Basic plan: Hang on during the early stages, and hope for better days with the heavyweight clashes.
The Silver Ferns during the national anthem. Photo / Photosport
(5) Evian golf major, from Friday, 1.30am - Sky
Lydia Ko is still ranked third in the world - a long way behind Jin Young Ko and Nelly Korda - but on form, she barely rates a mention for the fourth major of the season.
Ko has had her ups and downs and ups. Could it be that we are seeing one of the great Kiwi sporting careers tailing off for good, at the tender age of 26?
To put it another way: does Ko have another surge in her, given that she intends to retire prematurely?
It’s never truly a dead rubber between the old enemies though.
And all that English whinging about their weather helping the lucky Aussies (no, I’m not making this up) has added spice to the final fixture.
Who knows when decent test cricket will turn up again, so definitely worth a look.
(2) All Blacks v Wallabies, Saturday, 9.45pm - Sky
The Australians were robbed by the ego mania of referee Mathieu Raynal last year, when he handed the All Blacks a ridiculous get-out-of-jail opportunity.
That aside, the Wallabies usually don’t match up well against the All Blacks’ combination of skill, athleticism and physicality, although the New Zealanders do dip out in one department.
If big rugby tests were decided on the chat, coach Eddie Jones would have these battling Wallabies on top of the world.
The MCG may be the place that determines if he is spinning his team into pre-World Cup form or - as is more likely - talking them into a messy corner.
Man to watch: All Black loosie Shannon Frizell - a star on the belated rise?
The Wallabies face the All Blacks haka during last year's Bledisloe Cup clash. Photo / Photosport
(1) Football Ferns v Switzerland, Sunday, 7pm - Sky
On one hand, the Ferns blew it against the Philippines. On the other hand, they have set up a brilliant cliffhanger in the chase for playoff places.
World tournaments can be very draining - the crowd in Dunedin might help lift a New Zealand side that has experienced a World Cup high and low in a matter of days.
The Ferns must go for the win, even though there are ways a draw will do.
A game that may stop the nation, and one in which the outcome is almost impossible to predict.
Not so fun fact: The All Whites were in a similar position at the World Cup in 2010 but missed out with a flat draw against Paraguay.
