Coaching debut for rugby sevens guru Rush

Sevens legend Eric Rush will make his coaching debut in Mount Maunganui next week in a strong hint of where his future lies.
National coach Gordon Tietjens will use Rush, for so long the backbone of his champion team, as a resource coach for the week as he runs an 18-strong training squad through their paces.
Rush will coach Auckland at the national tournament in January but is tipped to take over when Tietjens decides to end his glittering career in charge.
Retiring is the last thing on Tietjens' mind as he looks to win New Zealand's sixth IRB world series title but he admitted Rush will be an ideal replacement when the time comes.
"It'll be quite a big challenge for him because it will be harder coaching people that you've played with," Tietjens said. "He'll bide his time - but he knows the game and in a couple of years I think he'll be very good. One huge ingredient he also has is respect for what he's done."
Rush was captain of the New Zealand side for 11 years, twice leading the team to Commonwealth Games gold medals, and victories in the first three International Rugby Board circuits in 2001, 2002, 2003.
He first made the national team in 1988 and has been a finalist in 12 of his 15 Hong Kong tournaments, with five victories.
"It's quite good to have someone of Rushy's experience and his knowledge to pass on to the young players. Especially as there are some really young players coming in _ for them it's unknown ground but they'll learn a lot in the next few days."
Tauranga schoolboys Lance McDonald and Tanerau Latimer and the New Zealand secondary school team-mate Sherwin Stowers (Auckland) are all in the training squad, which will be pruned to 12 for the first IRB event in Dubai in two weeks.
Other newcomers to the side are Bay of Plenty Academy loose forward Solomon King, Auckland outside back David Smith, Wellington halfback Nigel Hunt, North Harbour flanker Brent Wilson and former Bay of Plenty schoolboy William Ripia.
Tietjens' talent pool has again been pillaged by Super 12 callups, caused mainly by a shortage of top-class wings in the New Zealand Super 12 franchises.
"The area that really concerns me is still the outside backs because I've lost Anthony Tuitavake, Sosene Anesi and Rudi Wulf - they've all gone and there are a lot of young guys in there instead."
Tietjens has high hopes for MacDonald and Stowers who both have the proverbial pace to burn. Stowers first caught his eye at a sevens tournament in Opotiki last year while MacDonald has been involved in his training squads for more than 12 months.
"Lance is another one who has impressed me at schoolboy level and Charlie Baxter has come back from injury looking quite fit and strong.
"They just haven't got the vital ingredient of experience at the moment."