Otago (National Provincial Championship)

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.

For the Otago Rugby governing body, see Otago Rugby Football Union.

Otago
The ORFU official emblem
UnionOtago Rugby Football Union
Founded1881 (1881)
LocationDunedin Central, Dunedin, New Zealand
Ground(s)Forsyth Barr Stadium (Capacity: 30,700)
CEORichard Kinley[1]
Coach(es)Tom Donnelly
Captain(s)James Lentjes
Most appearancesRichard Knight (170)
Top scorerGreg Cooper (1,520)
Most triesPaul Cooke (73)
League(s)Bunnings NPC
20225th (Odds Conference)
Team kit
Official website
www.orfu.co.nz

Current squad

The Otago squad for the 2022 Bunnings NPC is:[2]

Otago squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Halfbacks (scrum-halves)

First five-eighths (fly-halves)

Midfielders (centres)

Outside backs

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped, REP denotes a replacement squad player.
  1. Ainsley's international appearances were for Australia. He switched his international allegiance to New Zealand in 2022, representing the Māori All Blacks, but has yet to be officially capped at XV level for them.
  2. Press wasn't named in the original Otago squad, but was announced in the side for Round 8.[3]
  3. Haig wasn't named in the original Otago squad, but was announced in the side for Round 1.[4]
  4. Leef, Scott and Tapueluelu weren't named in the original Otago squad, but were announced in the side for Round 7.[5]
  5. Leslie wasn't named in the original Otago squad, but was announced in the side for Round 6.[6]

Honours

Otago have been overall Champions twice, winning the titles in 1991 and 1998. Their full list of honours include:[7][8]

National Provincial Championship First Division
  • Winners: 1991, 1998

Current Super Rugby players

Players named in the 2022 Otago squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Player Team
Jermaine Ainsley Highlanders
James Arscott Highlanders
George Bower Crusaders
Josh Dickson Highlanders
Sam Fischli Highlanders
Sam Gilbert Highlanders
Josh Hill Rebels
Josh Hohneck Highlanders
Fabian Holland Highlanders
Josh Ioane Chiefs
Ricky Jackson Crusaders
Tau Koloamatangi Moana Pasifika
Vilimoni Koroi Highlanders
James Lentjes Highlanders
Christian Lio-Willie Highlanders
Saula Ma'u Highlanders
Jona Nareki Highlanders
Ray Nu'u Rebels
Abraham Pole Crusaders/Moana Pasifika
Josh Timu Highlanders
Thomas Umaga-Jensen Highlanders
Freedom Vahaakolo Highlanders
Sean Withy Highlanders

References
  1. "Staff". Otago Rugby. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. "2022 OTAGO SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR BUNNINGS NPC". Otago Rugby Football Union. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. "Bunnings NPC Round 8: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Bunnings NPC Round One: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. "Bunnings NPC Round 7: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. "Bunnings NPC Round 6: Team Lists". Bunnings NPC. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  7. "National Provincial Championship winners, 1976–2014". Te Ara. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. "Mitre 10 Cup". Rugby Heartland. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  9. "Highlanders name squad for Super Rugby Pacific 2022" (Press release). Highlanders. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  10. "Highlanders name replacement players to cover All Black leave and Squad injuries" (Press release). Highlanders. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  11. "Nine new names in Crusaders 2022 Super Rugby Pacific squad" (Press release). Crusaders. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  12. "Melbourne Rebels Round 3 Team Announcement" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  13. "Highlanders Named for Round 6 of Super Rugby Pacific" (Press release). Highlanders. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  14. "Gallagher Chiefs squad announced for 2022" (Press release). Chiefs. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  15. "Ricky Jackson to debut for the Crusaders in Round 8 of DHL Super Rugby Pacific" (Press release). Crusaders. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  16. "Moana Pasifika community celebrates historic first Super Rugby squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  17. "Melbourne Rebels confirm 2022 Super Rugby Pacific Squad" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  18. "Crusaders team update v Moana Pasifika" (Press release). Crusaders. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  19. "Moana Pasifika team named for home game against Blues" (Press release). Moana Pasifika. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  20. "Match Centre - Super Rugby - Highlanders vs. Blues". SANZAAR. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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