Otago coach Tom Donnelly gives instructions during a training session at Logan Park earlier this week.PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSHThis is the year Otago escapes the second division and returns to the top tier of the National Provincial Championship, right? And they also know Otago has been languishing since the top 14 sides were split into two groups following the 2010 season, when Otago finished 14th. But it will be a lot fancier playing in the Premiership, and Otago arguably has the team to get there. He has come out of a pretty tough Super Rugby campaign and then he has gone away with the Maori [All Blacks] and really, really enjoyed it. Otago won the warm-up fixture, but the match shapes as a good early gauge.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 06, 2021 16:30 UTC