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| Union | Otago Rugby Football Union | |
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| Founded | 1881 | |
| Location | Dunedin Central, Dunedin, New Zealand | |
| Ground(s) | Forsyth Barr Stadium (Capacity: 30,700) | |
| CEO | Richard Kinley[1] | |
| Coach(es) | Tom Donnelly | |
| Captain(s) | TBA | |
| Most appearances | Richard Knight (170) | |
| Top scorer | Greg Cooper (1,520) | |
| Most tries | Paul Cooke (73) | |
| League(s) | Bunnings NPC | |
| 2023 | 11th | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
Otago are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Dunedin, New Zealand. The union was originally established in 1881, with the National Provincial Championship established in 1976. They now play in the reformed National Provincial Championship competition. They play their home games at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin in the Otago region. The team is affiliated with the Highlanders Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are navy blue and gold.
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Current squad
The Otago squad for the 2023 Bunnings NPC is:[2]
| Otago squad | ||
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Props
Hookers
Locks |
Loose forwards
Halfbacks (scrum-halves)
First five-eighths (fly-halves) |
Midfielders (centres)
Outside backs
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(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped, REP denotes a replacement squad player, INJ denotes a player ruled out for the season through injury, DEV denotes a development squad player.
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Honours
Otago have been overall Champions twice, winning the titles in 1991 and 1998. Their full list of honours include:[5][6]
- National Provincial Championship First Division
- Winners: 1991, 1998
Current Super Rugby players
Players named in the 2023 Otago squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
References
- ^ "Staff". Otago Rugby. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "2023 OTAGO SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR BUNNINGS WAREHOUSE NPC". Otago Rugby Football Union. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Bunnings NPC Round 3: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Bunnings NPC Round 4: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Highlanders 2023 Squad Announcement" (Press release). Highlanders. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "2023 Squad announced" (Press release). Crusaders. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Match Centre - Super Rugby - Highlanders vs. Western Force". SANZAAR. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Highlanders team named to play the Western Force in Perth" (Press release). Highlanders. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Moana Pasifika name 2023 DHL Super Rugby Pacific Squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Match Centre - Super Rugby - Chiefs vs. Highlanders". SANZAAR. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
External links
This page was last edited on 19 November 2023, at 19:02