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OPINION: While most of the country is still lamenting the All Blacks one point loss to the South Africans in the Rugby World Cup final, the Hound – always on the outlook for a cloud with silver lining – found one bright spot on the sporting front.

Shelley Scott is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Geelong Cats in the AFL Women’s competition.

One of the country’s most promising young cattle judges is heading to the US to play professional rugby.

Massey Ferguson says the rugby union icon Sam Whitelock will be its brand ambassador for New Zealand.

Farmers and lifestyle block-owners can cash in on the wave of motorhome tourists here for the Lions rugby tour, says the developer of an app called CamperMate.

It's fitting in a Rugby World Cup year – and with a draw that looks like New Zealand will be somewhere near the end of the tournament – that JCB distributor Landpower has introduced a special version of the 435S-Agri wheeled loader.

Who says rugby and dairying don’t mix well? Just ask James Foote, a semi-professional rugby player who switched to dairying four years ago and recently notched up one of the biggest wins of his career.

Two Waikato agribusinesses, Deosan and Waikato Milking Systems, have joined with the province's rugby stars to promote sport in schools.