to fight the battle
As you get older, every year seems to go by faster.
Multisport: World titles beckoning Beck
Multisport: World titles beckoning Beck
Dunedin duathlete Victoria Beck believes she is in the best condition of her career for an assault on two world championships.
Rugby: Finch now courting different sport
Rugby: Finch now courting different sport
Cowan Finch is still jumping for the ball.
Hockey: Queens bested by visiting English school
Hockey: Queens bested by visiting English school
The King Edward VII and Queen Mary School, is a co-educational public school, just outside Blackpool in northern England.
Cycling: Olympians to wed after competing in Beijing
Cycling: Olympians to wed after competing in Beijing
Olympic cyclist Greg Henderson's focus is currently on the track, but come the end of October it will switch to a lady walking up the aisle.