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Sav's Sidelines: Otago, let's deal in some facts

Sav's Sidelines: Otago, let's deal in some facts

Sav’s Sidelines column looks at some of the happenings in Southland from the grassroots to Super Rugby and beyond.

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Jun 09, 2024
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Even the most painful Otago supporter surely couldn’t remain adamant that Gregor Rutledge has to wear an Otago jersey because he’s now attending university in Dunedin. Photo: DEBBIE FAHEY

In this week’s Sav’s Sidelines column Logan Savory takes a moment to fire a shot back at some of our friends in Dunedin around the angst attached to Rugby Southland’s academy initiative in the university city.

The column also delves into a deleted Tasman Mako social media post which seems to back up our signing speculation from last week around a certain All Blacks wing. We also point out that come July there will be 500-plus Stags caps sitting around the table at a Rugby Southland staff meeting.

On top of that, this week’s Sav’s Sidelines looks at the 2024 Southland halfback situation and also revisits that memorable 2010 Jason Rutledge tackle on Aled de Malmanche.

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