Rugby: Log o’ Wood heads south – Otago edge Waikato 23-19 in thriller

Rugby news from New Zealand:
Rugby: Log o’ Wood heads south – Otago edge Waikato 23-19 in thriller: The Log o’ Wood is heading down south for the summer.Otago battled their way to a 23-19 victory over Waikato to lock away the Ranfurly Shield in Dunedin for the first time since 2013, and with it, a home Championship semifinal.This… nzherald.co.nz – Rugby

Paul Lewis: The All Blacks who were exposed during Rugby Championship: It’s been quietly overlooked in the euphoria of that comeback against the Springboks but there were a few All Blacks who emerged from that test with a couple of question marks as opposed to exclamation points.Principal among them… nzherald.co.nz – Rugby

All Blacks: Beauden Barrett happy to hand the goalkicking tee to Richie Mo’unga: All Blacks first-five Beauden Barrett has opened up on his trials and tribulations from the kicking tee in a wide-ranging interview on Newstalk ZB.Barrett, criticized in some quarters for the quality of his goalkicking, converted… nzherald.co.nz – Rugby

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