As was the case in 2013, Hawke's Bay have travelled to Dunedin and snatched the Ranfurly Shield from Otago just a week into the southerners' reign.
As was the case in 2013, Hawke's Bay have travelled to Dunedin and snatched the Ranfurly Shield from Otago just a week into the southerners' reign.
If Otago are to have any chance of bringing the Ranfurly Shield back to Dunedin this weekend, it would be hard to imagine Josh Ioane not playing a big part.
If Otago are to have any chance of bringing the Ranfurly Shield back to Dunedin this weekend, it would be hard to imagine Josh Ioane not playing a big part.
Promising rookie wing Freedom Vahaakolo has been named to start for Otago after impressing at grassroots level across multiple competitions.
Promising rookie wing Freedom Vahaakolo has been named to start for Otago after impressing at grassroots level across multiple competitions.
Fresh from facing the disappointment of missing out on selection for the All Blacks, Josh Ioane has been named in the playmaker's jersey for Otago's opening match of the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup.
Inspirational Tonga loose forward and former Highlanders co-captain Nasi Manu is returning to New Zealand rugby after five years abroad.
Former All Blacks loose forward Adam Thomson returned to New Zealand provincial rugby for the first time in seven years after joining the Otago squad on a training basis.
Two weeks after reports emerged suggesting that former All Blacks loose forward Adam Thomson was set to sign a deal with North Harbour ahead of the upcoming Mitre 10 Cup campaign, Otago have voiced their interest in pursuing the 37-year-old.