The TVNZ rugby oracles aren't whipping out any sandpaper to help them this week as they try to digest another round of Super Rugby action - there may be the odd chocolate egg though!
How it works: TVNZ sports buffs will chip in their picks for matches involving New Zealand sides each round with some adding a little insight into their thinking. A correct result will give them two points and a correct margin a bonus point!
Round 7:
Chiefs v Highlanders
Rebels v Hurricanes
Blues v Sharks
Lions v Crusaders
Matt Hall-Smith - 1 NEWS Sport Reporter
Chiefs v Highlanders: Chiefs 1-12
Rebels v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 13+
Blues v Sharks: Blues 13+
Lions v Crusaders: Crusaders 1-12
Guy Heveldt - 1 NEWS Sport Reporter
Chiefs v Highlanders: Chiefs 1-12
Rebels v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 1-12
Blues v Sharks: Blues 1-12
Lions v Crusaders: Crusaders 1-12
Brodyn Knuckey - 1 NEWS NOW Sport Producer
Chiefs v Highlanders: Chiefs 1-12
Rebels v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 1-12
Blues v Sharks: Blues 13+ - "Sharks have looked abysmal this season and the Blues know how important this match is. Add on the extra fire to play well to honour Dylan Mika and this should be a good win."
Lions v Crusaders: Crusaders 1-12
Faleatua Malili - 1 NEWS NOW Sport Producer
Chiefs v Highlanders: Highlanders 13+
Rebels v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 13+
Blues v Sharks: Blues 13+
Lions v Crusaders: Lions 1-12
Matt Manukia - 1 NEWS Sport Reporter
Chiefs v Highlanders: Chiefs 1-12
Rebels v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 13+
Blues v Sharks: Blues 13+
Lions v Crusaders: Crusaders 13+
John McKenzie - 1 NEWS Reporter
Chiefs v Highlanders: Highlanders 1-12
Rebels v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 13+
Blues v Sharks: Blues 1-12
Lions v Crusaders: Lions 1-12
Michelle Prendiville - 1 NEWS Sport Reporter
Chiefs v Highlanders: Chiefs 13+
Rebels v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 1-12
Blues v Sharks: Blues 13+
Lions v Crusaders: Crusaders 13+
Josh Reich - 1 NEWS NOW Homepage Editor
Chiefs v Highlanders: Chiefs 13+
Rebels v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 1-12
Blues v Sharks: Blues 1-12
Lions v Crusaders: Lions 1-12
Andrew Saville - 1 NEWS Sport Presenter
"Live from Cardiff! Given I've taken no notice of rugby for the past week, these are stabs in the dark!"
Chiefs v Highlanders: Chiefs 1-12
Rebels v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 13+
Blues v Sharks: Blues 13+
Lions v Crusaders: Crusaders 1-12 - "The big re-match but it should Crusaders by a whisker. But as they know themselves, tough place to win."
Tamati Rimene-Sproat - Te Karere Sport Reporter - LEADER
Chiefs v Highlanders: Highlanders 13+
Rebels v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 13+ - "GO LONG CANES! No Ardie but boy they looked good last week."
Blues v Sharks: Blues 1-12
Lions v Crusaders: Crusaders 1-12
Stephen Stuart - 1 NEWS Sport Reporter
Chiefs v Highlanders: Chiefs 1-12
Rebels v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 1-12
Blues v Sharks: Blues 13+
Lions v Crusaders: Crusaders 13+
Victor Waters - Breakfast Sport Producer
Chiefs v Highlanders: Chiefs 1-12 - " Barely anything has separated these sides historically over their 29 matches (16-13 Chiefs) and Friday will likely be the same. Chiefs to take the spoils though on Sam Cane’s Super Rugby ton."
Rebels v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 13+
Blues v Sharks: Blues 13+
Lions v Crusaders:: Crusaders 13+
Abby Wilson - 1 NEWS Sport Reporter
Chiefs v Highlanders: Highlanders 1-12
Rebels v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 13+
Blues v Sharks: Blues 1-12
Lions v Crusaders: Crusaders 1-12
SCOREBOARD: Rimene-Sproat 26, Waters 24, Malili 23, Heveldt 20, Reich 20, Stuart 20, Wilson 19, Saville 18, McKenzie 17, Knuckey 16, Hall-Smith 15, Prendiville 15, Manukia 12.
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