The Highlanders are well placed to play in a New Zealand Super Rugby competition, which may be played in July, and is likely to take place with no crowds.
Otago sporting organisations are not sitting on their hands during the Covid-19 outbreak, and are looking at ways to manage the sporting landscape when sport eventually returns.
There is still a taste for sport on radio, but whether there is the financial means to get it back on air is the big question, a couple of Dunedin sports broadcasters say.
New Zealand Rugby has cut a swath through its domestic competitions, saving upwards of $20 million in the process, but not guaranteeing any first-class fixture will go ahead this season.
From one lockdown to another. The Highlanders will move from one period of self-isolation to a national lockdown as the season continues along its rollercoaster ride.