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Carisbrook will be fit and ready for the test between the All Blacks and Fiji in July and a large video screen will be in operation.

The Otago Rugby Football Union says it has tried to balance club demands with player wishes in allocating players to clubs but it cannot order anyone to go anywhere.

The Otago Rugby Football Union has recorded a cash loss of $50,000, and claims it is now a "lean and mean" business.

A new metropolitan rugby committee will be introduced next year to oversee amateur rugby in Otago.

The Otago rugby team has been given a tough assignment in its four crossover matches in next year's ITM Cup competition.

The review looking into what went wrong with the Otago team this year is still continuing and no date has been set for its completion.

The Otago Rugby Football Union has set up a apprentice programme to help it keep young talent in the province.

Otago coach Phil Mooney wants to continue in the role next season and says the team needs to get its systems more precise.

The future of Otago coach Phil Mooney appears clouded, though officials deny he has already been given his marching orders.

Rugby has received more than $108 million in pokie grants over the past five years, with the cash-strapped Otago Rugby Football Union ranking third overall for grants.

The papers have been served and the divorce between Otago and the Highlanders is nearly complete. Sports editor Hayden Meikle looks at how a struggling franchise and a slumping union hope to flourish by forging their own paths.

Wayne Graham says he is as frustrated as anyone about the Otago team's losing run but he is optimistic the side is not far away from getting a win.

It will be roll up your wheels at Carisbrook on Sunday as vehicles tread the turf.

Both Richard Reid and Wayne Graham say Otago rugby will benefit from losing day-to-day control of the Highlanders.

The Otago Rugby Football Union is close to completing a series of changes aimed at satisfying its new landlord, the Dunedin City Council.