All Blacks coach Steve Hansen knows the Samoa test match will be a big challenge 'both on the park and off', and All Black veterans Keven Mealamu and Kieran Read are expecting the match to be won 'up front'.

Hurricanes' Conrad Smith talks about his final upcoming game.

Dana Johannsen and Rikki Swannell discuss the Silver Ferns squad announced for the Netball World Cup.

The Highlanders are focused heading into Saturday's Super Rugby final in Wellington. Video / Southern Stringers

The Silver Ferns selectors have named uncapped shooter Malia Paseka in the World Cup squad.

Chuck Berry successfully landed in Victoria Park to complete the first ever wing suit flight across Auckland's skyline. Weather conditions were perfect and Chuck touched down at precisely 10:28am local time with international coach Jim Scott, who filmed the whole event while sky diving. The event marks 50 days until the start of the 2015 Winter Games, that take place in Queenstown, Wanaka and Naseby from 21-30 August.

The Black Ferns have defeated World Champions England 26-7 on a sizzling afternoon in Red Deer, Canada. Halfback and birthday girl Kendra Cocksedge kicked four penalties and a conversion, while first-five Victoria Subritski-Nafatali and fullback Selica Winiata both crossed for tries.

Chuck Berry successfully landed in Victoria Park to complete the first ever wing suit flight across Auckland's skyline. Weather conditions were perfect and Chuck touched down at precisely 10:28am local time with international coach Jim Scott, who filmed the whole event while sky diving. The event marks 50 days until the start of the 2015 Winter Games, that take place in Queenstown, Wanaka and Naseby from 21-30 August.

Watch as Red Bull athlete Chuck Berry wing suit's over a spectacular pink lake, off the coast of Esperance, Western Australia. Source: Red Bull/Youtube

You're right, that's not surfing. And no, it doesn't matter. Florida's Brad Domke has made a name for himself in the surf world, but not for riding a surfboard. He's surfing massive waves on a skimboard. No fins, no paddling, just step-offs from the jetski into bone crushing XXL surf. Feast your eyes on what might be the greatest surfing that's ever gone down, that isn't actually surfing. And big ups to Domke for sending it as he does best. The dude rips. Source: Red Bull/Youtube

More tickets to the super rugby final have gone on sale this morning from a pop-up Ticketek store outside Te Papa in Wellington. Two thousand tickets were made available from 8am for punters lining up - and some have been there since six o'clock last night. Each fan could purchase a maximum of two tickets. Fans cheered and clapped for Hurricanes hooker and All Black Dane Coles when he arrived.

Dana Johannsen and Radio Sports Rikki Swannell give their opinion and predictions for the World Cup Silver Ferns team due to be confirmed Thursday.

The experts are split, Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry can't agree on the Super Rugby title victor. Hear their opinions and reasons in the latest Rugby Herald.

Dylan Cleaver and Brett Phibbs go inside both the C.O.B.R.A.S. and Waihou camps ahead of their big clash.

Rather than hovering around their keyboards at home, about 20 rugby fans queued up at Dunedin's Regent Theatre yesterday to get their hands on tickets for the Super rugby final between the Highlanders and the Hurricanes in Wellington.

The Hurricanes head coach, Chris Boyd, talks about the upcoming match.

Two New Zealand records have been broken by 12-year-old William McLauchlan at the 2015 New Zealand Sport Stacking Championships.

Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles talks to the media ahead of Saturday's Super Rugby final against the Highlanders in Wellington.

The condition of a teenage boy injured in an out of control brawl at a rugby match this morning has improved. The fight was believed to have involved between 30 to 40 people, including members of both teams, family members and spectators.

The Cape Fear wave is like nothing else on this earth. It's shallow, unpredictable, steep, and a wave that's nearly impossible to master. Unpredictable and treacherous on it's best of days. With a keen look at the landscape, and a deep respect for the wave, surfers can arm themselves with the intel to take on the beast... but making it out clean is never a guarantee. Take an inside look at the science behind the slab, in preparation for the 2015 Red Bull Cape Fear Contest.

Herald on Sunday reporter Michael Burgess chats with 24 year old Pt Chev Pirates star Paki Afu who has been signed to the NRL by the Roosters after a remarkable journey across all levels of the game.

The Illawarra Cutters took back the Tom Kirk Cup with a convincing 24-6 victory over the Newtown Jets at WIN Stadium, Wollongong on Saturday.

The Hurricanes are quietly confident heading into their Super Rugby semi final showdown with the Brumbies.

The Highlanders coaching staff talk ahead of their big Super Rugby semi-final this weekend. Video / Southern Stringers

Chicago Cubs fan catches a rogue ball all while bottle-feeding his 7-month-old son. Video / YouTube: Shiny@news.

During a club rugby match in the Dunedin Premier League earlier this month Enoke Naivalulevu was cleaned up by Harbour backrower Ratu Dawai as the Zingari-Richmond winger found some space on the right flank. Video / YouTube: Random Sports

Tana Umaga, the new head coach at the Blues, says he would have worked with John Kirwan and was negotiating a contract on that basis before Kirwan suddenly quit last Friday.

Youtube archive shows Norm Berryman being presented his Crusaders sword after 49 matches for the franchise. The ex-All Black died of a suspected heart attack in Australia overnight.

The All Blacks are in camp this week preparing for the historic Samoa test in Apia, coach Steve Hansen and star players look ahead to playing that match and also the remembrance of the late Jerry Collins.

Barnstorming sees British pilots Paul Bonhomme and Steve Jones carry out one of the most exhilarating aviation feats ever seen. Formation flying at it's absolute finest.