Otago Rugby Football Union
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| Founded | 1881 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Carisbrook | |||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 35,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Ron Palenski |
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| Coach | Steve Martin |
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| League | Air New Zealand Cup | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Semi-finalists | |||||||||||||||||
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The Otago Rugby Football Union (ORFU) is the governing body of rugby union in the region of Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. Otago has traditionally been a strong rugby province in New Zealand.
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[edit] History
Otago Rugby Football Union was founded in 1881. In 2006, Otago celebrates its 125th year.
[edit] 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
[edit] Squad
Squad for the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup:
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[edit] Notable players
- 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 Stone
- Cameron Mackintosh
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
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| Federation: | New Zealand Rugby Football Union |
| National teams: | All Blacks • Junior All Blacks • New Zealand Sevens • New Zealand Māori • Black Ferns |
| International Competitions: | Rugby World Cup • Tri Nations • Super 14 • Pacific Nations Cup • Bledisloe Cup • Churchill Cup • Rugby World Cup Sevens • IRB Sevens World Series • Wellington Sevens |
| Super 14 teams: | Blues • Chiefs • Crusaders • Highlanders • Hurricanes |
| Domestic Competitions: | Air New Zealand Cup • Heartland Championship • Ranfurly Shield • Hanan Shield |
| Air New Zealand Cup teams: | Auckland • Bay of Plenty • Canterbury • Counties Manukau • Hawke's Bay • Manawatu • North Harbour • Northland • Otago • Southland • Taranaki • Tasman • Waikato • Wellington |
| Heartland Championship teams: | Buller • East Coast • Horowhenua-Kapiti • King Country • Mid Canterbury • North Otago • Poverty Bay • South Canterbury • Thames Valley • Wairarapa Bush • Wanganui • West Coast |
