There is a real festival of international rugby taking shape ahead of the second Bledisloe Cup test between the All Blacks and the Wallabies at Accor Stadium in October.

The Black Ferns Sevens side have been slated to take on the Australian Sevens side in one of three curtain raiser matches to the game making it the first time an international Sevens match has taken place before an All Blacks test.

Cory Sweeney is the head coach of the Black Ferns Sevens, he joined D'Arcy to discuss.

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The Rugby's Greatest Rivalry Tour has brought some life into our national game.

From the drama and epic action on the field with some fascinating encounters, to the theatrics of Rassie Erasmus and Dave Rennie, this tour has had people taking notice of rugby.

D'Arcy caught up with NZR CEO Steve Lancaster who is currently over in South Africa to discuss how it's been on the ground and whether the tour has been a success.

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An insistence all those involved in New Zealand's new privatised domestic netball league will show haste in finalising the important details.

The national body have signed a non-binding terms sheet with investors Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams for a competition starting next year.

A minimum of five teams has been agreed on - but all other details are up in the air.

Netball Players Association general manager Pippa Moore joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to discuss further.

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