Highlanders thriller

Rugby union returns in NZ with Bryn Gatland scoring a last-minute drop-goal winner for the Highlanders against his father Warren's Chiefs team at the Forsyth Barr Stadium as the Highlanders beat the Chiefs 28-27 in a thrilling opener to the new Super Rugby Aotearoa tournament.

New Zealand's response to the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in only 22 deaths, and no active cases in three weeks - meaning the social distancing measures enforced in Europe's returning football leagues were not needed in Dunedin.

The fans made noise throughout the game - no need for piped-in crowd noise here like the fools in the stupid UK.