And then there were four! Who have the TVNZ rugby oracles picked for this week's Super Rugby semi-finals? Check out below.
How it works: TVNZ sports buffs will chip in their picks for matches 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.
SEMI-FINALS
Crusaders v Hurricanes
Lions v Waratahs
Matt Hall-Smith - 1 NEWS Sport Reporter
Crusaders v Hurricanes: Crusaders 13+ - "I'd take 20+ if I could!"
Lions v Waratahs: Waratahs 1-12
Guy Heveldt - 1 NEWS Sport Reporter
Crusaders v Hurricanes: Crusaders 1-12
Lions v Waratahs: Waratahs 1-12
Brodyn Knuckey - 1 NEWS NOW Sport Producer
Crusaders v Hurricanes: Crusaders 1-12 - "Two epic backlines but the forward packs will be the difference - not Ardie's return."
Lions v Waratahs: Lions 13+
Faleatua Malili - 1 NEWS NOW Sport Producer
Crusaders v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 1-12
Lions v Waratahs: Lions 1-12
John McKenzie - 1 NEWS Reporter
Crusaders v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 1-12
Lions v Waratahs: Waraths 1-12
Michelle Prendiville - 1 NEWS Sport Producer
Crusaders v Hurricanes
Lions v Waratahs
Josh Reich - 1 NEWS NOW Homepage Editor
Crusaders v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 1-12 - "Have the 'Canes discovered the secret to smart rugby when it's tight? Their performance last week suggests so – controlled, measured and effective. More of the same please!"
Lions v Waratahs: Lions 1-12
Stephen Stuart - 1 NEWS Sport Reporter
Crusaders v Hurricanes: Crusaders 13+ - "Champs forward pack will starve the Canes' backs."
Lions v Waratahs: Lions 13+ - "Blanked the Waratahs in Sydney earlier this year and will clobber them again."
Tamati Rimene-Sproat - Seven Sharp reporter
Crusaders v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 13+ - "Go looooooooooong Canes!"
Lions v Waratahs: Waratahs 13+
Victor Waters - Breakfast Sport Producer - LEADER
Crusaders v Hurricanes: Crusaders 1-12 - “Hurricanes have won 6 of the last 9 but history is with the Crusaders. Hopefully there’s a bigger crowd turn out than last week because this is set to be a cracker!”
Lions v Waratahs: Lions 1-12
Abby Wilson - 1 NEWS Sport Reporter
Crusaders v Hurricanes: Hurricanes 1-12 - "The Crusaders may have never lost a playoff game at home... but there’s always a first time right? Wish I was confident enough to pick 13+.. I don’t mind being wrong on the scoreline though!"
Lions v Waratahs: Lions 1-12 - "I definitely don’t want another Super Rugby final in South Africa (after the Hurricanes win) but the Lions will be hard to beat."
SCOREBOARD: Waters 130, Malili 124, Heveldt 119, Knuckey 114, Wilson 109, Stuart 108, Rimene-Sproat 108, Reich 105, Prendiville 101, Hall-Smith 100, McKenzie 95
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