Women's rugby in New Zealand moves to another level on Saturday with the first women's Super Rugby match between the Blues and Chiefs at Eden Park.
The game, which has been years in the making, is being billed as the first step towards a full Super Rugby competition.
But the build-up to the showpiece match shows there is still work to be done in the women's game which they hope will benefit from the proposed Silver Lake deal.
Felicity Reid filed this report.
