History
The union was founded in 1881, celebrating its 125th year in 2006. Since the inception of the NPC in 1976, Otago have won the competition twice, in 1991 and 1998. Furthermore, since playoffs were introduced, Otago have made the final on six occasions and the semifinals on 11.
Although Otago have not held the Ranfurly Shield since 1957, their overall performance is impressive, having won 36 of 74 shield matches, with only Auckland and Canterbury boasting a better record.
In 2011, Otago (along with the Highlanders) moved from Carisbrook, the union's traditional home, to the recently completed Forsyth Barr Stadium. A fully enclosed venue, Otago held their first home match at the new ground on the 27th of August. In front of a crowd of 14,067, the largest home gate of the season, Otago lost to Canterbury by 16 - 29.
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