@nostrildamus said in Did the new Dunedin stadium make the Highlanders/Otago soft?:
The Highlanders had some scary, hairy, half-bull props in that era and I can just imagine the flaring from their nostrils in the freezing air would have been a bit of a psychological weapon.
Sure, and when the Highlanders had electric backs staring at you with a scrum 60m out, that was a great psychological weapon too.
This whole argument is a bit like the one used about big football clubs not enjoying going away to Stoke on a Cold Tuesday night. The numbers don't back it up.