Sorensen, the New Zealand Rugby Union general manager professional rugby, was in Dunedin yesterday as part of the Great Rugby Road Trip, coming to the end of a three-month tour from Kaitaia to Invercargill.
When asked about the Otago situation he said there was still much work to be done despite an agreement between the main parties.
"There is still quite a lot of water to go under the bridge. The heads of agreement is fully in place but there is still a lot to be done," Sorensen said.
"Everyone is working very, very hard and we know that. But costs around the team may have to be looked at. Perhaps instead of a doctor travelling with the team they will use a doctor that is in the town they go to.
"First and foremost, the players' welfare must be right. If the players are going OK then things can go from there. We need to look at a review at the end of the season.
"But with the ITM Cup it would be fair to say it is a part of our business we are still grappling with."
He said unions in the Heartland competition knew their role and responsibilities, while those involved in Super 15 and the All Blacks were fulltime professional players, and knew their business.
He said it was a balancing act to get the finances right at ITM Cup level, but the wages bill had dropped by 8% from 2010 to 2011, which showed things were heading in the right direction.
The roadshow is about to come to an end and the last visit is to a school in Invercargill tomorrow.
Sorensen said it had been a tremendous success and the World Cup was still proving very popular with the general public.
Along with the road show, there were also club forums and Sorensen was due to meet club delegates last night as part of developing the NZRU's community rugby plan.
Club issues were similar right across the country and had not changed greatly from 20 to 30 years ago.
"Nothing surprises, really. There are concerns over teenage drop-out, funds available for clubs and the lack of volunteers.
"But back when I was playing there were just those one or two guys that did all the work around the club."
He said all sectors of the game had to work hard to help the sport, and there were no easy solutions. The NZRU might have been making losses over the past four or five years but he said it was not far away from getting things right.
The club game was well administered in Otago, he said, and said compared to other sports in the country rugby was "in pretty good shape."
