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| Founded | 1881 | |
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| Ground(s) | Carisbrook (Capacity: 29,000[1]) | |
| Chairman |  Ron Palenski | |
| Coach(es) | Steve Martin | |
| League(s) | Air New Zealand Cup | |
| 2008 | 10th | |
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History
Otago Rugby Football Union was founded in 1881. In 2006, Otago celebrated its 125th year.
Representative Rugby
The senior representative team will play in the Air New Zealand Cup for the 2006 season, playing previously in the National Provincial Championship since 1976. The team jersey is blue with a yellow collar. They play their home matches at Carisbrook in Dunedin, which also serves as the headquarters of the union.
Main sponsor is Speight's. Apparel is supplied by Canterbury of New Zealand. Other sponsors include:
- ANZ
- MoreFM
Squad
Squad for the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup:
Forwards:
- Jason Macdonald (Dunedin)
- Peter Mirrielees (Harbour)
- Jed Vercoe (Southern)
- Keith Cameron (Dunedin)
- Jeremy Aldworth (University A)
- Ben Nolan (Harbour)
- Ross Kennedy (Pirates)
- Seko Qaraniqio (Kaikorai)
- Tom Donnelly (Matakanui Combined)
- Craig Newby (Dunedin)
- Hoani Matenga (University A)
- Eben Joubert (Harbour)
- Uili Kolo’ofai (Southern)
- Steven Setephano (Zingari-Richmond)
- Paul Grant (University A)
Backs:
- Sean Romans (University A)
- Toby Morland (Kaikorai)
- Daniel Bowden (Dunedin)
- Chris Noakes (University A)
- Dan Snee (University A)
- Aaron Bancroft (Harbour)
- Brett Mather (University A)
- Lucky Mulipola (Southern)
- Karne Hesketh (Alhambra-Union)
- Ben Smith (Green Island)
- Glen Horton (Harbour)
Notable players
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- James Allan
- Stephen Bachop
- Josh Blackie
- Ken Bloxham
- Mike Brewer
- Tony Brown
- Greg Cooper
- Marc Ellis
- Nick Evans
- Stu Forster
- Carl Hayman
- Lyn Jaffray
- Jamie Joseph
- Byron Kelleher
- Dean Kenny
- David Kirk
- Josh Kronfeld
- Chris Laidlaw
- David Latta
- John Leslie
- Laurie Mains
- Keith Murdoch
- Anton Oliver
- Frank Oliver
- Arran Pene
- Taine Randell
- Duncan Robertson
- James Ryan
- Kevin Skinner
- Chris Smylie
- John Timu
- Jeff Wilson
- Arthur Massey Stone
- Cameron Mackintosh
- Victor Cavanagh
Otago in Super Rugby
Players from Otago are eligible to play for Super 14 side, the Highlanders. Players from the union also make the core of the Highlanders team.
See also
References
External links
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