Maria Tutaia

Folau, who earns more than A$1 million (NZ$1.1m) annually on his ARU contract, was set to join Japan's cashed up Panasonic Wild Knights team under former Wallabies coach Robbie Deans as part of a clause in his deal, according to the Daily Telegraph.

"We're both just having time off, we haven't figured out a wedding date yet, but it's pretty hard at the moment because of our seasons," Folau told the Daily Telegraph.

 "We're not in a rush to get things done, we're just really trying to enjoy our time together because we don't get a lot of that together."

The returning Silver Ferns shooter made a big difference in their attack, as they beat England 62-55 on Thursday night to bounce back from their 49-45 loss last week.

Tutaia missed their past two games while on bereavement leave, so her return gave the Silver Ferns' attack a massive boost, shooting from long range, sometimes near the circle edge, and nailing most of her long bombs.

"She had a great game from a shooting point of view tonight and I think she certainly led that end really well and I think she even got an intercept on defence," Southby said.

As reported by Stuff last week, Tutaia has signed a two-year deal with the Mystics. She's currently in camp with the Silver Ferns trial squad ahead of the 11 tests they'll be playing between late August and mid-October.

A player of Tutaia's quality could have picked up a big contract with an Australian team, but she said she wanted to remain on this side of the Tasman.

"There were a few options, but I am very happy here in New Zealand," Tutaia said.

"The relationship and the learning with the Mystics this year is something I wanted to be a part of."

Tutaia, the most recognisable netball player in New Zealand, has signed a two-year contract with the Mystics, but as part of the deal she'll be able to take a break from the game, possibly during next year's ANZ Premiership.

It's been regarded as a sabbatical, similar to what leading All Blacks have been doing for the past decade.

But Wyllie is shunning away from using the 's' word and prefers to see it as a break.

"We're not seeing this as a sabbatical," Wyllie said.