2024
Otago Spirit Awards - Charlotte Va'afusuaga (Most Valuable Player), Belle Rewiri-Wharerau (Forward of the Year). Zoe Frood ( Players' Player), Viki Piukala (Best Reprsented the Team's Values).
Otago Men - Liam Coltman (Players' Player Awards).
AU Women League team wins final by default.
The October Rugby News has a write-up on Kelly Brazier "an Otago girl who lives in the Bay of Plenty".
Liam Coltman Renewed Love of the Game
AU players Pip and Taylor shine in a school game
Zoe Frood 50th Game for Otago Spirit
Congratulations to Hugo Hyndman, winner of the Harry C Williamson Trophy for club member of the year. Closing Day Photos.
Former AU players: Noah Hotham now All Black #1216 after debut for against Fiji.
Johnny Tapueluelu playing on wing and Tau Koloamatangi at prop for Tonga.
AU players selected in the following teams
Otago Spirit: Paige Church, Eilis Doyle, Vika Piukala, Bella Rewiri-Wharerau, Zoe Frood, Georgia Cormick, Charlotte Va’afusuaga, Jamie Church.
Otago Spirit Development: Taylor Anderson, Anna Djuncan, Kelsey Clark, Pip Eason.
Manager: Cathy Charles.
Otago Men: Liam Coltman, Jona Nareki, Tom Sanders.
Otago Men U19s: Oliver Thode, William Thode.
Peter Breen to join Matatū as assistant coach
Eilis Doyle and Georgia Cormick selected in Matatū 2024 Squad
2023
Photos from 150th Anniversary
Team Photos 2023 - BRONCOS, CRAZY HORSES, NAGS
The Oct 23 Rugby News article on AU
Performance Analysis with Zoe Whatarau and Scott Manson
Jamie Church gets a hat-trick for Spirit. Earlier Preview
Rugby News July 2023 edition features AU
Otago Women’s Breakthrough Player of the Year - Bella Rewiri-Wharerau – Alhambra-Union
Otago Women’s Club Player of the Year – Zoe Whatarau – Alhambra-Union
Sat, 29th July v Waitaki Warriers Lost 10-32
Sat, 5th Aug v Kia Toa Lost 18-30
Sat, 12th Aug v South Pac Raiders Lost 28-62
Wed, 16th Aug v Otago University won 70-18
A North Dunedin Fixture - Rugby News Oct 2023
Rugby News July 2023 edition features AU
Jona Nareki and Jermaine Ainsley are in the All Black XV to tour Japan and in the Otago NPC team.
Eight AU players in Otago Spirit team - Bella Rewiri-Wharerau, Elis Doyle, Georgia Cormack, Grace Hastie, Jamie Church, Paige Church, Vika Piukala and Zoe Whatarau.
Eight AU players in Otago Development team - Anna Duncan, Carly Foy, Heidi Aitken, Kelsey Clark, Pip Eason, Taylor Anderson, Tessa Brown and Xanthe Ma'ole.
Kelly Brazier to coach in Japan.
Congratulations. Kelsie Thwaites (nee Wills) selected in Black Ferns Training Squad. She is a contracted player.
Elish Doyle made her debut for the Western Force Super Team.
Congratulations. Cathy Charles is NZ Rugby Volunteer of the Year 2022. ODT Article
Three AU club members receive 2020 Otago Rugby Awards. Cathy Charles, Zoe Whatarau and Georgia Cormick.
Former Black Fern and AU player Dr Farah Palmer has been awarded the Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service at the World Rugby awards.
Congratulations to Elisabeth Hutton-Neil on being awarded Best Secondary School Referee of the Year" for the Otago Rugby Referees Association.
Four AU players are in the Otago Under 18 team. Congratulations to Heidi Aitken, Alice Gilbert, Oliver Norrish, and Charlotte McCondach.
Ben McCarthy playing for North Otago kicked a record 12 conversions and scored a try in their win over Horowhenua-Kapiti.on 17th September
John Tapueluelu made his debut for Otago against Waikato on 18th September and makes his run on debut against Waikato on 25th September against Waikato.
Opening Day 30th April - The upgraded downstairs facilities were opened and Dr Farah Palmer, Ruby Tui and Jac Neilson were in attendance.
Due to COVID the 150th Anniversary has been delayed a year, but still a good turnout at the club this Queens Birthday Weekend.
Farewell to Liam Coltamn as he heads away to play in France.
Congratulations Noah Hotham on being selected for the NZ Under 20 team to play in Oceania Cup games.
Congratulations to Bronco John Tapeuleulu who has been selected to play for Tonga at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
France Bloomfield, a 2020 AU player, makes the Manusina (Samoa) team to play three games in NZ in July
Six AU Crazy Horses in the Otago Spirit - Paige Church, Grace Hastie, Georgia Cormick, Vika Piukala, Kiana Wereta and Zoe Whatarau.
Seven players in the Otago Women's Development Team - Season Blackburn-Kingi, Jamie Church, Kelsey Clark, Carly Foy, Sarah Graham, Lesina Letifuga and Pele Seilala-Malatia.
NPC Players: Otago - Jona Nareki, Vilimoni Koroi, Jermaine Ainsley. Tasman - Noah Hotham.
OUR PATRON, GERARD SIMMONS, PASSED AWAY 24TH OCTOBER.
Teilah Ferguson is selected in the Hurricanes team for 2022.
Vili Korori plays 50th game for Otago v Wellington on 30th Oct.
Maddie Feaunati has been selected in the NZ Emerging Women's Players Development Camp to take place early next year.
AU player Dr Sebastian Potgieter on 1981 Springbok Tour
Audio
Four players with connections to AU have been selected in the Black Ferms. Kelsie Wills played for the club this season, while Pip Love, Kelly Brazier and Carla Hohepa played rugby for the club when they first became Black Ferns.
Bunnings have awarded the club $30,000 in material to upgrade the downstairs changing rooms and make them more gender neutral. Thanks to Katie Hensman for organising the club's application. Star Article
Congratulations to Regan Turoa on being awarded the Harry C Williamson Trophy. He coaches OBHS 1sts to win the Highlanders Schools Competition.
Jona Nareki out for nine months
Vili Korori moves to 1st five for Otago
From North Ground to America's Cup
Coltman most capped Highlander's hooker
Ben McCarthy playes for North Otago in their Ranfurly Shield challenge against Hawkes Bay
Paige Church, Eilis Doyle, Maddie Feaunati, Teilah Ferguson, Fualole Moananu and Lauren Sa'u are all selected in the Otago Spirit squad.
Liam Coltman, Jona Nareki and Vilimoni Koroi are in the Otago team.
Kelly Brazier (ex-AU) and Kurt Baker (ex-AU Highlanders loan player) are in NZ Sevens teams to go to the Olympics. Vilimoni Koroi is a non-travelling reserve
Teilah Ferguson - last season with the Spirit
Levy Emery and Tristan Fuli are in the Norrth Otago team
Four players with connections to AU have been selected in the Black Ferms. Kelsie Wills played for the club this season, while Pip Love, Kelly Brazier and Carla Hohepa played rugby for the club when they first became Black Ferns.
Bunnings have awarded the club $30,000 in material to upgrade the downstairs changing rooms and make them more gender neutral. Thanks to Katie Hensman for organising the club's application. Star Article
Congratulations to Regan Turoa on being awarded the Harry C Williamson Trophy. He coaches OBHS 1sts to win the Highlanders Schools Competition.
Jona Nareki out for nine months
Vili Korori moves to 1st five for Otago
AU player Dr Sebastian Potgieter on 1981 Springbok Tour Audio
2020 Club Results
Kelly Brazier named in World Team of the Decade
Minutes of 2019 AGM
Otago Maori: Men's Senior: Josh Taylor.
Otago Spirit: back: Teilah Ferguson
Mitre 10 Cup: MVP: Jona Nareki
Otago Season Members player of the year award: Jona Nareki
Men's Sevens competed at National Club Sevens finshing 6th.
AU Girls are being encouraged.
Otago Men - Four AU players in the squad.
Otago Spirit - Ten AU players in the squad
Liam Coltman in All Black Squad
France Bloomfield was named Metro women’s breakthrough player of the year.
Scott Manson receives national recognition
Players with connecvtions to AU are names in Black Ferns Probables v Possibles - Pip Love, Janna Vaughan, Carla Hohepa
Otago Maori: Men's Senior: Josh Taylor.
Otago Spirit: Back: Teilah Ferguson
Mitre 10 Cup: MVP: Jona Nareki
Otago Season Members Player of the Year Award: Jona Nareki
Kelly Brazier named in World Team of the Decade
Ken Williams and Hugh Tait elected Life members at AGM
Eilis Doyle selected in the NZ Development team to play in Fiji
Men win Otago club Sevens title
Liam Coltman in 2019 RWC All Blacks
Jona Nareki signs with Highlanders
Six AU players in Spirit and seven in Spirit Development Squad
Old playing jerseys for sale $20 - see Merchandise
Newsletter August 2019
Metropolitan Club Players of the Year - Alex Frood and Rosie Buchanan-Brown
Jacob Coughlan in Nth Otago Ranfurly Shield team to play Otago Fri, 26th July
Vilimoni Koroi , Jona Nareki and Alex Frood in Otago Ranfurly Shield team to play North Otago Fri, 26th July
7th and 13th June 2019: Centurions. Luke Whitelock (50 Crusaders plus 50 Highlanders games) and Liam Coltman (100 Highlander Super games)
The Pulse Energy Player of the Year was hooker Liam Coltman, having had a standout season on defence and with the ball in hand. Coltman shouldered a heavy workload starting in all but one of the regular season games. He is widely regarded as an industrious player with a big engine, he is also highly respected within the team, picking up the awards for Defender of the Year and the Speight’s Players Player.
Vilimoni Koroi is named Otago Junior Sportsman of the Year
Three ex-AU players in Black Ferns team
(Kelly Brazier, Phillipa Love and Carla Hohepa)
NZ Oldest All Black Dies - Ron Elvidge
Historic Try 7min into this video
Played for the Union club in 1950.
All Black 454
Geoff Simons - Sports Administrator
Steve Hawkins and Kelvin Williams become Life Members of AU
Otago Sevens - Kiana Wereta
Sassenach Colts Most Valuable Player: Conor van Turnhout
Otago Mitre 10 Cup Most Valuable Player of the Year: Jona Nareki
Regan Turoa coaches Otago U18 to success
AU Players in Otago Spirit are Paige Church, Eilis Doyle, Janelle Romanchuk, Zoe Whatarau, Kiana Wereta and ex-AU Rachel Scott now based in Central Otago
Five AU players in Otago Under 19s: Moala Katoa - Prop, JJ Tonks - Flanker , Llew Johnson - 1st 5/8, Elim Liko - Wing, Levi Emery - Fullback
RWC 7s - 21st July in San Francisco - Kelly Brazier and Jonah Nareki
Legin Hotham juggling rugby and dentistry
Eilis Doyle appointed Otago Women's Development Officer
Liam Coltman is cover for All Blacks v France
Scott Manson to Coach the Spirit
Kelly Brazier's Extra-Time Gold Medal Try
Kelly's Try and Interview. Game Highlights.
Vilimoni Koroi and Kelly Brazier make NZ Sevens teams for Commonwealth Games.
Vilimoni Koroi is chosen for the NZ Under 20 team.
Jona Nareki plays in the Hong Kong Sevens.
Ben Herring appointed Otago ITM Cup Coach
Gerrard Simmons has become the new Patron of the AU club.
Geoff Simons has been made a Life Member.
Premier Coaches 2018: The experienced Marty Gray returns as Head Coach. Marty has coached Otago B and Otago Spirit. Assistant Coaches, Bevan Townsend and Alan Wheeler. Scrum Coach is former Otago prop Scott Manson.
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