The Stampede will get an insight into how hard it will be to defend its title when it plays the unbeaten West Auckland Admirals in back-to-back matches in Auckland this weekend.
Stack the rafters with light blue-coloured streamers and don't hold back on the bubbly - the Southern Steel ought to win tonight's ANZ Premiership final against the Pulse in Invercargill by 15 to 20 goals, if form is any guide at all.
The Blacks Caps list of contracted players is expected to be announced today. Cricket writer Adrian Seconi takes a lighthearted look at who might make the cut.