The Black Ferns Sevens will have a new coach next time they take the field and he's a familiar face.
Olympic gold medal-winning coach Allan Bunting has stepped down after 10 years with the team, replaced by his co-coach Cory Sweeney.
Sweeney will take the helm for the next 12 months, which include the Rugby World Cup Sevens and Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Bunting leaves the Olympic champions with a Commonwealth Games gold medal, two World Cup wins and six world series titles.
Sweeney has been part of the Black Ferns set-up for five years, joining Bunting as co-coach for the 2019 season.
"We're excited that Cory has signed on to lead the Black Ferns Sevens through the next Olympic cycle," says New Zealand Rugby boss Mark Robinson. "Cory is highly respected and has all the qualities to lead the programme to more success."
Sweeney says Bunting played a huge part in his development as a coach and it's been a privilege to work alongside him.
"He has had a massive impact on this programme, and has inspired these players to be and succeed the way they have," he says.
"It's a real honour to take on this team and continue to the next pinnacle event. The foundations have been laid, we will go away and redefine our purpose for what the next few years look like.
"If you look at the team we had in Tokyo, then we have a layer of players that have been developing over the past few years and a group of players coming out of school who are incredible athletes. It's pretty exciting looking ahead at this next cycle."
The remainder of the coaching group will be confirmed in coming months.
