Highlanders signings usher in new era
Highlanders signings usher in new era
The Highlanders have brought in some new talent, raided the Chiefs for some tight forwards and will be looking to some exciting outside backs to score the tries.
Steve Hepburn
Coach looking to the future as squad takes shape
Coach looking to the future as squad takes shape
Highlanders coach Aaron Mauger is not looking back. He says everything is being projected forward as his new squad takes shape for next season.
Super rookies signed as veterans move on
Super rookies signed as veterans move on
Otago No 8 Dylan Nel has become a Chief.
New era for Highlanders
New era for Highlanders
There's a batch of new faces in the Highlanders for next year as the Super Rugby franchise starts a new era.
Great day for Rippon but ton eludes him
Great day for Rippon but ton eludes him
Cricket can be a cruel game - ask Michael Rippon.
Naholo starts new career in style
Naholo starts new career in style
Former Highlanders and All Black winger Waisake Naholo has made a great start to his new career in England.
Season of change as long-term players move on
Season of change as long-term players move on
A new era for the Highlanders will begin tonight with the naming of the squad for next season.
Athletics striving for numbers
Athletics striving for numbers
Athletics was like every traditional sport today, facing issues about numbers, coaches and getting volunteers.
Joseph could coach the best but accept a pay cut
Joseph could coach the best but accept a pay cut
Jamie Joseph appears to have a fallback option should he fail to become the next All Black coach.
Otago draws top sides in 2020 NPC
Otago draws top sides in 2020 NPC
Otago will play some top sides in its crossover matches in next year's provincial competition and a Ranfurly Shield challenge is among them.
Seiuli arrives in new home
Seiuli arrives in new home
Otago and Highlanders prop Aki Seiuli has arrived in Glasgow in the latest stage of his career, joining an ever-growing list of Otago players heading offshore.
Is NZ big enough to support multiple channels?
Is NZ big enough to support multiple channels?
It's the end of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and Spark appears to have left the main stage. But it still wants to be a major player. No longer wants to be in the supporting actor category.
Brown: I'd coach with Joseph
Brown: I'd coach with Joseph
Tony Brown has hitched his boat to Jamie Joseph, saying he will coach in the future only with his former team-mate.
RWC A-Z: The good, the bad and the quirky
RWC A-Z: The good, the bad and the quirky
So it is all over for another four years. The World Cup threw up the usual surprises and the most predictable. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks back at the tournament.
Low scores order of the day
Low scores order of the day
Green Island 79 lost to Taieri 81 for three by seven wickets
Another boring and forgettable cup final
Another boring and forgettable cup final
Most times when a great game is played, the cliche of "someone has to lose" gets wheeled out.
Big occasion for hoops fans in the South
Big occasion for hoops fans in the South
Invercargill will be the place to be for fans of the dribble and lay-up tomorrow as Stadium Southland hosts a marquee match-up.
Refereeing began in Dunedin for NZ official assisting in RWC final
Refereeing began in Dunedin for NZ official assisting in RWC final
He is going to be in the thick of the action tonight in Japan, but it all began for Ben O'Keeffe in Dunedin.
Rugby stalwart's award just reward for her commitment
Rugby stalwart's award just reward for her commitment
Her father-in-law was an All Black. Her husband played and coaches the game. She has three daughters who all wanted to play with the oval ball.
Angel appears in Dunedin to open new artificial turf
Angel appears in Dunedin to open new artificial turf
Juan Pablo Angel never played on anything like an artificial turf when he was growing up.