Teamname: | Otago |
Union: | Otago Rugby Football Union |
Location: | Dunedin Central, Dunedin, New Zealand |
Ground: | Forsyth Barr Stadium |
Capacity: | 30,700 |
Ceo: | Richard Kinley[1] |
Coach: | Tom Donnelly |
Captain: | TBA |
Appearances: | Richard Knight (170) |
Top Scorer: | Greg Cooper (1,520) |
Most Tries: | Paul Cooke (73) |
League: | Bunnings NPC |
Season: | 2023 |
Position: | 11th |
Pattern La1: | _goldborder |
Pattern B1: | _goldcollar |
Pattern Ra1: | _goldborder |
Pattern So1: | _goldstripe |
Leftarm1: | 0000FF |
Body1: | 0000FF |
Rightarm1: | 0000FF |
Shorts1: | 0000FF |
Socks1: | 0000FF |
Url: | http://www.orfu.co.nz/ |
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 and gold.
The Otago squad for the 2023 Bunnings NPC is:[2]
Otago squad | ||
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Props
Hookers
Locks | Loose forwards
Halfbacks (scrum-halves)
First five-eighths (fly-halves) | Midfielders (centres)
Outside backs
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(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped, REP denotes a replacement squad player, INJ denotes a player ruled out for the season through injury, DEV denotes a development squad player. |
Otago have been overall Champions twice, winning the titles in 1991 and 1998. Their full list of honours include:[3] [4]
Players named in the 2023 Otago squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]