What do a 130kg, 1.84m rugby player and a 51.5kg, 1.57m jockey have in common? Actually, quite a lot. For one, both are champions.
Blues' prop Charlie Faumuina was part of the All Blacks' world cup winning squad and Mark Du Plessis is a three-time Auckland Cup winner.
Over the next day and a half, both will do battle in their respective sports - Faumuina at Eden Park in the derby clash between the Blues and the Hurricanes tonight, and Du Plessis when he saddles up for Auckland Cup day tomorrow.
He's not racing in the Auckland Cup - his horse has been scratched - but will be in the saddle for six other races during the premier racing event.
Both athletes begin their day at their homes in South Auckland, Faumuina in Manurewa and Du Plessis in Karaka. For Faumuina, a good sleep-in is the best start to a game day. In Karaka, Du Plessis will have been up for more than four hours on a big race day.