Aaron Goile

As the Black Ferns Sevens and All Blacks Sevens both look to bounce back from their Dubai disappointments , they have virtually no margin for error at this weekend's second round of the SVNS world series in Cape Town.

Aaron Goile She's the ambitious New Zealand rugby coach who now finds herself working in the heart of a football-mad population.

Talk about a contrast in fortunes for the New Zealand sevens teams in Cape Town.

Aaron Goile The Chiefs have been forced into a coaching reshuffle as they look to make it third-time lucky in Super Rugby Pacific next year.

Chiefs star, and one-test All Black, Shaun Stevenson , is seeking an immediate release from his New Zealand Rugby contract to take up a big-money deal in Japan.

At Seddon Park, Hamilton: Black Caps 315-9 (Tom Latham 63, Mitchell Santner 50no, Kane Williamson 44, Will Young 42; Gus Atkinson 3-55, Matthew Potts 3-75) v England

Aaron Goile From golden glow to golden duck. That was the wild swing of fortunes for newly-named White Ferns batter Bella James on Sunday morning.

She's long been a golden girl of South Canterbury, and is now glittering even brighter as New Zealand's rugby player of the year

Champion Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde has made the shock decision to dump his long-time coach, Craig Kirkwood, on the back of his most successful season to date.

Rose Bowl, third ODI: White Ferns v Australia. Where: Basin Reserve, Wellington. When: 11am Monday. Coverage: Live on TVNZ+ and TVNZ Duke, live updates on Stuff.